Ben Simmons last played against the Milwaukee Bucks on November 6th, where he played 33 minutes, posting a wonky 2/15/4 stat line. Simmons was then ruled out for a November 8th tilt against the Los Angeles Clippers with left hip soreness, which then became a left hip contusion, which was ultimately reveled to be an impingement in his lower left back, keeping him out of action for the rest of November.
On Saturday evening, prior to Brooklyn’s 12th straight game without Simmons, the Nets released a medical update on their enigmatic point-forward. The update makes it clear a return is not imminent:
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Head Coach Jacque Vaughn addressed the news in his press availability Saturday, and made it clear that while Nets fans won’t see Simmons in action just yet, all is going according to plan: “The epidural happened during the course of this week here.