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Is Kyrie Irving Playing Tonight vs Pacers? Brooklyn Nets Release Injury Report for 2016 NBA Champion

Anujit Vijayakumar
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Is Kyrie Irving Playing Tonight vs Pacers? Brooklyn Nets Release Injury Report for 2016 NBA Champion

Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets have had a very contrasting inception to their respective campaigns ironically. While Irving by himself has been an extraordinary performer game in and game out, the Nets have had a dismaying start to the season.

The Brooklyn Nets star has had a stellar get-going to kick-start his 2022/2023. ‘Uncle Drew’ is averaging a phenomenal 30.5 points at an efficient. 47% rate, along with 4.8 and 4.7 rebounds and assists respectively.

In spite of this, the Brooklyn Nets have had an abysmal go-ahead to their campaign. The franchise has amassed five losses, whilst picking up just a single victory at the same time.

The landscape in Brooklyn might just need restructuring.

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Will Kyrie Irving play tonight for the Brooklyn Nets?

The Brooklyn Nets faced the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night, with the Pacers walking away with a comfortable victory at the Barclays Center. Indiana outscored the Nets by nine points claiming a 125-116 victory over the home team.

Kyrie Irving racked up 35 points on 59% shooting. The American also facilitated play for his teammates clinching six assists. A fantastic display from the 31-year-old. Nevertheless, the Nets fell short.

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It could be redemption for Irving, who must be gearing up for this fixture. With the Nets once again welcoming the Pacers to defend their home turf, Irving is expected to lace up his kicks to resume his stellar scoring campaign.

Ben Simmons and Kevin Durant are also expected to start for the Brooklyn Nets tonight. Royce O’Neal and Nic Claxton are back in their respective roles as well.

Seth Curry, however, has been listed as questionable for the fixture. However, Curry hasn’t been utilized by Steve Nash a lot for reasons unknown. He made his return to the team against the Pacers on Saturday night in a losing effort.

Nevertheless, he dished out six dimes but was poor from the field having missed all five of his attempts.

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Anujit Vijayakumar

Anujit Vijayakumar

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Anujit Vijayakumar is an NBA and Combat Sports writer at The SportsRush. An avid sports enthusiast, Anujit has been involved in the NBA and Combat Sports spectrum for over five years. Having joined The SportsRush in 2022, Anujit has been an integral member of both the basketball and combat sports community. He has published over 200 articles for NBA and over 150 articles for MMA primarily since his tenure began as a content writer.

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