After several months of absence, the Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons returned to action in Monday night’s 147-114 win over the Utah Jazz. And it was quite a comeback for Simmons, as he almost put up a triple-double in just 18 minutes on the floor.

Simmons hasn’t played since early November, dealing with a lingering back issue. He started the game against the Jazz on the bench and was on a minutes restriction, but that didn’t stop him from making an immediate impact.

The former All-Star was aggressive on both sides of the ball while setting up his teammates for easy points, especially in the first quarter, which saw him get six assists. Simmons finished the game with 10 points, eight rebounds, and 11 assists while adding one steal and one block.

Speaking with reporters after the game, Simmons said that he believes he had a successful return, but mainly because his team ended up winning.

“We got the win, so yes,” Simmons said via ESPN. “That’s the main objective for me, and that’s really all I care about.”

If Simmons continues to play this way and manages to stay healthy, he could be a valuable addition to the Nets as they look to turn around their disappointing first half of the 2023-24 season. Brooklyn team has won just three out of their last 10 games and currently sits at No. 10 in the Eastern Conference with a 19-27 record.

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The Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons may return from injury as soon as Monday, sources revealed to ESPN. The player has been sidelined for over two and a half months due to a lingering back injury.

Simmons’ lower back nerve impingement has kept him out since November 6. As a result, he has been limited to playing just six games for the Nets this season, averaging a career-low 6.5 points yet a career-high 10.8 rebounds.

Arriving at the Nets in a trade deadline deal in 2022, Simmons was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021-22 season due to back soreness and a subsequent surgery. Last season, he played 42 games, averaging 6.9 points and career lows of 6.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists. With the Nets dropping to 11 place in the Eastern Conference with a 17-26 record, they’ll be hoping for a career resurgence from Simmons, a three-time All-Star and the 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year.

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The Brooklyn Nets are set to spend at least another two months without Ben Simmons, who is continuing to struggle to recover from a pinched nerve in his lower back. The Nets confirmed that Simmons has shown considerable improvement over the past two weeks but that he continues to do individual court work and that his status will be reevaluated in two weeks.

Simmons has only managed to make six appearances this season while missing 20 games as a result of this injury. His last two seasons have also been heavily disrupted by injuries. As part of his rehabilitation process, Simmons received an epidural injection as part of his rehabilitation process.

Brooklyn has also received some positive news on the injury front, with Lonnie Walker IV expected to progress to 5-on-5 play in the coming days after spending the past eight games on the sideline due to a strained left hamstring strain. The Nets guard is expected to return to the lineup next week.

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The Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons is set to miss another week of action as he continues to battle a pinch in his lower back. The Nets revealed on Wednesday that the 27-year-old player has been steadily improving and returned to doing light individual court work after missing six games to date due to his back issues.

Simmons has suffered three back-related injuries over the past three seasons, forcing him to miss last season’s All-Star break because of a nerve impingement in his lower back. The current nerve impingement, on the other side of his back, was detected during an MRI scan last week after Simmons began to experience discomfort in his bruised left hip. His status will be assessed again in another seven to 10 days.

The Nets received good news as well as Cam Thomas continued to improve from an ankle injury that kept him out for the past five games. Prior to spraining his left ankle on November 8, Thomas was averaging 26.9 points per game. He has been cleared for increased on-court activity and is expected to rejoin team workouts next week.

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The Brooklyn Nets’ point guard Ben Simmons is set for yet another spell on the sidelines. The team announced that Simmons is dealing with a nerve impingement in his back and will be out indefinitely.

Simmons has a history of back injuries, which caused him to miss the entire 2021-22 campaign and limited him to just 42 games last season. The 27-year-old player looked on track to bounce back in 2023-24 before the issue resurfaced after the game against the Chicago Bulls in early November.

Simmons, who has now missed four straight games, is averaging 6.5 points and 6.7 assists to go with a career-high 10.8 rebounds this season.

