Jared Dudley praises Nets’ training staff as team battles injury bug

While the Golden State Warriors have had their record impacted most by the injury bug this season, no team has had as many players battle ailments at the same rate as the Brooklyn Nets in 2019-20. Kevin Durant was out of the franchise’s hands, but it doesn’t appear Kyrie Irving (right shoulder impingement) is coming back soon, Caris LeVert (right thumb surgery) was out for over a month and a half before he made his return on Saturday, Nic Claxton (left hamstring soreness) has missed a considerable amount of time, and David Nwaba had his unfortunate season-ending Achilles injury.

Then players like DeAndre Jordan and Garrett Temple have dealt with brief day-to-day injuries. But, when combined with the list of major injuries, even the day-to-day issues seem like a lot.

Needless to say, Brooklyn’s training staff has been put to the test since the start of the 2019-20 season.

But after the team announced Caris LeVert would miss Monday’s game against the Magic, some expressed their frustration with the team’s training staff. One player was quick to come to their defense.

Ex-Nets forward Jared Dudley:

No sir, best performance team I’ve had in my 13 year career.. They are on the safe side when it comes to rehab but I can personally vouch for them. From there weekly assessments with your body too testing in the weight room to help strengthen your weaknesses https://t.co/Yjvrf209Ql

— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) January 5, 2020

When asked what separates the Nets’ training staff from the others he’s dealt with, Dudley doubled down on the weekly assessments:

It’s close but I would put them ahead cuz of their weekly testing! you being able to see your strength from hips , hamstrings , abductors , on a weekly to monthly basics is crucial in predicting an injury short term/long term .. You can predict freak accidents https://t.co/8YjFOlb0Lj

— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) January 5, 2020