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Kevin Garnett may return to Nets lineup Saturday against Sixers
Kevin Garnett has missed the last 18 games for Brooklyn due to back spasms, and Nets head coach Jason Kidd has said more than once that Garnett doesn’t need to make it back for the regular season in order to be immediately reinserted into the postseason lineup the moment he’s ready.
It would obviously be better if Garnett could use some regular season games to get his rhythm back before the playoffs, and after working out independently this week, he may be ready to do so as early as Saturday in Philadelphia when the Nets face the Sixers.
From Devin Kharpertian of The Brooklyn Game:
“He felt better today,” Kidd said. “We’ll see how his plane ride goes, and then we’ll see in the morning how he feels. We would like to try to get him to go tomorrow, but it’s up to him.”
Kidd added that he wasn’t sure what Garnett’s role would be if he did return. “I just want to make sure that he’s going to go, then we’ll sit down and talk about if he starts or comes off the bench.” Garnett hasn’t come off the bench in an NBA game since January 27th, 1996.
Paul pierce came off the bench earlier this season, and while he wasn’t thrilled about it, he was willing to do whatever his head coach thought was best.
Garnett will do the same, and getting him back in time for the playoffs should do wonders for Brooklyn’s postseason chances.
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