NEW YORK — What was supposed to be a blowout victory for the Washington Wizards became a come-from-behind win for the Nets on Saturday.
The Nets entered Saturday embroiled in yet another Kyrie Irving controversy, this time the star guard getting fed up and requesting a trade over the lack of a fully-guaranteed contract extension during a breakout stretch in Brooklyn.
The Nets were already without Kevin Durant (MCL sprain), Ben Simmons (left knee soreness) and T.J. Warren (left shin contusion) before Irving reported “right calf soreness” Saturday morning — code for “no contract, no play.”
