Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has not let being injured prevent him from having fun on the sidelines.
Durant hilariously mimicked Nets center DeAndre Jordan after Jordan used a sweet up-fake to free himself for an easy bucket during Sunday night's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
DeAndre hit the pump fake so KD did too 😂 pic.twitter.com/ge4n1xiILi
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) December 16, 2019
Durant was one of the key figures involved in convincing Brooklyn's front office to sign Jordan in free agency this past summer, as both he and Kyrie Irving took less than the max to make room for Jordan.
Free agents Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are taking less than the max to allow DeAndre Jordan to get the $10M annual salary with Brooklyn, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019
That move has paid major dividends already.
Durant will miss the entire 2019-20 season as he rehabs from a torn Achilles, and Irving has missed over half of the season with a shoulder impingement. But Jordan has been one of the most effective Nets players on the roster thus far.
Jordan entered Sunday night's contest averaging 8.1 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 blocks per game, equating to a per-36 line of 13.7 points, 16.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.8 blocks. His willingness to accept a bench role has also allowed third-year center Jarrett Allen to continue to develop into one of the more promising two-way bigs in the NBA.
Now in his 12th season, Jordan ranks second in the NBA in total rebound percentage, according to Basketball Reference. He also ranks third in terms of offensive rating and 13th in win shares per 48 minutes.
The Nets ended up beating the Sixers 109-89, with Jordan finishing with a double-double of 13 points and 11 boards.
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