The Brooklyn Nets suffered a tough loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in their second game of the regular season as star guard Ben Simmons fouled out. The 3-time All-Star has now fouled out in two of the three games the Nets have played in the 2022-23 season and he only had seven points and eight assists in 25 minutes of play.
After the game, coach Steve Nash and teammates Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving reacted to him fouling out in the loss. The trio told Nick Friedell of ESPN why they think Simmons is still out of rhythm and has had trouble staying on the court for his new team: