Despite beating the Heat to continue their winning ways, the Nets sustained a potentially critical loss Sunday in Miami.
Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant exited the game after sustaining an apparent right knee injury with 1:05 left in the third quarter. Durant crashed to the floor when Heat forward Jimmy Butler landed on him after having a shot blocked by Nets guard Ben Simmons.
Durant remained in the game for two subsequent possessions but was eventually forced to go to the locker room, ending his night with 17 points, five rebounds, and two assists in 30 minutes.