In their quest to reach .500 through through their six games, the Brooklyn Nets raced out of the gates on Friday evening against the Chicago Bulls, then after a some bad minutes following halftime, exploded in dramatic fashion to win their second straight.
First, Trendon Watford was declared to be available for his season debut, all the way through Head Coach Jordi Fernández’s pregame presser. Then an update to the injury report: He was now questionable. Then, the final update came as no surprise, as Watford was ruled out just before tip-off; his hamstring just wasn’t up for game-action yet.