Kyrie Irving (back) ruled out for Nets versus Suns on Tuesday
Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving will not play on Tuesday versus the Phoenix Suns due to lower back tightness.
What It Means:
Irving poured in a season-high 40 points on Monday but he's apparently not up for the second leg of the back-to-back. Kevin Durant (hamstring) remains out, so James Harden should rack up an enormous usage rate Tuesday. Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot and Bruce Brown are candidates to enter the starting lineup in place of Irving.
Harden is averaging 1.5 FanDuel points per minute and recording a team-high 32.1 percent usage rate when not on the floor with Kyrie and KD this season. He has a salary of $10,600 on Tuesday's six-game slate.
Source:
Ian Begley, SNY
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