At this point in his career, Ben Simmons has really struggled to remain healthy enough to be on the floor. Since his last All-Star campaign in the 2020-21 season, he’s played just 57 total games over the course of three years. Even then, he’s been on a max contract and due a significant amount of money.
The Brooklyn Nets wasted very little time making their first big move of the 2024 NBA offseason. Shortly after their 2023-24 regular season came to an end, they decided to hire Sacramento Kings assistant coach Jordi Fernandez to become their next head coach.
The Brooklyn Nets introduced Jordi Fernández as their new head coach on Wednesday morning. Then the fun began. The Brooklyn Nets introduced Jordi Fernández as the franchise’s new head coach on Wednesday morning, and it was a predictably pleasant affair.
Ben Simmons is already back in the gym working out, but after years of starts and stops, some have wondered if he's much longer for the NBA. Well, wonder no…
The Brooklyn Nets are going to miss the NBA playoffs this season, and they have big roster decisions to make this summer, including the point guard position, which has been an enigma for them in the past few seasons.
There has been a lot of speculation about what the Brooklyn Nets could do with Ben Simmons during the 2024 NBA offseason. For the second consecutive season, they didn’t receive much from the former No.
According to NBA reporter Brian Lewis of The New York Post, there are “no indications” Ben Simmons will get bought out by the Brooklyn Nets. Simmons signed a five-year, $177 million extension with the Philadelphia 76ers in July 2019.
The Brooklyn Nets upended their roster at the trade deadline last season with their trades of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Luckily for the Nets, they were able to get off to such a strong start with those two to sneak into the playoffs after dealing both of them.
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal trolled Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons. O’Neal said on his podcast that he wants to learn how Simmons can make $80 million while playing only 55 games. Simmons signed a massive five-year, $177 million extension with the Philadelphia 76ers in July 2019.
Shaq was talking on his “The Big Podcast with Shaq” show for an episode that was published on Wednesday. Host Adam Lefkoe asked O’Neal and guest Jamal Crawford whom they would pay to watch play. Shaq quipped that he would pay to watch Simmons, and gave his sarcastic reason.
It’s been a brutal few years for Brooklyn Nets guard-forward Ben Simmons, and now an all-time great is taking shots at the embattled Simmons.
It appears that the Brooklyn Nets aren't just the troubled ones around Ben Simmons as apparently, the Australian national basketball team endured a major blow as well in the franchise star's recent basketball shutdown.
As they couldn't endure a chaotic and lopsided campaign this 2023-24 season, the Brooklyn Nets will approach the forthcoming offseason with utmost pondering to consider their desired path and future.
Is Ben Simmons’ NBA career over? It’s a legitimate question to ask after the Brooklyn Nets shut him down for the second straight season due to a back injury.
Ben Simmons underwent a successful surgery on his lower back to erase the nerve impingement that has bothered him for a long time. It was a monumental procedure for Ben, as he’d been living in discomfort for an extended period, preventing him from living normally, let alone playing basketball for the Nets.
Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons has undergone his second back surgery in three years, with high hopes from both the player and the team for a recovery that will see him through an entire NBA season.
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery Thursday to alleviate a nerve impingement in his lower back. Simmons, 27, is expected to make a full recovery by training camp in the fall.
Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons underwent a successful microscopic partial discectomy earlier today (3/14) to alleviate the nerve impingement in his lower back.
Ben Simmons underwent a successful microscopic partial discectomy on Thursday to alleviate the nerve impingement in his lower left back.
There may not be a bigger what-if in the NBA currently than Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets. The No. 1 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft was oozing with potential, possessing the tools to become a star in the league.
In what is shaping up to be another mediocre season, the Brooklyn Nets are now dealing with even more bad news.
He will finish the 2023-24 season having appeared in just 15 games. He averaged 6.1 points, 5.7 assists, and 7.9 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per contest.
According to NBA reporter Ian Begley of SNY, Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons will miss time with a back injury. The current nerve impingement in Simmons’ back is less severe than the one that sidelined him for 10 weeks earlier this season.
When Ben Simmons passed up a dunk in the 2021 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, nobody expected the downward spiral his career would take, a spiral that has been full of bizarre episodes.
The Nets thought they were getting an All-Star when they traded for Simmons.
Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons laughed at the idea of "grown men" booing him during Saturday's return to Philadelphia.
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