Nets guard Ben Simmons is dealing with a herniated disc in his back but he wants to make his season debut as soon as he can, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports. Simmons received an epidural injection last week to relieve the soreness. He has dealt with back issues since February 2020, when he missed time due to a nerve impingement, Charania notes.
Simmons is expected to continue to work toward a return and would make his debut whenever he is fully cleared to play. However, it’s not certain that will happen this season.
We have more on the Nets:
- Nic Claxton has seen his playing time expand since LaMarcus Aldridge was sidelined earlier this month, Peter Botte of the New York Post notes. Aldridge will miss at least another week with the hip injury that has kept him out of action since March 6. Claxton has averaged 10.2 PPG, 7.4 RPG and 1.2 BPG over the last five games heading into Monday’s home game against the Jazz. Claxton will be a restricted free agent this summer if the team extends a qualifying offer.
- Kevin Durant doesn’t think the window of opportunity will close if the Nets come up short in the playoffs this season, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN. Durant, who signed a four-year, $198MM extension in August, says he expects Brooklyn to be serious contenders for years to come. “If you’re looking at it as if, like, this is our only chance to ever do something special with this group — and other people looking at it that way — then I can see why,” Durant said. “But to be honest, I signed here for five years to play. You know what I’m saying? Looking at, obviously this year’s important, but no matter what happens this year I still want to do it again. And again.”
- Andre Drummond missed Monday’s game due to a non-COVID illness, Chris Milholen of Nets Daily tweets.
So it’s back issues now?
yes, but it’s because he just had a baby.
Had a baby or is a baby?
He’s had back issues for like months now lol try to keep up
Sorry I don’t keep up with basketball too much lol. It said in the article that he had back problems since 2020, I just never heard about it before
I think it’s a herniated ass from sitting on it all year!!!
dude, that is gold lol
Dang!! Poor Nets
Haters!!! You can see what is going on in the world, & always is ’cause the haters, if people was kinder we wouldn’t be having wars an all, but keep on hating your life away!
He is treated like a criminal for the grave sin of the pursuit of happiness!
A very frown upon sin in the US of A in this days, right?
Did the crack training staff of the Nets miss this when he was undergoing his physical? Starting to look like a big swing and miss on the trade. Durant will be making rumblings before the next trade deadline to get out if Simmons goes south.
Harden won’t be the answer for the Sixers.. But they will stupidly give him a maximum extension… Simmons who knows but I can not see him fitting in with Durant or Irving.
Harden is a great facilitator, but over-rated in iso. Losing Curry in that trade was a big blow to 76ers.
Something tells me Simmons camp realizes they won’t win arbitration against 76ers on mental health basis, so now they are building on physical health argument. When he was kicked out of practice by Doc, he didn’t come back the next day saying he had a sore back.