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Nets say Ben Simmons out for the season due to back issue

The Brooklyn Nets say Ben Simmons is out for the season due to a lower back issue he has been dealing with.

Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons has had a tough 2023-24 season. He’s played only 15 games thus far as he has dealt with a variety of injuries that have limited him.

Rather than try to push him to get him back on the floor, the Nets and Simmons have decided to just call it a season. The 3-time All-Star will miss the rest of the season and seek options to repair a nerve impingement in his lower back.

In the 15 games he did play, Simmons averaged 6.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 5.7 assists. He did show signs of being able to push the ball again and make dynamic plays for his teammates, but his injury continues to hold him back a bit.

Simmons has one season left on his contract and the Nets will have to figure out the next steps for him. He has played in only 57 games for Brooklyn since being acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers at the 2022 deadline.

Nets’ Ben Simmons (back) ruled out Monday against Grizzlies

Prior to Monday’s matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Brooklyn Nets said that Ben Simmons is out due to his recurring back issue.

The Brooklyn Nets have won three of their last four games as they are starting to play better under the leadership of interim head coach Kevin Ollie. As Brooklyn moves forward with trying to win enough games to get back into the Eastern Conference play-in tournament picture, they will most likely not have the services of their highest-paid player.

Late on Monday morning, prior to facing the Memphis Grizzlies later that night, the Nets announced that guard Ben Simmons was ruled out for the contest due to a left lower back nerve impingement. While Simmons has missed the last three games for Brooklyn due to a combination of not yet playing in back-to-backs and left leg soreness, his latest injury designation is what makes this situation interesting.

Prior to Monday’s game against the Grizzlies, Simmons has played in just 15 of the 60 games that the Nets have played this season, including missing 38 straight games earlier this season due to a left lower back nerve impingement. When Simmons was recently listed as out due to left leg soreness, various media members said that the soreness was probably a result of the impingement that he’s listed with now.

Simmons has been one of the most polarizing players in the NBA in recent memory because of how much he has fallen, in terms of public perception, from a perennial All-Star to a player who may never get close to that form again. With the recurring injuries, especially to his back, it’s fair to wonder how much more Simmons can give at this point of his career.

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Nets’ full injury report for Monday matchup against Grizzlies

Here is the Brooklyn Nets’ full injury report for their matchup against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

The Brooklyn Nets have made some significant headway in their pursuit of getting back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture after two key wins over the Atlanta Hawks. As Brooklyn moves forward with the rest of their schedule, they are still missing two key players in their rotation.

In the Nets’ initial injury report for Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the names on the listing have been consistent with what has been reality for Brooklyn over the past week. Guard Cam Thomas will miss Monday’s contest against the Grizzlies due to the right ankle/midfoot sprain that he suffered in the Nets’ 111-86 win at Memphis on Feb. 26.

Thomas will miss his fourth straight game with this injury and 13th overall game that he has missed this season after missing nine games in November with a left ankle injury. Fellow backcourt mate Ben Simmons is listed as questionable for Monday’s game, but the reason has changed from left leg soreness to left lower back nerve impingement.

Prior to Sunday’s injury report, Simmons has been listed as either being out either due to injury maintenance for his left lower back or left leg soreness. Evan Barnes of Newsday said that he was told that Simmons’ left leg soreness over the past week stems from whatever he is feeling in his back.

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Nets’ Ben Simmons and Cam Thomas are both considered day-to-day

Brooklyn Nets interim head coach Kevin Ollie said that Ben Simmons and Cam Thomas are “day-to-day” with their respective injuries.

NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets are doing their best to rack up enough wins to get back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture before time has run out. Brooklyn has two important games on Thursday and Saturday that could determine whether that dream comes true, but have some unfortunate injuries at the moment.

Prior to Thursday’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, Nets interim head coach Kevin Ollie said that Ben Simmons (left leg soreness) and Cam Thomas (right ankle/midfoot sprain) are “day-to-day” with their respective injuries. Both players will be missing their second straight game on Thursday and those injuries are coming at the worst time for a Brooklyn team trying to make the playoffs.

“It’s a challenging adjustment because Cam and Ben, they do things on our team that really allows us to play with pace and break down defenses,” Ollie said. It’s hard to argue with this assessment given that Simmons is the point guard of this team and Thomas is arguably the best scorer on the squad along with being able to make plays for others as well.

