Nets’ Egor Demin getting closer to return from right leg injury

Egor Dëmin is progressing from a bone bruise in his right leg, but the Brooklyn Nets will be without the rookie guard for Sunday’s game in Dallas. His recovery will be reassessed afterwards, leaving open the possibility he could return during the team’s four-game road trip.

Dëmin has missed five games since injuring his leg on 27 October against Boston and is set to miss a sixth. Mikel Brown Jr. will also miss Sunday’s game and is not yet cleared to play back-to-back games. In Saturday’s loss to Atlanta, Day’Ron Sharpe recorded his first career triple-double with 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds.