- The Nets built a Big 3 of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden that looked poised to dominate the NBA.
- Less than two years later, they’ve fallen apart amid injuries, trade requests, vaccine skepticism, and more.
- The Nets are 2-6 to begin the season, have fired their head coach, and are facing a controversy over Kyrie Irving sharing an anti-Semitic movie.
It’s been a bumpy road for the Brooklyn Nets.
Just two years ago, the Nets looked like a force to be reckoned with in the NBA. They had just traded for James Harden, adding him to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to build the NBA’s most formidable offensive trio.
However, since then, their championship chase has gone off course, as they’ve dealt with injuries, trade demands, vaccine skepticism, off-court distractions, firings, and more.
On Tuesday, they fanned the flames, parting ways with head coach Steve Nash and subsequently targeting Ime Udoka, who was suspended for a year by the Celtics for a reported inappropriate relationship with a female staffer. All of this occurred as the team was handling the fallout of Irving’s sharing a film with anti-Semitic tropes and refusing to apologize for it.
Though the Nets’ championship hopes remain alive, they’ll have to clean up what has become the NBA’s biggest mess.
Here’s a timeline of how it’s happened.
