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After a whirlwind day that saw the Brooklyn Nets lose six players to the NBA’s health and safety protocols — including James Harden and Bruce Brown within an hour of tipoff before an eventual 131-129 overtime victory versus the Toronto Raptors — coach Steve Nash stated he briefly wasn’t sure Tuesday night’s game would be played at all. With seven Nets players entering the NBA’s health and safety protocols in the preceding 24 hours, Brooklyn would not have had the required eight available to play versus Toronto had star forward Kevin Durant, who was questionable due to right ankle soreness, been unable to go. “We had to debate it,” Nash said. […]