Final Update: James Harden's Status For Nets-Kings Game

James Harden expects to play on Wednesday night in the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings. The Nets lost to the Phoenix Suns in Arizona on Tuesday night.

Final Update: James Harden will play on Wednesday night in the game between the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings.

Status alert: James Harden (hand) will play Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) February 3, 2022

Update: James Harden is not on the injury report for Tuesday's game between the Brooklyn Nets and Sacramento Kings. 

James Harden (hand) not on injury report Wednesday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) February 2, 2022

The Brooklyn Nets lost to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night in Arizona by a score of 121-111, and they will have a quick turnaround when they play the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday in California.  

After the game on Tuesday evening, James Harden said he expects to play on Wednesday against the Kings (see tweet below from SNY's Nets Videos).  

James Harden said he expects to play tomorrow vs. Sacramento and the hand strain was so bad Saturday vs. Golden State that he couldn't move his hand:

"It woke me up pretty early, I was calling trainers just to figure out what the hell was going on" pic.twitter.com/mKOIePOXVR

— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) February 2, 2022

Harden had missed each of the last two games against the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors before returning against the Suns.    

On the evening, he had 22 points, five rebounds and ten assists. 

The Nets are now on a five-game losing streak, and just 3-7 in their last ten games. 

They are currently the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 29-21 record in the 50 games that they have played so far this season.   

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