Speaking with reporters earlier this week, Nets’ head coach Jacque Vaughn said he is keeping a positive attitude and hopes Simmons will be cleared to return to action in a week.

“You know, these athletes, they want to play, and they want to contribute. And no athlete wants to be hurt. And this is not something he has asked for, not something that he wants,” said Vaughn. “We were trying at the time to really get our group whole and healthy and form an identity together, and he’s a part of that identity. And Ben has brought an element to our team that is irreplaceable because of the style that he plays with and the things that he helps benefit our team in doing.”

The Nets currently have a winning record, sitting at No.7 in the Eastern Conference. With Simmons out, veteran Spencer Dinwiddie is expected to be the team’s primary ball handler and playmaker while Dennis Smith Jr. might also get a bigger role.

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The Brooklyn Nets still haven’t given up on three-time All-Star Ben Simmons despite his struggles since joining the team in 2022. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Nets’ general manager Sean Marks said that he believes Simmons will bounce back and put on a much better display this upcoming season.

According to Marks, Simmons is in a better physical shape than he ever was during his time in Brooklyn, and the Nets plan to “unleash” him when the 2023-24 campaign starts.

“Let’s not dwell on the past, he’s feeling confident about where he is physically,” Marks said. “This is more like, get out here, support him and unleash him. If he’s feeling great, then let him go.”

Simmons landed in Brooklyn midway through the 2021-22 season in a trade that sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers. But the move worked out poorly for the Nets so far, as Simmons couldn’t stay healthy and performed poorly when available.

Back injury prevented Simmons from playing a single game for the Nets in 2021-22, and the same issue on top of knee soreness limited him to 42 games last season. The former first-overall pick finished the campaign averaging 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game.

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All-Star point guard Ben Simmons left the Philadelphia 76ers in a controversial fashion, forcing a trade to the Brooklyn Nets in 2022. But despite this, Simmons wouldn’t mind putting on the 76ers’ jersey once again in the future.

During a recent interview with Marc Spears, Simmons said that if the Nets were to trade him, his preferred destination would be Philadelphia.

“I’ll always have love for Philly. People always ask me like, ‘If you were to get traded again, where would you want it to be?’ I always say, ‘Just Philly. Philly is a second home to me,’” said Simmons. “And in time, you learn and grow as people. I don’t really have anything bad to say about Philly. It was a crazy situation at the end, but it is what it is.”

The 76ers drafted Simmons with the first overall pick in 2016 and viewed him as the next franchise star. The LSU product initially delivered on the expectations, making three All-Star appearances and helping the team to become a regular playoff fixture in the Eastern Conference alongside Joel Embiid.

However, after receiving criticism for his performance in the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Simmons’ relationship with the franchise turned south, and he asked to be traded. He ended up missing the entire 2021-22 campaign and was sent to the Nets as part of the trade that landed James Harden in Philly.

Simmons struggled following his return to the court in 2022-23, being limited to 42 games due to a back injury. He averaged a career-low 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game.

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Brooklyn Nets’ Ben Simmons hasn’t played a lot of baseball in 2023, but that could change in the summer. According to ESPN’s Adrian Windhorst, Simmons wants to play for Team Australia at the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup. 

Currently, the only obstacle for Simmons in making his wish come true is his health. The 26-year-old player has been dealing with a back injury for the better part of the 2022-23 season and is still rehabbing.

The 2023 FIBA World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia, starts on August 25. In case Simmons manages to recover, it would be his first appearance for Team Australia in a decade. He last played for the national side in 2013 at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship.

After the reports came out, Team Australia head coach Brian Goorjian said in a radio interview on Friday that there is hope Simmons will return to the national side.

“I think his mindset is getting healthy, getting in shape, and getting ready to play in this [World Cup],” Goorjian said. “There were unfortunate circumstances [why he didn’t play at the Olympics], but I feel like he is going to make himself available.”

Simmons endured a rough 2022-23 campaign, his first with the Nets. He was limited to 42 games and averaged 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists, all career-lows.

