According to Jacque Vaughn, there is a “high likelihood” that Ben Simmons makes his return from a nerve impingement in his lower left back against the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
Vaughn spoke about Simmons prior to Brooklyn’s contest against the Houston Rockets on Saturday evening, the point-forward’s 38th consecutive absence. The Nets Head Coach was encouraged by the final step in Simmons’ long journey back to the court: a full practice with the G League squad on Saturday morning.
Said Simmons of the practice: “It was great. I feel great. It was good to just be on the floor and get up and down and play and get some live situational things going for me.