The next time you watch the Brooklyn Nets, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will be taking the court for them.
The Nets were swept out of the first round following a 150-122 loss against the reigning champs, the Toronto Raptors. It was 10 months to the day since the Nets opened their season at Barclays Center with a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, a game that featured a 50-point game by Kyrie Irving. In between, there were controversies, a string of injuries and illnesses, a 142-day hiatus, daily social justice protests at their arena and tragedies, including the loss of 5,000 Brooklynites to COVID-19 .