The Hawks will be playing both games against the Nets without their best player in Trae Young who’s out with a finger injury. However, Ollie noted that Atlanta plays bigger without Young and has been great at creating points off of turnovers so Brooklyn has to overcome those injuries while taking care of the basketball as well.

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Nets’ Ben Simmons (left leg soreness) questionable for Monday at Grizzlies

On the Brooklyn Nets’ injury report, Ben Simmons is listed as questionable for Monday at the Memphis Grizzlies due to left leg soreness.

The Brooklyn Nets are still in the kind of rut that they were hoping to get rid of after returning from the All-Star break. Despite those high hopes, Brooklyn has been putting forth uninspiring performances that have left many wondering how long this kind of losing will continue, not to mention a familiar injury situation.

The Nets announced on Sunday their status report for Monday’s game at the Memphis Grizzlies and the good thing about the report is that it is mostly clean. However, the bad thing about the report is the fact that Ben Simmons is back on the injury list due to left leg soreness.

Simmons is listed as questionable for Monday’s contest so there is a chance that he will play. However, this injury is bound to remind fans of what the team has gone through since Simmons has been on the team because of how much time he has missed over the past 2.5 seasons due to knee and back injuries.

Simmons suffered his left leg injury at some point in the third quarter of Saturday’s 101-86 loss at the Minnesota Timberwolves as he exited the game with 8:04 left in the period and never returned. The Nets announced around the beginning of the fourth quarter that he was ruled out for the rest of the game because of the soreness.

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Nets’ Ben Simmons (left leg soreness) does not finish Timberwolves loss

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons did not finish Saturday’s 101-86 loss at the Minnesota Timberwolves due to left leg soreness.

The Brooklyn Nets are desperately trying to do anything they can to turn their season around so that they still have a chance to get back into the Eastern Conference playoff picture. However, in just the second game for Brooklyn under the guidance of interim head coach Kevin Ollie, trouble appears to rear its head again.

During Saturday’s 101-86 loss at the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nets guard Ben Simmons was ruled out heading into the fourth quarter due to what was described as left leg soreness. Simmons played just 15 minutes in the contest and left the contest with four points, eight rebounds, and three steals.

After the game, there seemed to be some confusion during Ollie’s postgame press conference when it came to the status of Simmons and his injury. Despite the fact that Brooklyn PR’s “X” account listed Simmons’ injury as left leg soreness, Ollie mentioned that Simmons’ injury was to his knee.

After some time passed, Ollie was asked again about Simmons’ injury just for the sake of clarity and one of the PR staff confirmed that the injury is left leg soreness. According to the team, Simmons is not scheduled to undergo any imaging at this moment and he will remain with the team during the entirety of this current road trip.

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Nets’ Ben Simmons on improving health: ‘storm doesn’t last forever’

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons said that ‘the storm doesn’t last forever’ when talking about his body feeling better recently.

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons has been through plenty of injuries in the past few seasons as he has dealt with back and knee ailments since his days with the Philadelphia 76ers. In fact, mostly due to his latest back injury, a nerve impingement in his lower left back, Simmons has played just 11 of Brooklyn’s 52 games this campaign.

This season has shown why Simmons is one of the more polarizing players in the NBA. He is clearly one of the more talented players in the league due to his unique combination of size, athleticism, vision, and passing ability that allows him to make an major impact on a game without having to shoot any perimeter shots.

In Saturday’s 123-103 win over the San Antonio Spurs, Simmons dropped 13 points, three rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks in 22 minutes of floor time. The numbers don’t do enough justice for what Simmons did on the court and why he is so pivotal to the Nets’ progression through this rebuild.

Simmons finished the game shooting 6-of-7 from the field, including shooting 2-for-3 on shots from at least eight feet away from the rim. As a testament of what Simmons has been teasing all of these years, he hit a pretty fluid fadeaway jumpshot on Spurs guard Blake Wesley.

Over the past few games, it’s clear that Simmons has been feeling better on a physical level as he is looking more pain-free by the game. He said as much after the game to the media, as written by Brian Lewis of the New York Post:

“Feeling better. It takes time. It’s one of those things where it’s just up and down each day. But, I’m just staying with it. The storm doesn’t last forever. You know, I’m gonna get back to where I was. So, just staying on it. And, you know, each day is a day to get better.”

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A skirmish between Ben Simmons and Jarrett Allen led to a stunning 21-0 run for the Cavs

Ben Simmons had quite a smile during this altercation.

