Injuries Derail High Hopes for the Kevin Durant-Led Brooklyn Nets’s Championship Run, Insights by Evan Fournier

The Brooklyn Nets had positioned themselves as frontrunners for an NBA championship after assembling a star-studded roster featuring Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and later acquiring James Harden. However, the much-anticipated championship eluded them, and Evan Fournier, currently a player for the New York Knicks, provided his perspective on why the Nets, with Durant, Irving, and Harden, couldn’t clinch the title in a candid interview.

Fournier’s assessment boiled down to a straightforward and unfortunate factor: injuries. According to his comments shared via Tidal League, the Nets’ championship dreams were well within reach until a series of injuries disrupted their playoff campaign. In Fournier’s view, the Nets were poised to secure the championship that season, expressing his belief that they had a missed opportunity due to these injuries and some undisclosed internal issues.

Fournier engaged in a conversation with the interviewer, who is a dedicated Nets fan, delving into the specifics of how the injuries affected the team’s prospects. He recalled Kyrie Irving’s injury, James Harden’s valiant effort while nursing a hamstring injury, and the tantalizingly close scenario where Kevin Durant’s potentially game-changing shot at the end of regulation narrowly missed being a three-point field goal, settling for a two-point shot instead.

“Actually bro, like it did work until motherf**kers got injured in the playoffs,” Evan Fournier said, via Tidal League.

“They was gonna win that year. They literally was gonna win. I guess missed opportunity, and then some internal issues that nobody knows. But that summer they was gonna win. 100%. They were killing Milwaukee; James [Harden] blew his hamstring.”

This turn of events stands as one of the most significant “what if” scenarios in NBA history, leaving fans and basketball enthusiasts pondering the alternate outcome that might have been. The Brooklyn Nets boasted one of the most formidable and talented rosters in recent memory, raising intriguing questions about what might have transpired had key players like Irving and Harden managed to stay injury-free.

As of the present, Kevin Durant has moved on to play for the Phoenix Suns, Kyrie Irving is with the Dallas Mavericks, and James Harden is actively seeking a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers. The conjecture of what could have been with the Nets remains a captivating topic, with Evan Fournier firmly convinced that the team had the potential to secure a championship that season if not for the unfortunate string of injuries.