ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Brooklyn Nets still have no idea exactly when Ben Simmons will be able to make his season debut as he continues to deal with a back injury, but coach Steve Nash said after the shootaround Tuesday that he has "extremely high hopes that we'll see him in the regular season."
"He's just doing his rehab, strengthening," Nash said. "We're still doing that side of things rather than court work right now."
The uncertainty surrounding Simmons' status is drawing even more attention given that the Nets have just 14 regular season games left and Simmons, who was acquired at the trade deadline last month from the Philadelphia 76ers, still hasn't been cleared to practice.