The Latest Breaking News from Ben Simmons

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NEW YORK — After receiving an epidural to help alleviate pain and tightness in his lower back, Nets forward Ben Simmons is further from returning to the floor now than he was two weeks ago.

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 ...

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 ...

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…

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

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

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.

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