Nets coach Jacques Vaughn said the team has had “zero” discussions about shutting down Ben Simmons for the rest of the season, refuting a random Twitter “report” that gained some steam.
But does that even mean anything? Simmons hasn’t played in two weeks and hasn’t scored in double figures in over a month. His minutes had been cut before he was sidelined with his nagging sore knee. The Nets are in freefall. If something is likely to naturally happen — in this case, Simmons not playing another game this year — do you need to talk about it?