, who saw their season unravel after never seeing their full roster of stars together simultaneously.
Superstar Kevin Durant got injured and missed a month and a half. As a result James Harden, who’d pushed to be traded to Brooklyn partly so he could have a lighter lift on his offensive plate while playing alongside a star duo, suddenly had been thrust right back into being a full-time fulcrum because Irving refused to get vaccinated, leaving him as a part-time player.
It was an amazing, unacceptable fall from grace for Brooklyn, which entered as a title favorite, but then exited without a single postseason victory. What’s more: A great deal of the strife from the season could be connected back to Irving’s choice, which, despite being a personal one on some level, also could be perceived as one that ultimately put himself before the team as a whole.
Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)
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