On the sidelines since mid-February, Ben Simmons has missed his team’s last 17 games. And he will also miss the next seven, having just been announced out for the rest of the season by the Nets.
It’s official, Ben Simmons will no longer play in this 2022-23 campaign.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the former Sixer will rather focus on his rehabilitation, he who has been absent from the field since mid-February. As a reminder, Simmons suffers from a nervous problem in the back, a back that has made him suffer several times this year but also in previous seasons, on the sidelines of other physical glitches (knee in particular).
The Nets have ruled out Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season. Simmons is beginning a rehab program on his back, Nets coach Jacque Vaughn says.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 28, 2023
Unfortunately, one could hardly imagine another scenario for Ben Simmons in view of the recent news concerning him. The Australian will thus end his first season in Brooklyn (he had not played last year after his transfer to the Nets at the deadline) with stats of 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.3 steals in 26 minutes of play on average, for only 42 appearances in total (33 as starter).
Whether in production or visual impression, Ben Simmons is now a shadow of the player he was in Philadelphia, where he earned three All-Star Game selections, as well as two nominations. in the NBA All-Defensive First Team and even a nomination in the All-NBA Third Team. And clearly, it’s hard to be optimistic about his future given what he’s shown this season, between physical frailty and lack of confidence. Maybe the offseason will do him good, maybe his recent change of agent will also help him, but he’s starting from a long way…
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Source texte : The Athletic
