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Nets' Ben Simmons receives pain-killer injection in lower back

NEW YORK — Ben Simmons received an epidural while the Nets were in Orlando, Fla., for their matchup against the Magic on Tuesday, according to Steve Nash. The hope, the Nets coach said, is the injection will help accelerate Simmons’ recovery time from a back issue that has delayed his…

Tribune News Service

Report: Ben Simmons Received Epidural to Help Back Injury, Return Timeline Still Unknown

The Nets guard’s return timeline is still uncertain.

Sports Illustrated

Ben Simmons hoping to return for a couple of regular season games prior to playoffs

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN reporting with @RamonaShelburne: Brooklyn Nets All-Star Ben Simmons has remained sidelined with an irritation of the L-4 disc of the lower spine and hope remains he can return for a "couple" of regular-season games prior to ...

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Steve Nash on Ben Simmons’ chances of playing in regular season: ‘I have extremely high hopes’

Steve Nash on Ben Simmons' chances of playing in regular season: 'I have extremely high hopes' he 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 ...

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David Murphy: Ben Simmons and the Nets could haunt the Sixers in the playoffs if they don’t learn quick

PHILADELPHIA — There were extra black shirts packing walkie-talkies and extra blue shirts packing sidearms and just before Ben Simmons jogged out of the tunnel, there were four dudes holding up a yellow rope across the baseline as if the half-empty seating bowl might suddenly surge onto the court. Whether…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kevin Durant Calls Out 76ers Fans After Nets’ Blowout Win in Philadelphia

Brooklyn cruised to a 29-point victory, leading some Philly fans to leave early.

Sports Illustrated

Kyrie Irving on Playing for Ben Simmons: ‘If You Come at Ben, You Come at Us’

The Nets defeated former teammate James Harden and the Sixers in Philadelphia on Thursday.

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Noise, Brouhaha and Boos: Ben Simmons’s Return to Philadelphia Was All Nets

If you tuned in expecting brilliant basketball from two NBA titans, you’d have been disappointed. But if you tuned in for the spectacle of it all, well, there was no shortage.

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NBA Twitter reacts to Brooklyn blowing out Philadelphia in Ben Simmons’ return

Here's how NBA Twitter reacted to the Brooklyn Nets blowing out the Philadelphia 76ers in Ben Simmons' return.

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Ben Simmons’ Philadelphia return was the NBA at its soap-operatic finest

Making his first appearance in Philly since demanding a trade last summer, Ben Simmons watched as the Nets dismantled the Sixers with shocking ease in a potential playoff preview

The Guardian - US

Ben Simmons returned to Philadelphia and James Harden wasn’t ready for the pressure

It was Harden's moment to shine. He crumbled instead.

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Fans welcome Ben Simmons back to Philly for Sixers-Nets: ‘I had to come and boo him myself’

PHILADELPHIA — The Wells Fargo Center was filled to the brim Thursday night with Philadelphia 76ers fans seething in anticipation of facing disgraced former player Ben Simmons for the first time since last summer’s heartbreaking playoff loss.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ben Simmons returns to Philadelphia with Brooklyn Nets as NBA fans boo former 76ers star

Philadelphia 76ers fans fork out thousands of dollars for the chance to boo Brooklyn's Ben Simmons on his return to the city after he was traded a month ago.

ABC News

76ers Fans Heckle Ben Simmons Ahead of Matchup With Nets

Philly fans gave the new Brooklyn guard a warm welcome in his return.

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Ben Simmons was predictably booed by Sixers fans in his return to Philadelphia

The boos were out for Ben!

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Steve Nash hopes Ben Simmons ‘enjoys’ the boos from Sixers fans in his return to Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Ben Simmons arrived at a quiet Wells Fargo Center Thursday morning for shootaround with his new team. When he returns a few hours later, the atmosphere inside that building will surely be much more emotionally charged.

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The Nets are becoming road warriors against the spread and can absolutely cover in Philly

Can the Nets cover +4.5 against the red-hot 76ers?

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Ben Simmons is now the NBA’s biggest heel and he’ll get a chance to embrace that against the 76ers

Ben Simmons has to embrace his inner WWE superstar.

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Sixers fans waited outside the Nets’ team hotel just to boo Ben Simmons

A bit much.

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Nets officially rule out Ben Simmons for return game against 76ers

JD Shaw: The Nets have officially ruled out Ben Simmons (return to competition reconditioning/back soreness) for Thursday's game against the Sixers in Philadelphia. Source: Twitter @JShawNBA What's the buzz on Twitter? JD Shaw @ JShawNBA The Nets ...

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Report: Ben Simmons’s Grievance Against 76ers Expected to Be Filed Soon

The former 76ers guard is filing a grievance against his old organization to be paid for missed paychecks.

Sports Illustrated

Kevin Durant Offers Thoughts on NBA Heckling Ahead of Ben Simmons’s Philly Return

The Nets forward was asked whether he’s given Ben Simmons advice ahead of his Philly return, and he responded saying he wouldn’t ‘hold his hand.’

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Ben Simmons about to file a grievance against the Sixers?

Thursday evening's Sixers-Nets meeting is one of the most anticipated games in South Philly in recent memory, a spectacle with battles within battles within battles. There's Kevin Durant vs. Joel Embiid, James Harden vs. his former teammates, and ...

Tribune News Service

Ahead of return to Philly, Kyrie Irving has advice for Ben Simmons

NEW YORK — If Ben Simmons needs advice on how to deal with animosity from the fanbase of his previous team, all he needs to do is seek out No. 11.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ben Simmons will be on Nets’ bench when Sixers host Brooklyn

PHILADELPHIA — Former Sixers guard Ben Simmons, who hasn’t played an NBA game since Philly lost a second-round Game 7 to the Atlanta Hawks back in June of last year, is set to return to the Wells Fargo Center Thursday when the Brooklyn Nets come to town.

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