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Ben Simmons discusses rehab timeline: 'I will come back when I am ready'

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Ben Simmons doesn't know when he will be fully healed, but as soon as he gets the go-ahead, he plans on being on the court.

The No. 1 overall draft pick for 2016 has been sidelined with an acute Jones fracture in his right foot, but Simmons said that doesn't mean he is shut down for the season.

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"There's a lot of talk; somebody put that out there. But I will come back when I am ready," Simmons said, via ESPN.