Nets’ Patty Mills: Ben Simmons is ‘looking good, feeling good’ amidst back rehab
The Brooklyn Nets have a lot going on this offseason as they try to figure out how they want to proceed as an organization now that the 2023 NBA Draft has happened. One of the things that the Nets may have to worry about less than the others is Ben Simmons’ health.
According to Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News, Patty Mills gave an update on Simmons’ rehab from a nerve impingement in his back that ended his 2022-23 season after 42 games. Winfield was able to speak to Mills during the unveiling of the Indigenous Flow mural that opened in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Saturday.
Mills said that Simmons is doing what he needs to do to get himself ready to play basketball again and that he’s working hard to get back to himself. If Simmons is able to fully recover from his back injury by the time that the 2023 FIBA tournament comes around, he could have a full training camp for the first time in a long time.
“Obviously a full offseason of healthy rehab, healthy workouts both in the gym & on the court, I think is what he’s looking at. From what I’ve heard, he’s looking good, feeling good, and we’ll see how we roll out from then. But I think until then, we’ve just gotta wait and see.”
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) June 24, 2023