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Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn confirmed on Tuesday that his team has shut down Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season. This decision comes as the 26-year-old continues to struggle with a nerve injury in his back as well as other back and knee-related setbacks.

“Ben will not be joining us the rest of the year and through the playoffs,” Vaughn announced. “After consulting with our doctors, multiple specialists, he’s just going to begin a rehab program. Our doctors and the specialists feel and think that he’ll have a full recovery so that starts now.”

Simmons did not play last season as he waited for a trade away from the Philadelphia 76ers, however, a back injury further limited his ability to perform. Simmons later underwent back surgery before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets before the February 2022 deadline.

Having missed 33 games this season, Simmons will not undergo any further surgery, with the Nets’ medical team instead recommending that he take time out to allow his body to recover.

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The Brooklyn Nets issued an update on their injured guard Ben Simmons on Friday, and it was all but optimistic. According to the team, Simmons has “nerve impingement in his back” and will remain out of action indefinitely.

While the Nets haven’t officially shut down Simmons for the season, multiple reports indicate that the franchise doesn’t expect him to return before the season ends. 

It is unclear how motivated the Nets are to get Simmons on the floor or whether he can help them. The 26-year-old has struggled in the 2022-23 season, averaging 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game, all career lows. He also saw his playing time dip, averaging 26.3 minutes per contest.

Simmons was considered a key asset that Brooklyn received in a trade that saw James Harden make his way to the Philadelphia 76ers. At the time, the Nets thought they were getting a premier defensive presence and playmaking abilities that would fit well with their stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.

Now, Simmons is seen more like a burden for the Nets, especially considering that he has two years remaining on the five-year, $177.2 million deal he inked in 2019 with the 76ers. Considering that Irving and Durant are both gone, don’t be surprised if Brooklyn tries to get Simmons out of the building too in the summer and have a clean slate.

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After several months of absence, the Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons returned to action in Monday night’s 147-114 win over the Utah Jazz. And it was quite a comeback for Simmons, as he almost put up a triple-double in just 18 minutes on the floor.

Simmons hasn’t played since early November, dealing with a lingering back issue. He started the game against the Jazz on the bench and was on a minutes restriction, but that didn’t stop him from making an immediate impact.

The former All-Star was aggressive on both sides of the ball while setting up his teammates for easy points, especially in the first quarter, which saw him get six assists. Simmons finished the game with 10 points, eight rebounds, and 11 assists while adding one steal and one block.

Speaking with reporters after the game, Simmons said that he believes he had a successful return, but mainly because his team ended up winning.

“We got the win, so yes,” Simmons said via ESPN. “That’s the main objective for me, and that’s really all I care about.”

If Simmons continues to play this way and manages to stay healthy, he could be a valuable addition to the Nets as they look to turn around their disappointing first half of the 2023-24 season. Brooklyn team has won just three out of their last 10 games and currently sits at No. 10 in the Eastern Conference with a 19-27 record.

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The Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons may return from injury as soon as Monday, sources revealed to ESPN. The player has been sidelined for over two and a half months due to a lingering back injury.

Simmons’ lower back nerve impingement has kept him out since November 6. As a result, he has been limited to playing just six games for the Nets this season, averaging a career-low 6.5 points yet a career-high 10.8 rebounds.

Arriving at the Nets in a trade deadline deal in 2022, Simmons was ruled out for the remainder of the 2021-22 season due to back soreness and a subsequent surgery. Last season, he played 42 games, averaging 6.9 points and career lows of 6.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists. With the Nets dropping to 11 place in the Eastern Conference with a 17-26 record, they’ll be hoping for a career resurgence from Simmons, a three-time All-Star and the 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year.

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The Brooklyn Nets are set to spend at least another two months without Ben Simmons, who is continuing to struggle to recover from a pinched nerve in his lower back. The Nets confirmed that Simmons has shown considerable improvement over the past two weeks but that he continues to do individual court work and that his status will be reevaluated in two weeks.

