The Brooklyn Nets have been dealing with injuries ever since the beginning of the season when starters Cam Johnson (calf) and Nic Claxton (ankle) picked up injuries in the season opener. Those injuries kept them out of action for seven and eight games, respectively.
Right now, despite both Johnson and Claxton coming back from their injuries and still getting back into the swing of things, Brooklyn is still dealing with injuries to two other players that are important to the rotation. The Nets have been without guards Ben Simmons (back) and Cam Thomas (ankle) for the past five games, with Simmons missing the past six.
To add to the misfortune, Dennis Smith Jr. missed Sunday’s 121-99 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers with a back sprain and will be missing his second straight game on Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks with the same ailment. The Nets gave updates on all three players and here they are from Erik Slater of ClutchPoints and Lucas Kaplan of NetsDaily: