NEW YORK -- Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons continues to make progress from a back injury but likely won't play in Game 3 on Saturday against the Boston Celtics, though he said it was "reasonable" to think he would play in Game 4 on Monday if he comes through the next couple of days of workouts without any issue and he was "very hopeful" to play at some point in the series.
"It's literally day to day," Simmons said Friday after practice. "So I've had plenty of great days, which has been great for me in building up.