Before the start of Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, Jacque Vaughn provided some injury updates for the Nets going forward. Brace yourselves, folks, we’ve hit that point in the season where the status report becomes a big story.
Ben Simmons made his return against the Hawks after missing four-straight games with a left calf strain. Vaughn was committed to playing Simmons for about 20 minutes against Atlanta and made it known that it was unlikely the point forward would play the second half of Brooklyn’s back-to-back against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.
“It’s probably in the 20-ish range.