NEW YORK — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving like to gripe.
With the media winds swirling around them, the two (as of now Nets) superstars can’t complain about their lack of national TV appearances this season. The national sked was made while they were — very publicly — keeping their Brooklyn future up in the air.
That’s why Brooklyn’s national TV appearances have gone from 26 last season to 13 for 2022-23. That’s why matchups with the Lakers and Warriors have currently been relegated to NBA TV rather than TNT, ESPN or ABC. That’s why the Nets are not playing on the NBA’s Christmas TV spectacular. Later in the season, the NBA’s TV partners could have some flexibility to make changes. Yet by early in 2023, can anyone guarantee Durant or Irving will still be with the Nets?