Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving among 8 Nets out vs. Pacers

The Brooklyn Nets will be without eight players on Saturday night when they meet the Indiana Pacers on the road. Missing will be five players the team said will be out for injury management: Kevin Durant (right knee), Ben Simmons (left calf/knee), Seth Curry (left ankle), Joe Harris (left ankle) and TJ Warren (left foot). Also not playing are Kyrie Irving (left adductor tightness), Nic Claxton (right hamstring tightness) and Royce O'Neale (personal reasons). For 34-year-old Durant, this will be his first missed game of the season. He is averaging 30.0 points per game, fifth in the NBA. Available for Brooklyn are Cam Thomas, Kessler Edwards, David Duke Jr., Patty Mills, Markieff Morris, Day'Ron Sharpe, Edmond Sumner, Yuta Watanabe and Alondes Williams. The Nets went 6-1 on their seven-game homestand, which concluded Friday night when they defeated the Atlanta Hawks 120-116. --Field Level Media