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Randy Foye, who seemingly was locked in as the Brooklyn Nets starting shooting guard for opening night against the Boston Celtics, will now miss Wednesday’s game with a mild hamstring injury.
Randy Foye strained his hamstring in practice. It's mild but he's out tomorrow in Boston. #nets
— Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) October 25, 2016
Kenny Atkinson has yet to name a replacement for Foye in the starting lineup, but you can probably guess it will be between Sean Kilpatrick, Joe Harris and Bojan Bogdanovic, all who are capable of providing a little offense for the Nets at the ‘2’ guard position.
The news also likely means that Isaiah Whitehead, who was listed as inactive along with the rehabbing Caris LeVert, will get a chance to suit up in Brooklyn, his hometown.
Foye’s situation came up during the Nets last preseason practice. Wednesday’s action is likely to be limited to a pre-game shootaround.
Players were optimistic about the season, as the Nets series of tweeted videos showed. How optimistic? The Nets were comparing themselves to last year’s NBA surprise, the Trail Blazers who were picked for the Western Conference basement but made the playoffs.
@JLin7 looking forward to proving people wrong with this Brooklyn squad. #Nets https://t.co/P6R7S2czOa
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 25, 2016
RHJ: "Season's starting. Working & more working. It's finally here. Having fun & competing. Everything else will take care of itself." #Nets pic.twitter.com/N5oNW2nD8z
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 25, 2016
Vasquez: "We're not working hard to lose. Proving people wrong and working hard, we're willing to take the challenge." #Nets pic.twitter.com/Uag6t74O4a
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 25, 2016
Veteran @LScola4 on heading into Game 1: "If you've got a lot of guys working hard every day, it's contagious." #Nets pic.twitter.com/xHoezeZjeA
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 25, 2016
Brook Lopez: "We're focused on ourselves and being the team we know we can be. We know what we have to do." #Nets pic.twitter.com/BKJvEC33RO
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 25, 2016
Coach Atkinson: "We're in constant communication. Works both ways, with Jeremy, with Brook. These guys are in the trenches." #Nets pic.twitter.com/lmwHqqKNEw
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) October 25, 2016
Wednesday’s game starts at 7:00 p.m. at TD Garden. The Nets open at home Friday.