The Brooklyn Nets will have Kyrie Irving back on the floor for Thursday’s game against the Lakers after he missed the Martin Luther King Jr. Day matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers due to right hamstring tightness.
But depth is still going to be a problem for Brooklyn on Thursday. Particularly at the forward position.
Both DeAndre Jordan (right middle finger dislocation) and Nic Claxton (left shoulder contusion) have been ruled out against the Lakers — whose lineup features Anthony Davis, JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard, not to mention LeBron James.
Claxton suffered his injury when the Nets rookie took a hard fall while defending Sixers guard Ben Simmons at the rim on Monday. Jordan’s injury also happened against Philadelphia, but that came during their matchup two games prior, back on January 15.
This will be the third game Jordan misses due to his finger injury.
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