“We are just closer now” Nets’ Bruce Brown takes massive jab at James Harden after trade to Sixers
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Bruce Brown found himself taking huge shots at the controversial exit of a part of the Brooklyn Nets’ Big 3, James Harden who had shown interest in leaving the team and playing alongside Joel Embiid in the Philadelphia 76ers. Harden who had initially signed an agreement for a longer duration with the Brooklyn Nets didn’t seem to have a lot of fun with the team, even resulting in the Nets having 11-straight losses in the past few weeks which was a result of the team’s main players missing in most of the matches.
With the team’s marquee players like Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden missing, the team struggled to find form and maintain the level of performance they initially had this season where they seemed to be on a good run. Kevin Durant was out due to injury, Kyrie Irving couldn’t play home games due to NYCs vaccine mandates and the controversial player James Harden sited injury in order to not be able to play with the team, which was also questioned by people asking “is it actually an injury, or he just doesn’t want to play.”
Now with James Harden’s exit from the team and the addition of big names like Seth Curry, Ben Simmons and Andre Drummond, the Brooklyn Nets seem to be enjoying the chemistry between all the players which is evident through a statement given by the Nets’ Bruce Brown who took a subtle jibe at James Harden, highlighting the importance of his exit and the positive results it brought about.
Let us now take a closer look at what Bruce Brown had to say and what he implied through his statements.
Bruce Brown takes a dig at James Harden, celebrates his exit
When asked what he feels about the changes that have been made in the team and what impact it has brought about, Bruce Brown took a massive jab at the Nets’ ex-player James Harden, who brought nothing but controversy to the team, and didn’t have much impact in “the Big 3” as you would have expected him to.
In the past few days even when Kyrie Irving has been blamed for the exit of James Harden from the team due to him not taking the vaccine and not being able to play home games for the Brooklyn Nets, Bruce Brown’s statements give us ideas which are in contrast to the speculations created by the media and the fans. Through his statements, it feels as if James Harden was the problem in the Brooklyn Nets’ team.
Brown said, the Nets had a team-bonding event in Miami and “then the vibe just changed”, leading to their win vs. Sacramento, which came after 11-straight losses. Brown also added that everybody has liked everybody on the roster this season. “But we’re just a little closer now” after the trade deadline. James Harden’s trade to the Philadelphia 76ers seems like a massive win for the Brooklyn Nets as the player wasn’t having much impact on the team and his exit meant the removal of a negative element, while also the addition of big names from the Philadelphia 76ers alongside two first-round draft picks.
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The exit of James Harden has given practical results, let us take a closer look at the Nets’ performance against the Sacramento Kings, which was a massive win for the former keeping in mind the form they were carrying in the past few weeks.
Brooklyn Nets vs Sacramento Kings, 109-85
The Brooklyn Nets cruised past the Sacramento Kings in a landslide 24-point victory which is a big positive for the team keeping in mind their 11-match losing streak which was nothing but a bane for the team.
With the Nets now winning a match against the Kings and that too with such a big margin, Kevin Durant’s statement that “one win can change everything” seems to be coming true as the Nets seems to be carrying a positive environment after this win, which was noticed in Bruce Brown’s statement.
The latest addition to the squad, Seth Curry led the way for the Nets as he scored 23 points, followed by the man Bruce Brown himself, who scored 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge who scored 19 points as well.
In an inadequate effort, De’Aaron Fox led the way for the Sacramento Kings scoring 26 points, followed by Davion Mitchell who scored 13 points, in an effort which wasn’t enough for the team to get a win against the Brooklyn Nets.
The nets looked like a drastically different team despite the absence of the Big 3 which is a big positive for the team which tells us that the team can survive without their main players who we initially thought would be the only ones helping the team in winning.
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