Ben Simmons said the back surgery he underwent last March led him to question whether he would ever play in the NBA again. The procedure, which addressed a pinched nerve in Simmons’ lower
Phoenix is notably coming off of an ugly loss at the hands of the NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers, but the silver lining is that the Nets are currently boasting a 14-29 record and that the roster largely remains healthy going into the matchup. There are only two names on the current injury report, and the names have been mainstays over the last week.
Bill Simmons speaks on Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic attempted trades along with why the Suns could have the worst Big Three.
Nets guard/forward Ben Simmons was honest about his time with the 76ers and what he misses the most about his time there.
BROOKLYN – Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal is ruled out of Wednesday’s game against Brooklyn at Barclays Center with a left ankle sprain after playing Monday at Cleveland following a two-game absence with the injury. “There’s soreness,” Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said before Wednesday’s game. “He's unable to go."
Devin Booker scored a game-high 32 points and Kevin Durant registered 24 points in his second game at Brooklyn against his former team to lead Phoenix (22-21) back above .500.
On Monday afternoon, the Phoenix Suns and Cleveland Cavaliers will face off in Ohio. For the game, both teams have announced their injury reports (updated as of 1:30 Eastern Time). The Suns have ruled out Jalen Bridges,
NEW YORK — Devin Booker scored 32 points in his 200th career 30-point performance, Kevin Durant added 24 against his former team and the Phoenix Suns eased to a 108-84 victory over the short-handed Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.
Nearly two years may have passed since Kevin Durant was traded from Brooklyn to Phoenix, and it seems ... his 24 points for the game, as the Suns beat a Ben Simmons-less team 108-84.
Point-spread: Nets (+8.5) Over/Under: 209.5 Nets : OUT: Bojan Bogdanovic (foot), Cam Johnson (ankle), Maxwell Lewis (tibia), De’Anthony Melton (knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), and Trendon Watford (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: D’Angelo Russell (personal reasons) and Ben Simmons (illness). PROBABLE: Ziaire Williams (ankle).