The Brooklyn Nets have gone from a dismal start to the best winning streak of the season. However, a series of unfortunate events in a 102-101 win over the Miami Heat could change their reality again.
The two best players on these teams collided when the Heat’s Jimmy Butler attempted a layup and landed on Kevin Durant’s leg.
K.D. went down in pain and grabbed his right knee without moving; he had to be helped to the locker room, and the Nets announced he wouldn’t return to the game, setting off alarm bells.
Brooklyn is on fire, having won 18 of its last 20 games. An MRI is scheduled for Monday to determine how long Durant will be out.
In the five weeks K.D. was out last season; the team went 5-16.
The Nets (27-13) are in second place in the Eastern Conference and will host the Boston Celtics on January 12. The Heat (21-20) are in eighth place and will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on January 10.
