This article explores the Nets' decline since Kevin Durant's injury in January 2023, highlighting their transition from championship contenders to rebuilding mode.
Nic Claxton is one of the few Nets still on the team that played with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving until both stars were traded.Exactly two years ago, the Nets were flying high. They had Kevin Durant , Kyrie Irving , the second-best record in the league and legitimate championship aspirations. No, make that championship expectations. Then on Jan. 8, 2023 in Miami, Durant limped off the floor — and never came back in a Nets uniform.
The next month, he left Brooklyn, and took its title hopes with him. Since then, the league has gone topsy-turvy. The Nets have plunged into a rebuild, saddled with the seventh-worst record in the NBA. Oklahoma City, Houston and Orlando — all terrible at the time of Durant’s injury — are now contenders.Kevin Durant's injured his knee during a Jan. 8, 2023, game against the Heat, and after that, he never played another game in a Brooklyn uniform
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