Does the Nets’ D’Angelo Russell play against the Knicks? Latest injury update
The Brooklyn Nets will be the host New York Knicks on Tuesday night at the Barclays Center. D’Angelo Russell is questionable on the team’s injury report due to left hamstring strain/injury treatment.
Here’s everything we know about Russell’s injury and status going into the game against the Knicks.
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D’Angelo Russell injury status against Knicks
Russell missed four games earlier this month due to an injury to the left lower leg. He returned for a Jan. 14 win over the Portland Trail Blazers after suffering a hamstring strain in the same leg. The veteran point guard then missed a historic loss to the Los Angeles Clippers before returning for losses to the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Russell’s return to the injury report casts doubt on his availability for the Knicks matchup. The Nets have been cautious about injuries over the past few weeks as they look to maximize their chances for the draft lottery. With Ben Simmons is expected to return against New York after missing Sunday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder with an illness, Brooklyn has another option at point guard if Russell can’t go.
Russell appeared in six of the Nets’ 11 games after that joined the team in a December 29 trade from the Los Angeles Lakers. The 28-year-old averaged 13.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 41.7 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from three.
Cam Thomas and Trendon Watford will be sidelined against the Knicks with hamstring injuries. Thomas has missed the Nets’ last nine games, while Watford have missed the previous 17.
Brooklyn had lost eight of its last nine games heading into Tuesday’s matchup. New York has lost six of its last 10 and will be coming off a second straight night with a 119-110 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.
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