Ben Simmons ruled out against Warriors as Nets try to manage back injury
NY Post
Ben Simmons was ruled out for the Nets’ game against the Warriors on Monday due to injury maintenance for his lower back.
The Nets, who defeated the 76ers on Saturday and received nine rebounds and five assists from Simmons, will host Golden State and the Mavericks in a back-to-back to start the week.
Simmons missed 38 consecutive games this season with a nerve impingement in his lower back, and he returned for one game — an 11-assist, zero-turnover outing Jan. 29 — before landing awkwardly while attempting to block a layup in the fourth quarter against the Jazz.
He missed the Nets’ next game — a loss to the Suns on Wednesday — with a left knee contusion, but he returned after two days of treatment.
Head coach Jacque Vaughn said before the game Saturday that he didn’t expect Simmons’ knee injury to linger.
Simmons added that while the latest absence was “pretty annoying,” his knee felt good.
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