The nature of Ben Simmons’ foot injury was left purposefully vague by team officials, but the Sixers have cleared things up today. In a statement released by the team’s public relations department, they revealed he underwent successful surgery on a Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot.
Here is the team’s statement in full:
The Philadelphia 76ers announced today that forward Ben Simmons underwent successful surgery to repair an acute Jones fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. Simmons suffered the injury when he rolled his ankle after landing on the foot of another player during a 76ers team scrimmage on September 30, 2016.