The Brooklyn Nets will be locking horns with the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night on NBA at the Footprint Center. Both teams are going up against an injury-plagued opposition, barring their star players to play. The Nets will be looking to turn things around with the hopeful return of Kyrie Irving to their roster. It is unfortunate for the Suns to be without their star players.
The Suns’ team will be the more desperate team to get a win. They are a lowly 12th seed in the Western Conference. It is surprising to see a team this good, at the edge of the play-in tournament seed. It is all down to the injuries they carry. However, there is little hope for the Suns unlike the Nets, they have the possibility of having a star player back for them.
Kyrie Irving is probable for the Brooklyn Nets vs Phoenix Suns game tonight
The injury to Kevin Durant has been a huge blow for the Nets’ season. Before KD got injured the Team was in 2nd seed in the East. All heads turned towards Kyrie to provide the cutting edge to maintain the momentum going. However, Uncle Drew has failed to live up to the responsibility handed to him.
#Nets status report is out. Kyrie is listed as probable for tomorrow’s game vs. Phoenix.
Irving (right calf soreness) – PROBABLE
Durant (right knee – MCL sprain) – OUT
Duke Jr. (G League – two-way) – OUT
Edwards (G League assignment) – OUT
Smith (G League – two-way) – OUT
— Christian Arnold (@C_Arnold01) January 18, 2023
Kyrie is listed as day-to-day and is probable for tonight’s game against the Suns. He is nursing a calf soreness in his right leg, due to which he missed out on the Nets-Spurs game. However, with him being probable tonight it is a boost for the team. Let’s take a look at the complete injury report and expected roster of both teams.
Brooklyn Nets injury report
- Kyrie Irving (Probable)
- Kevin Durant (Out)
Brooklyn Nets expected roster
- Royce O’Neale
- Joe Harris
- Nic Claxton
- Ben Simmons
- Kyrie Irving (Probable)
Phoenix Suns injury report
- Landry Shamet (Out)
- Chris Paul (Out)
- Jae Crowder (Out)
- Josh Okogie (Out)
- Cameron Payne (Out)
- Devin Booker (Out)
Phoenix Suns expected roster
- Mikal Bridges
- Dario Saric
- Torrey Craig
- DeAndre Ayton
- Duane Washinton
The Brooklyn Nets will win against a depleted Phoenix Suns
Despite both teams battling injuries to their star players, the Nets have some light at the end of the tunnel. The Suns are utterly out of depth at the moment and will rely on DeAndre Ayton and Mikal Bridges on the offense. Kyrie can be the key difference for tonight’s game, as he is averaging 25.6 points, 4.8 assists, and 4.8 rebounds this season.
The Nets have shooters like Seth Curry and Nic Claxton to get the points. Simmons will get additional support to formulate attacks. However, we cannot rule out the Suns completely as they will be playing at home. We think that the Nets will win tonight, as they have a good away record. Let us know who you think will win tonight’s Nets-Suns game.