Nets guard James Harden will not play in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday, per a team announcement.
Harden has played just 43 seconds in Brooklyn's series against Milwaukee, quickly exiting Game 1 due to right hamstring tightness. He averaged 27.8 points and 10.6 assists in Brooklyn's first-round win over the Celtics.
Kyrie Irving will join Harden on the Nets' bench in Game 5. Irving suffered a right ankle sprain in Sunday's Game 4 loss, leaving Kevin Durant as the lone healthy member of Brooklyn's Big 3. Nets head coach Steve Nash said Sunday Irving's injury does not impact the timetable of Harden's potential return.