CLEVELAND -- Kyrie Irving returned after a two-week hiatus on Wednesday and started for the first time alongside Brooklyn Nets stars Kevin Durant and James Harden against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Before the game, coach Steve Nash declined to say how many minutes he was targeting for Irving to play, but said that he will have a "mindfulness approach" to Irving's playing time.
"Let's hope we have a game that can protect him and not overdo it," Nash said. "But whenever I say that it always works in reverse. We hope he doesn't have to play 40 minutes tonight and I'll leave it at that."
Nash said that he was "curious" to see how the game would unfold with Irving, Durant and Harden on the floor together for the first time.
"I'm not in a rush," Nash said. "Like, if tonight it doesn't feel good or feel right I'm not like, 'Oh no.' I'm just like, 'OK good, we got one down and we'll take a look at it and we'll keep working at it.'"
Irving practiced with the team on Tuesday. He had missed the Nets' past seven games -- five for personal reasons and two while conditioning.
During his time away for personal reasons, the league fined Irving for violating health and safety protocols and attending what appeared to be a family birthday party. He also lost over $800,000 in salary for the two games he missed while in quarantine.
Irving is averaging 27.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists in seven games this season.
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