Simmons has only managed to make six appearances this season while missing 20 games as a result of this injury. His last two seasons have also been heavily disrupted by injuries. As part of his rehabilitation process, Simmons received an epidural injection as part of his rehabilitation process.

Brooklyn has also received some positive news on the injury front, with Lonnie Walker IV expected to progress to 5-on-5 play in the coming days after spending the past eight games on the sideline due to a strained left hamstring strain. The Nets guard is expected to return to the lineup next week.

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The Brooklyn Nets point guard Ben Simmons is set to miss another week of action as he continues to battle a pinch in his lower back. The Nets revealed on Wednesday that the 27-year-old player has been steadily improving and returned to doing light individual court work after missing six games to date due to his back issues.

Simmons has suffered three back-related injuries over the past three seasons, forcing him to miss last season’s All-Star break because of a nerve impingement in his lower back. The current nerve impingement, on the other side of his back, was detected during an MRI scan last week after Simmons began to experience discomfort in his bruised left hip. His status will be assessed again in another seven to 10 days.

The Nets received good news as well as Cam Thomas continued to improve from an ankle injury that kept him out for the past five games. Prior to spraining his left ankle on November 8, Thomas was averaging 26.9 points per game. He has been cleared for increased on-court activity and is expected to rejoin team workouts next week.

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The Brooklyn Nets’ point guard Ben Simmons is set for yet another spell on the sidelines. The team announced that Simmons is dealing with a nerve impingement in his back and will be out indefinitely.

Simmons has a history of back injuries, which caused him to miss the entire 2021-22 campaign and limited him to just 42 games last season. The 27-year-old player looked on track to bounce back in 2023-24 before the issue resurfaced after the game against the Chicago Bulls in early November.

Simmons, who has now missed four straight games, is averaging 6.5 points and 6.7 assists to go with a career-high 10.8 rebounds this season.

Speaking with reporters earlier this week, Nets’ head coach Jacque Vaughn said he is keeping a positive attitude and hopes Simmons will be cleared to return to action in a week.

“You know, these athletes, they want to play, and they want to contribute. And no athlete wants to be hurt. And this is not something he has asked for, not something that he wants,” said Vaughn. “We were trying at the time to really get our group whole and healthy and form an identity together, and he’s a part of that identity. And Ben has brought an element to our team that is irreplaceable because of the style that he plays with and the things that he helps benefit our team in doing.”

The Nets currently have a winning record, sitting at No.7 in the Eastern Conference. With Simmons out, veteran Spencer Dinwiddie is expected to be the team’s primary ball handler and playmaker while Dennis Smith Jr. might also get a bigger role.

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The Brooklyn Nets still haven’t given up on three-time All-Star Ben Simmons despite his struggles since joining the team in 2022. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, Nets’ general manager Sean Marks said that he believes Simmons will bounce back and put on a much better display this upcoming season.

According to Marks, Simmons is in a better physical shape than he ever was during his time in Brooklyn, and the Nets plan to “unleash” him when the 2023-24 campaign starts.

“Let’s not dwell on the past, he’s feeling confident about where he is physically,” Marks said. “This is more like, get out here, support him and unleash him. If he’s feeling great, then let him go.”

Simmons landed in Brooklyn midway through the 2021-22 season in a trade that sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers. But the move worked out poorly for the Nets so far, as Simmons couldn’t stay healthy and performed poorly when available.

Back injury prevented Simmons from playing a single game for the Nets in 2021-22, and the same issue on top of knee soreness limited him to 42 games last season. The former first-overall pick finished the campaign averaging 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game.

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All-Star point guard Ben Simmons left the Philadelphia 76ers in a controversial fashion, forcing a trade to the Brooklyn Nets in 2022. But despite this, Simmons wouldn’t mind putting on the 76ers’ jersey once again in the future.

