Nets forward Jeff Green, still grappling with a left plantar fascia strain, has been activated for Sunday afternoon’s crucial Game 4 contest against the Bucks, per Malika Andrews of ESPN. The Nets lead the series 2-1.
The 6-foot-8 tweener forward has been an effective role player for the Nets this season, averaging 11.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists over 27.0 minutes per contest. He boasted a slash line of .492/.412/.776. Across the Nets’ first two games in the postseason, Green averaged 4.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 19.3 minutes.
Brooklyn head coach Steve Nash indicated earlier that Green would need to successfully complete his pregame warmups and get a green light from team physicians before he’d be able to take the floor, per Yahoo Sport's Vincent Goodwill.
Brooklyn is, of course, still missing guards James Harden, out with a right hamstring strain for the third straight game, and Spencer Dinwiddie, recovering from a partially torn ACL suffered during the first week of the 2020-21 regular season. Word recently surfaced that Dinwiddie hoped to return to the floor for Brooklyn at some point during the playoffs.
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