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“Free me”: Kevin Durant posts hilarious tweet after league office prevents Nets superstar from re-entering game against Raptors due to Covid-19 contact tracing

Amulya Shekhar
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"Free me": Kevin Durant posts hilarious tweet after league office prevents Nets superstar from re-entering game against Raptors due to Covid-19 contact tracing

Nets superstar Kevin Durant was sent to the bench midway through the 3rd quarter of their game against the Toronto Raptors tonight.

The Nets star is having the best comeback by an NBA player from an Achilles injury ever. Coming into this game, KD was averaging 30.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game. He was doing this on 53% shooting from the floor and 45% from the 3-point line.

It’s been a roller-coaster ride of a season for the Nets so far. After winning their first 2 games by commanding margins, they succumbed to records below .500 thrice. Spencer Dinwiddie is effectively ruled out for the rest of the season with a torn ACL.

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They traded for James Harden in mid-January after realizing that they’d need the star power. They had to send Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince and Rodions Kurucs the other way, in addition to 4 first round picks.

Kevin Durant ruled out of return to Raptors vs Nets tonight, reacts predictably

KD started the first game of his life from the bench after he was told that he was being placed under Covid protocol. Apparently, someone in the Nets organization had contracted the coronavirus. They were in touch with the 4-time scoring champion, which is why he was prevented from taking the floor.

He was later allowed to enter the game. In his 19 minutes on the floor, Kevin Durant had himself 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for a productive outing. He did also pick up 4 fouls. It was on a challenge for a call that would’ve gotten him his fifth that he was sent off the floor.

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Understandably, all this hoopla is frustrating KD to no end. He already contracted Covid last summer, and has been quarantined for a week this season. There is little that he can do in this situation, however.

The Nets eventually lost a winnable game 123-117.

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Amulya Shekhar

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Amulya Shekhar is a sports junkie who thrives on the thrills and frills of live sports action across basketball, football (the American variant works too), parkour, adventure sports. He believes sports connect us to our best selves, and he hopes to help people experience sports more holistically.

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