NBA News: Brooklyn Nets' James Harden Status in Milwaukee Bucks Game

James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets left the game in the first quarter on Saturday against the Milwaukee Bucks in Brooklyn.
The video of Harden leaving can be seen below from Bleacher Report.
James Harden is heading to the locker room with an apparent hamstring injury pic.twitter.com/r8hmUGHF05
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 5, 2021
The Nets have announced that Harden (hamstring) will miss the remainder of the game, and his status can be seen in a Tweet below from ESPN's SportsCenter.
James Harden will miss the remainder of Game 1 with a right hamstring injury, the Nets announced.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 6, 2021
He left for the locker room toward the start of the first quarter. pic.twitter.com/EAnhPQyDAc
The Nets were 4-point favorites in Brooklyn over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 on Saturday, according to FanDuel.
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Ben Stinar is a former beat writer for AllPacers.com. He is a 2021 Hilltop30 Scholarship Fund recipient.