Nash: You need to give Owen time to recover, not force him to do something quickly

Nets coach Steve Nash was interviewed about Kyrie Irving's pressure after Kevin Durant's absence.

"We're coming up with a lot of away games, which is helpful for the team and the All-Star Weekend holidays are coming up. But I hope Irving doesn't put too much pressure on him, we don't force him with 'Durant is not there, you have to take all the points to win', but hopefully he finds the rhythm without the extra burden. He hadn't played or trained hard for half a year before he came back, and it's normal for him to have ups and downs now, and we need to give him some space instead of forcing him to do something quickly. ”

At 8 a.m., the Nets will play against the Wizards.