Nets coy about James Harden’s long-awaited return

With three games left in the regular season, the Nets are still hopeful of seeing James Harden suit up before Sunday’s finale. But they still aren’t saying when.

“Hopefully we get a look at him before the end of the year,” said Steve Nash, who wouldn’t hazard a guess whether that comes Wednesday against the Spurs. “I couldn’t put a percentage on it. We have to see. It’s continually monitored in this situation. But I think the idea is that he plays in one of these last three games. “But it’s up to a number of factors that I couldn’t give a straight answer right now; so we’ll see how the rest of the day goes, how [Wednesday] goes. We’ll consider what happens with the team and how the team and all those different parameters [factor in], so not just James individually. We’re hopeful that he can play in one of these last three games but we’ll have to decide when the time comes.”