Key Highlights
- So, if you think about it, I think he played three [games] in four days, then he had to miss two games," Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez said of Porter prior to Thursday's game against the Utah Jazz.
- Brooklyn ruled Porter out for the matchup due to lower back injury management as the Nets play the second night of a back-to-back following Wednesday's 113-103 win at the Chicago Bulls. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"That last game that I didn't see [him] moving well, it was muscle related, so not nothing to [worry about]," Fernandez continued when explaining why the injury management program began for Porter.
- "The reality now is five [games] and seven [nights], right, and health is the priority for us.
- We're very happy where he's performing.
- We want him to keep doing it.