During a recent interview with Marc Spears, Simmons said that if the Nets were to trade him, his preferred destination would be Philadelphia.

“I’ll always have love for Philly. People always ask me like, ‘If you were to get traded again, where would you want it to be?’ I always say, ‘Just Philly. Philly is a second home to me,’” said Simmons. “And in time, you learn and grow as people. I don’t really have anything bad to say about Philly. It was a crazy situation at the end, but it is what it is.”

The 76ers drafted Simmons with the first overall pick in 2016 and viewed him as the next franchise star. The LSU product initially delivered on the expectations, making three All-Star appearances and helping the team to become a regular playoff fixture in the Eastern Conference alongside Joel Embiid.

However, after receiving criticism for his performance in the 2021 NBA Playoffs, Simmons’ relationship with the franchise turned south, and he asked to be traded. He ended up missing the entire 2021-22 campaign and was sent to the Nets as part of the trade that landed James Harden in Philly.

Simmons struggled following his return to the court in 2022-23, being limited to 42 games due to a back injury. He averaged a career-low 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game.

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Brooklyn Nets’ Ben Simmons hasn’t played a lot of baseball in 2023, but that could change in the summer. According to ESPN’s Adrian Windhorst, Simmons wants to play for Team Australia at the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup. 

Currently, the only obstacle for Simmons in making his wish come true is his health. The 26-year-old player has been dealing with a back injury for the better part of the 2022-23 season and is still rehabbing.

The 2023 FIBA World Cup, hosted by the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia, starts on August 25. In case Simmons manages to recover, it would be his first appearance for Team Australia in a decade. He last played for the national side in 2013 at the 2013 FIBA Oceania Championship.

After the reports came out, Team Australia head coach Brian Goorjian said in a radio interview on Friday that there is hope Simmons will return to the national side.

“I think his mindset is getting healthy, getting in shape, and getting ready to play in this [World Cup],” Goorjian said. “There were unfortunate circumstances [why he didn’t play at the Olympics], but I feel like he is going to make himself available.”

Simmons endured a rough 2022-23 campaign, his first with the Nets. He was limited to 42 games and averaged 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists, all career-lows.

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Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn confirmed on Tuesday that his team has shut down Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season. This decision comes as the 26-year-old continues to struggle with a nerve injury in his back as well as other back and knee-related setbacks.

“Ben will not be joining us the rest of the year and through the playoffs,” Vaughn announced. “After consulting with our doctors, multiple specialists, he’s just going to begin a rehab program. Our doctors and the specialists feel and think that he’ll have a full recovery so that starts now.”

Simmons did not play last season as he waited for a trade away from the Philadelphia 76ers, however, a back injury further limited his ability to perform. Simmons later underwent back surgery before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets before the February 2022 deadline.

Having missed 33 games this season, Simmons will not undergo any further surgery, with the Nets’ medical team instead recommending that he take time out to allow his body to recover.

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The Brooklyn Nets issued an update on their injured guard Ben Simmons on Friday, and it was all but optimistic. According to the team, Simmons has “nerve impingement in his back” and will remain out of action indefinitely.

While the Nets haven’t officially shut down Simmons for the season, multiple reports indicate that the franchise doesn’t expect him to return before the season ends. 

It is unclear how motivated the Nets are to get Simmons on the floor or whether he can help them. The 26-year-old has struggled in the 2022-23 season, averaging 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game, all career lows. He also saw his playing time dip, averaging 26.3 minutes per contest.

Simmons was considered a key asset that Brooklyn received in a trade that saw James Harden make his way to the Philadelphia 76ers. At the time, the Nets thought they were getting a premier defensive presence and playmaking abilities that would fit well with their stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant.

Now, Simmons is seen more like a burden for the Nets, especially considering that he has two years remaining on the five-year, $177.2 million deal he inked in 2019 with the 76ers. Considering that Irving and Durant are both gone, don’t be surprised if Brooklyn tries to get Simmons out of the building too in the summer and have a clean slate.

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