Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn mentioned Ben Simmons seemingly is not going to return this season.
The crew mentioned Friday it discovered a nerve impingement in his again that has been bothering him since final 12 months, which might drive him to overlook indefinite time.
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons earlier than a sport towards the New York Knicks Feb.13, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Simmons has been out since Feb. 15. Even earlier than then, he was out and in of the lineup, enjoying in 42 video games.
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Simmons missed the complete 2021-2022 season for what he mentioned have been mental health issues, and he is missed a big quantity of video games resulting from harm since becoming a member of Brooklyn.Â
When he is been on the court docket, he has been a shell of himself. With the Philadelphia 76ers, he averaged 15.9 factors, 7.8 rebounds and seven.5 assists. Since becoming a member of Brooklyn, these numbers are down to six.9, 6.3 and 6.1.
Simmons has handled again points since final 12 months, however he has remained out of the lineup for the reason that All-Star break due to a knee harm.
Simmons joined Brooklyn as the primary piece of a blockbuster deal that despatched James Harden to Philly, which marked the start of the tip of the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving period in Brooklyn.
Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets reacts throughout a sport towards the Philadelphia 76ers within the second quarter on the Wells Fargo Center Nov. 22, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
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The three-time All-Star was the primary general decide of the 2016 NBA Draft.
