James Harden, who had been nursing a hamstring injury, will be out longer than originally anticipated after he experienced a “setback” during rehab, the team announced.
“Back to square one,” Nets coach Steve Nash said on Tuesday (via ESPN). “We’ll rehabilitate him and get him back whenever we can, and who knows when that will be. We’ll support James and our performance team in getting him back in as best condition as possible. And hopefully, that comes sooner than later, but there’s no guarantee.”
Harden experienced the “setback” on Monday and underwent an MRI on Tuesday.
“He just felt it,” Nash said. “He didn’t fall or stumble or anything out of the ordinary; he just felt something maybe in the ballpark of a strain. Then the scan revealed he did suffer a setback. So not much more to it other than just disappointment and that we have to rebuild and get him going again.”
Harden last played for the Nets on April 5, seeing just four minutes of action because of the hamstring injury. The franchise had expected him back this week, but now, it’s uncertain when Harden will suit up again.
“He’ll be back when he’s back,” Nash said. “That may not be until the playoffs. It may be sooner. I don’t know.”