The Nets hosted the Cavaliers at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and tensions were high between Ben Simmons and Jarrett Allen.

Cleveland maintained a slight lead, 59-51, over Brooklyn at the end of the first half. But shortly after the second half started, just seconds into the third quarter, Simmons and Allen became tangled up.

The former No. 1 pick surprisingly shoved the Cleveland big man to the floor. Allen (who used to play for Brooklyn) quickly retaliated by charging at Simmons as his teammates, including Donovan Mitchell, attempted to hold him back.

This is not the first that Allen and Simmons have had beef in the middle of an NBA game.

The two players also saw tempers rise during a game last season as well.

The altercation this season led to both players receiving technical fouls.

But it was Allen who got the last laugh because Cleveland then went on a massive 21-0 run against Brooklyn. The eight-point lead before the skirmish was suddenly a blowout as the Cavs found themselves ahead, 80-51.

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Cleveland (34-16) currently has sole possession of the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. They will host the Nets on March 10 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.

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Nets’ Ben Simmons, Mavs’ Kyrie Irving react to Irving’s return to Brooklyn

After Tuesday’s 119-107 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons reacted to the loss and Kyrie Irving’s return.

NEW YORK — Tuesday marked the return of two players that have a profound impact on their respective teams: Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons and Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving. While Irving’s return was because he was traded away from the Nets last season, Simmons’ return was because of injury maintenance. However, Simmons was able to reflect on the game.

“Collectively, we got to know every game is going to be a battle and a challenge,” Simmons said after putting up nine points, nine rebounds, and seven assists in Tuesday’s 119-107 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Simmons and the Nets had a tough task ahead of them as they were playing the second night of a back-to-back, missing several key rotation players, and had to face Irving.

“It was one of those things where we got to compete every night,” Simmons said in terms of how the Nets have to play on a nightly basis if they want to win games. “We don’t have KD (Kevin Durant, Kyrie (Irving), guys like that now. So, it’s more of a collective effort offensively and defensively, but it starts with defense.”

Speaking of Irving, he put up 36 points and five assists on a very efficient 15-of-24 shooting from the field and 6-of-10 shooting from three-point land. He looked comfortable throughout the entire game and it looked like he relished in the fact that he was playing so well that the boos dissipate towards the end of the contest.

“It felt like I was home tonight,” Irving said after Dallas’ win. “Getting here early, warming up, just getting a good sense of the rims, the atmosphere, what it was going to be like and just mentally preparing myself for the game, just letting the game come to me, and allowing the basketball gods to do the rest.”

With Dallas’ win, the Mavericks have swept the season series with the Nets 2-0. So, the Nets won’t be seeing Dallas again for the rest of the season and also, they gave the last tribute of the Big 3 era. Now, Brooklyn will most likely be worried about the trade deadline on Thursday before facing the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

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Nets’ Ben Simmons ruled out for Monday’s game against Warriors

The Brooklyn Nets announced on Sunday that Ben Simmons is out for Monday’s game against the Golden State Warriors due to injury maintenance.

The Brooklyn Nets are looking to build on an impressive road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers as they try to climb back in the Eastern Conference playoff race. As Brooklyn attempts to extend their winning streak in their matchup against the Golden State Warriors on Monday, they will be doing so while shorthanded again.

The Nets announced on Sunday that Ben Simmons would miss Monday’s contest against the Warriors due to injury maintenance on his lower left back. While this cautious approach with Simmons makes sense given that he missed 38 straight games from Nov. 8 to Jan. 27 with the nerve impingement in his back, it still leaves some doubt as to whether Simmons is fully healthy at this point.

Brooklyn head coach Jacque Vaughn said prior to Saturday’s 136-121 win at the 76ers that Simmons has fully recovered from the nerve impingement in his lower left back that caused him to miss so much time, but that he would also be available for games moving forward.

It seems that regardless of that statement, the Nets appear to still be cautious with Simmons and that makes sense because of how important he is to the team, even in limited minutes. In some good news for Brooklyn, guard Dennis Smith Jr. is probable for Monday after missing Saturday’s win due to right foot soreness.

In addition to Simmons, forward Dorian Finney-Smith (left ankle sprain) and center Day’Ron Sharpe (left knee hyperextension) are out for Monday’s contest. Finney-Smith started running on his ankle at Friday’s practice so he could be returning soon while Sharpe is still slowly working his way back to doing workouts around other people.

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