Nets’ Jacque Vaughn gives update on Ben Simmons
NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets have lost 10 of their last 12 games as they enter Friday’s home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the best teams in the NBA this season. One constant theme for the Nets this season is missing key rotation players, but Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn gave an update on arguably the most important one.
“He actually had a workout today,” Vaughn said of Ben Simmons on Friday prior to facing the Thunder for the second time in one week. “Still progressing, which is good. The ability to get on court with multiple bodies around him (Simmons). So, that’s kind of where he’s at and just building from here. So, some good signs moving forward.”
Simmons is currently rehabbing from a nerve impingement in his lower left back and has missed the past 28 games since he suffered his injury on Nov. 6 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Since that game, Simmons has been slowly rehabbing and ramping up from his injury in the hopes of joining the Nets sometime this season.
Going into Friday’s game against Oklahoma City, Simmons has played just six games for Brooklyn this season and that is after playing just 42 games for the franchise last season due to a similar injury. With that being said, it seems that Simmons should be returning sometime soon as Vaughn said that Simmons was able to work out with the coaches which was an upgrade from doing just individual work.
