Nets' Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving enter COVID protocol

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, the NBA's leading scorer, and All-Star guard Kyrie Irving entered the NBA's health and safety protocols on Saturday.

The two became the eighth and ninth members of the Nets in the COVID protocols, joining James Harden, LaMarcus Aldridge, Paul Millsap, Bruce Brown, DeAndre' Bembry, James Johnson and Jevon Carter.

Durant has carried the Nets to a 21-8 record and a three-game lead over the