We now have a Ben Simmons hot stove league.
The Nets guard will have back surgery on Thursday. The specific procedure is a microdiscectomy. That is when small fragments of disc, bone and ligament are removed to reduce the pressure a herniated disc puts on a nerve, according to the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Simmons will go under the knife after consulting with “multiple” back specialists, according to the Nets. His recovery is expected to take 3-4 months, according to ESPN, so he should be ready for training camp in September.