DALLAS -- Ben Simmons returned to the Brooklyn Nets' lineup Monday night, playing 16 minutes in a 96-94 loss to the Dallas Mavericks after missing four games because of left knee soreness.
The Nets upgraded Simmons from questionable to available earlier in the day, and Simmons told reporters at the Nets' shootaround that he planned to play and expected to be limited to about 20 minutes.
Coming off the bench, Simmons finished with two points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal as the Nets fell to 4-7. Kevin Durant led Brooklyn with 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting.