Ben Simmons

Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons missed Friday night's 131-87 loss to the Chicago Bulls and has been ruled out for at least one more game due to left knee ...

[#Bulls](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Bulls)tonight with left knee soreness. So it’s something I’m learning about, that we’re learning about](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35730199/nets-ben-simmons-least-1-more-game-knee-soreness). But [I] wasn’t moving, I didn’t move and didn’t have that strength.” -via [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35730199/nets-ben-simmons-least-1-more-game-knee-soreness)/ February 25, 2023 [#Nets](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Nets)have NOT considered shutting him down for the season. [6:34 PM](https://twitter.com/Alex__Schiffer/status/1629263515398684673) [Erik Slater](https://twitter.com/erikslater_)@ [erikslater_](https://twitter.com/erikslater_) He’s in a “strengthening phase” with his knee after experiencing soreness in practice. [7:12 PM](https://twitter.com/erikslater_/status/1629273169138790407) [Alex Schiffer](https://twitter.com/Alex__Schiffer)@ [Alex__Schiffer](https://twitter.com/Alex__Schiffer) [7:51 PM](https://twitter.com/Alex__Schiffer/status/1629282933151522818) [Erik Slater](https://twitter.com/erikslater_)@ [erikslater_](https://twitter.com/erikslater_) Nets-Bulls kick off the final stretch of the season shortly. Meanwhile, Ben Simmons is going to be out for a bit: Story from Chicago is up. you had that uneasy feeling.”

Philadelphia 76ers forward Georges Niang claimed that Ben Simmons "handicapped" the team as he sat out the first half of last season.

Still, the wounds that Ben Simmons left appear to cut deep. “Now you have to figure out where other role players have to step up and replace the passing, dribbling, rebounding, defense.” Simmons was largely made a scapegoat in Philadelphia after an early exit in the 2021 NBA Playoffs. He was eventually traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the James Harden deal. During an appearance on “The John Kincade Show” on Philadelphia’s 97.5 The Fanatic, Georges Niang, a reserve forward, accused Simmons of kind of “handicapping” the team. In fact, one of Simmons’ former teammates recently blasted the 26-year-old.

A Philadelphia 76ers player took a shot this week at his former teammate, Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets.

It was an ugly saga that turned into a huge distraction for the 76ers (involving numerous fines and If it makes Niang feel better, Simmons’ time as a Net “When you’re building rosters, talking from a general manager standpoint – I don’t know how much [Simmons] makes, but it’s a max contract,” Niang added.

'I wasn't going to say it': NBA star takes brutal swipe at Simmons, claims Aussie 'handicapped' Sixers.

“I think [Sixers head coach] Doc Rivers does a good job of like buying into the team, and so when you don’t know who you’re going to have night in and night out, is he coming back? “So you know, to have to do that and you know, I think people don’t understand, the team aspect is very important,” Niang continued. And I was like, well, there he is and so last year was difficult because you didn’t know who you have. [appearance on “The John Kincade Show” on 97.5 The Fanatic,](https://twitter.com/975TheFanatic/status/1629132839278071808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1629132839278071808%7Ctwgr%5E578489962c9afb3f4da538dfe8fc842e5b1d6a0d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2023%2F02%2F24%2Fgeorges-niang-on-ben-simmons-he-kind-of-handicapped-us%2F) Sixers veteran forward Georges Niang reflected on Simmons’ unceremonious exit in Philadelphia, and said the situation caused an “uneasy feeling” among the team. and possible solution to NBA’s ‘absolute joke’](https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nba/nba-2023-reaction-to-allstar-game-how-to-fix-allstar-game-team-usa-vs-the-world-1on1-tournament/news-story/ce6d13ea3074b70e74be19e813a2a05a) The Nets guard landed in Brooklyn after requesting a trade out of Philadelphia in August 2021.

Georges Niang has taken a swipe at Ben Simmons' drawn-out departure from Philadelphia.

And I was like, well, there he is and so last year was difficult because you didn't know who you have. So it was just like, you had that uneasy feeling." Is he this?" When you look at building rosters like I'm talking from like a general manager standpoint, I don't know how much he makes, but it's a max contract. "I feel like the updates that we were getting about him was like when I turned on my TV, I was listening to Stephen A. READ MORE:

Nets guard Ben Simmons missed Friday's game at the Chicago Bulls and will sit out at least one due to left knee soreness.

I'm just trying to give the team what I can." "I just want to be on the court, regardless of what it is and whatever position I have. "It's frustrating," Simmons said.

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You never know how a player is going to turn out in three years or five years but to me, the key to unlocking a next level of stardom for Giddey is that ability to shoot a respectable percentage from 3.” I think if that was the only thing he was dealing with, he would probably try to go, but the hip flexor thing is what we’re being careful with.” It’s a frustrating process with the back and dealing with it all. And then where does that lead us down the road a little bit?” I think that was an acute thing that happened in the game. I just want to be on the court, regardless of what it is and whatever position I have. “He did practice the last two days with us, which was great, then reported some soreness after those practices,” coach Jacque Vaughn said. I’m just trying to give the team what I can,” Simmons said. We’re trying to work towards me coming back to being in a place where I can play at a level I can contribute and move.” Simmons had fluid in his left knee drained and a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection before the All-Star break. “We’re going to re-evaluate it in about a week and see where I’m at. There’s some targets I need to hit and get to.

In a recent interview with 97.5 The Fanatic's "The John Kincade Show," Niang said he "had a lot to say" about the Sixers' 2021-22 roster. It seems a lot of what ...

"I feel comfortable with the pieces that we have because we do have some great players in this locker room." He didn't exactly feel Simmons was consistent, saying that the team didn't always knew what version of him they were going to get on any given day. "Well, Ben Simmons kind of handicapped us at the beginning of last year," Niang said.

Georges Niang spent a single season as a teammate with current Nets forward Ben Simmons during the 2021-22 NBA season, a year in which Philadelphia finished ...

On Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets are in Illinois to face off with the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. For the game, they will be without one of their ...

Not much has been said by the Sixers about Ben Simmons since his departure a year ago, but Georges Niang spilled the tea Friday.