Los Angeles (AFP) - Australian teen forward Ben Simmons, taken by Philadelphia with the first pick in last week's NBA Draft, will miss the 76ers' NBA Salt Lake City Summer League game Tuesday against San Antonio after leg cramps in his debut.
Simmons departed in the fourth quarter of the 76ers' 102-94 loss to Boston on Monday night with leg cramping and the team announced the 19-year-old would not play against the Spurs.
"That's the worst I've ever cramped," Simmons said.
Billy Lange, coach of the Sixers' squad for the off-season tournament of prospects, said the Aussie standout might have been able to return but the team would be cautious given the long schedule of training exhibitions to come.