Chemistry and efficiency aren’t the Brooklyn Nets’ only problems anymore. The injury bug seems to be attacking the team each passing day.
Caris LeVert is out for four to six weeks as a result of the surgery he received to repair ligament damage in his right thumb. The Nets also started this five-game road trip without DeAndre Jordan because of a sprained ankle.
Kyrie Irving was dealing with something prior to Thursday’s game in Denver. He was questionable on Wednesday with a shoulder impingement, though he wound up playing in the tough loss to the Nuggets.
Then, in the middle of the game against Denver, the Nets almost lost Garrett Temple, who was inserted into the starting lineup with LeVert out.
In the third quarter, Temple took an elbow to the chin from Gary Harris. The flagrant foul led to a locker room trip for Temple — and stitches in his chin. Temple would return, but he and the rest of the Nets couldn’t prevent the Nuggets’ comeback, losing 101-93.
Garrett Temple got stitches in his chin, and is back on the #Nets bench. #Nuggets #NBA
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) November 15, 2019