 and Nets could take a twosip lead on Yanni and the Bucks. Yeah, terrific performance in game one. Can they play better? Perhaps. We know Milwaukee can play better. They're going to have to shoot better unless, if not, they're going to go home down 0-2. Yes, especially from three. There were six of 30 from downtown in that first game. But let's get to the big news. Yesterday, the Nets released their official word on James Harden specifying his injury is right hamstring tightness and saying that further updates will be issued as appropriate. Steve Nash and Joe Harris were among those who spoke to the media about Harden with Nash being asked about the prospect of getting him back in uniform. I'm definitely hopeful of seeing him. Like I said, it's tightness. And we've had this history before, which was very difficult to predict how it will go. So I'm very reluctant to make any prognosis. But obviously, we're really hopeful that he heals quickly. Yeah, I mean, he seemed to be in good spirits, to be honest. He was talking a lot during film, asking a lot of questions, normal sort of leadership role. And then, I mean, he's just physically out. So it's another opportunity for other guys to step up. Oh, I'm aware of his tightness. I think James, he has high hopes and wants to be back ASAP. Now, I think we want to protect James, too. We want to make sure he's right. This is playoff time. This is time to take some risks. But it has to be right to take those risks. We're not going to take any old risks. So we hope he's back. I think he believes he can be back. But we've got to see what happens. Only time can tell how he responds and where he's at in the coming days. Let's go over the timeline of James Harden's hamstring issues. Now, it was good news that it's just tightness, not a strain. But the bad news is we've been here before. He left the game on March 31st against Houston with that tightness, missed two games at the beginning of April, returned April 5th versus the next left the game in the first quarter. That was a strain. He experienced a setback April 19th during practice and then missed 18 straight games with another strain, April 7th through May 11th. And he left game one in Milwaukee, Frank, just 43 seconds in. But it definitely is good news that it's only tightness. And overall, he missed 21 of the last 24 regular season games. And the Nets did go 12 and nine of those games. It's interesting what the Nets are doing here. They don't owe it to anybody to give an entire health report now on James Harden. I think what they're doing is a little bit of gamesmanship. They don't want the Milwaukee Bucks. They're not going to say he's done. He's definitely not going to play in this series. So it's smart what they're doing. Obviously, the hope for James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets is that he can get back. But again, this team is talented. They could win an NBA championship with the players that they have. I think they proved that the other night. That's a great point. It's like a chess match right now between the Nets and the Bucks with Harden. And for more on James and how the Nets played on Saturday, we throw things over to Michael Grady and Sarah Kustak at Barkley Center. So yes, Frank. Good to be talking with you guys. OK, no James Harden. That's a big blow for sure. Mike James, expect more minutes from him. And Bruce Brown is going to get the start tonight in James Harden's place. Again, his presence, Kuz, will surely be missed. Yeah, without a doubt. And similar to what Chris and Frank were just talking about in terms of game planning, think about the fact that Milwaukee spent an entire week after they swept the Miami Heat, preparing for a team that included the big three with James Harden on the floor. James Harden was absent in that two-game series down the stretch of the season when Milwaukee beat Brooklyn in both. So it's going to be interesting to see the adjustments that Mike Gutenholzer and his team makes now that they've had a day in between to prep for a James Harden-less Brooklyn team. As for Bruce Brown, he created some spatial issues for this Bucks team, how he's able to move the instincts and feel that he has with the smaller lineup that opened things up for his teammates, a level of physicality that we know his presence on the defensive end creates some havoc. So for a Nets team that's looking for additional ways to try and slow down in the Milwaukee offense, Bruce Brown is going to be a nice addition to the starting lineup, despite the fact that they're playing without James.