NBA Nets’ Ben Simmons ‘grateful’ to be physically, mentally ready to play By Brian Lewis Published Oct. 2, 2023, 6:41 p.m. ET ...

— At the start of the season, Nets coach Jordi Fernandez said he hoped Ben Simmons would be aggressive and put up double-digit shots on a nightly basis. So far, Simmons hasn’t hit the target once.

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons (10) shots over Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic (9) and Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey (3) in the second half at Barclays Center, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Ben Simmons’ road back didn’t start with a basket or a block, a pass or a play. It started with a cut. Not a quick move to the hoop but another kind of cut: a small incision in his back on May ...

Ben Simmons never even came up, not asked about or commented on. That’s how out-of-sight, out-of-mind Brooklyn’s only All-Star is. His injuries have made him a forgotten man.

After a win in Chicago on Nov. 3, Vaughn said Simmons would sit out the next day against Boston as a precautionary measure. The Nets were 3-2 and every game had been tight, save for a 12-point win ...

At long last, Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets is getting back to normal. On Thursday, SNY's Ian Begley reported that Simmons is 100% healthy after missing the last two months of the regular ...

Ben Simmons won’t be available to the Nets anytime soon. He missed the team’s 121-102 loss to the Knicks at Barclays Center and will remain out for approximately the next two weeks at least.

After Simmons came to Brooklyn at the 2022 trade deadline at the cost of former MVP James Harden, he didn’t play a second that season, citing mental health issues and back problems.

Ben Simmons, sitting out the Nets game on Nov. 12, will miss more time with a nerve issue in his back. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Simmons will miss a minimum of seven days.

Simmons has lost upwards of $1 million in fine money for missing preseason games, practices and team activities so far. Simmons has four years and $147 million remaining on his maximum contract.