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Newly-acquired Ben Simmons has yet to play for the Brooklyn Nets as he continues to deal with back soreness. While there is no clear timetable for when he could make his debut with the team, it was a positive sign to see Simmons getting in some extra work after practice on Saturday with the Nets. […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is no stranger to the superteam era in the NBA. Nowitzki helped take down a superteam, the LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh-led Miami heat, back in the 2011 NBA Finals. Recently, the superteam era has taken a slight twist, with stars essentially forcing their way out of their […]

It has not been easy for Brooklyn Nets fans to watch the lovefest James Harden is having in Philadelphia with Joel Embiid, while Ben Simmons still has no timetable for his return to play. When Simmons first came to Brooklyn a few weeks ago, fans initially wondered if his mental health would bar him from […]

The Brooklyn Nets season has not gone as planned. This was supposed to be the revenge season after the big three of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden couldn’t stay on the court together last season. But injuries to Durant, Irving’s COVID-19 stance keeping him from playing in Brooklyn, and Harden’s mental state with […]

Two mysterious back injuries have shaped the NBA landscape this season. Brooklyn Nets’ star Ben Simmons and Golden State Warriors’ star Draymond Green have both been in the spotlight for their recent back problems. And both of their teams anxiously await their return. For that reason, I spoke with Dr. Rahul Shah, a board-certified orthopedic […]

Everybody wants to know when Ben Simmons will make his debut for the Brooklyn Nets after coming over in a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers. While Simmons always was going to need some time to ramp up after not playing all season, he’s now also dealing with a troublesome back issue that has thrown a […]

Right now the Brooklyn Nets are just trying to survive. Playing shorthanded, missing four key starters, it’s been some tough sledding. Kevin Durant looks like his return is imminent. He figures to be back on Thursday vs. Miami or Sunday vs. Boston. We still don’t know when Ben Simmons will return, as he’s dealing with […]

While James Harden has sizzled in his start with the Philadelphia 76ers, Ben Simmons has been bogged down by a bad back which has prevented him from even making his Brooklyn Nets debut. All eyes are on the Nets’ schedule with a March 10 trip to Philadelphia. That Ben Simmons homecoming that may not be […]

Heading into the home stretch of the 2022 regular season, the eighth-seeded Brooklyn Nets have had enough challenges for two teams. Remember back in training camp, there was what felt like a sidebar story about how not every player was vaccinated, but the team expected to have everyone ready to roll soon. You were probably […]

When it rains, it pours for the Brooklyn Nets. Just when we got the disappointing update that NYC Mayor Eric Adams doesn’t want to make any exceptions to allow an unvaccinated Kyrie Irving to get back out on the court for home games, we have more bad news. It sounds like Ben Simmons has suffered […]

Much has been made about Ben Simmons potentially making his Brooklyn Nets soon. As it turns out, however, that might not come in the immediate future. Previous reports revealed that Simmons is still dealing with a back problem that will keep him out for a few more games. Right now, all eyes are on March […]

You’re never going to believe this, but there’s some bad news involving a Brooklyn Nets star not being available to play as soon as we all hoped. The Nets struck a monster trade bringing in Ben Simmons from Philadelphia. Simmons hasn’t played since the fateful June 21 home loss to the Atlanta Hawks, when he […]

While there were expectations that Ben Simmons could play for the Brooklyn Nets soon, that doesn’t seem to be the case now. After the Nets pulled the trigger to trade James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers for Ben Simmons for a slew of players and picks, many thought it won’t be long for the Aussie […]

Pressure is mounting for the Brooklyn Nets. They’re eighth-place in a much-improved Eastern Conference. These playoffs are shaping up to be a bloodbath where some excellent teams won’t even make the second round. Earning a sixth seed so they can avoid a possible single-game elimination play-in fate would be huge for Kevin Durant and company. […]

Ben Simmons, Andre Drummond, and Seth Curry joined the Brooklyn Nets over two weeks ago. They were traded from the Philadelphia 76ers on February 10, right before the 2022 NBA Trade Deadline. Curry and Drummond have four games under their belts in Brooklyn, but Simmons has yet to take the game-day court in a Nets […]

It didn’t take long for James Harden to win over the Philadelphia 76ers faithful. One slithery move past Anthony Edwards for the bucket plus the foul in his Sixers debut and you know the fans forgot all about Ben Simmons. the Harden era has begun! pic.twitter.com/n7eSzHxJyH — Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) February 26, 2022 But James […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid couldn’t contain his excitement after finally getting to experience playing alongside James Harden, so much so that it seems he wasn’t able to hold back on taking a subtle shot at former Sixers running mate Ben Simmons. The Sixers absolutely destroyed the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, 133-102. Embiid and […]

Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash recently expressed optimism about the much-awaited return of Kevin Durant. The star forward has been sidelined for weeks now due to a knee injury. Not coincidentally, the Nets have been on a downward spiral since his exit. On Thursday night, in their first game back following the All-Star break, the […]

Like they were a season ago, the Brooklyn Nets were one of the most fortunate teams in this season’s NBA buyout market. Last year they landed Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge. That duo has provided a big lift to Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving at different times since coming aboard. Griffin was key back in […]

Philadelphia 76ers guard Danny Green recently dropped a bombshell, claiming that his former teammates Seth Curry and Andre Drummond were angry at Ben Simmons for the way he was handling his standoff with the team. Curiously, all three of them got shipped to the Brooklyn Nets, where things could get more awkward. Curry, however, wanted […]

The Brooklyn Nets made an absolute blockbuster of a trade cutting bait on declining, disgruntled, soon-to-be-maxed superstar James Harden in favor of Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and a pair of first round picks. The headliner there is Simmons, the 25 year-old, two-time All-Star out of Melbourne, Australia. He’s one of the best defensive […]

Both Ben Simmons and James Harden are now closing in on their respective debuts for their new teams following the landscape-shifting trade between the Sixers and the Nets. The dust has now settled on that blockbuster deal, but at this point, we still can’t stop talking about Simmons’ unsavory exit from the team that drafted […]

One thing Philadelphia 76ers fans have enjoyed most since the James Harden-Ben Simmons blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets went down has been roasting Simmons’ notorious lack of a jump shot. Sure, Sixers fans have always complained about the issue in the past. But it’s been especially fun for them to listen to Nets GM […]

Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons’ exit from the franchise will go down as one of the most scrutinized stories in NBA history. Seemingly every fan in Philadelphia had a take on Simmons- almost certainly not a good one- and the 76ers players were constantly peppered with questions on the disgruntled star to the point […]

While he hasn’t logged a single minute, the last eight months represent the most eventful portion of new Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons’ professional career. A brutal slump from the free throw line in the playoffs last season culminated in his not wanting to get fouled, thus passing on an open dunk in crunch time […]

Ben Simmons is reportedly nearing a return to action for the Brooklyn Nets as the team looks forward to the former Rookie of the Year making his debut in the coming days/weeks. As usual, the Nets have refused to provide a firm target date for Simmons but it is clear that the 25-year-old is working […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets partook in one of the biggest trades of the year. Brooklyn traded James Harden and Paul Millsap in exchange for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and two first-round picks. On paper, it looks like the Nets got the best of this deal; but did they? Danny Green […]

The Brooklyn Nets aren’t the unluckiest team. Some fan bases mired in ongoing agony would most certainly admit to feeling jealous of Nets fans. A team with an elite general manager like Sean Marks nestled comfortably in a top market like New York while looking to support one of the 10 best players of all […]

The Brooklyn Nets are one of the NBA’s most intriguing teams. They have yet to tap into their full potential because so many of their key players have been absent with injuries. It was a big reason why the team couldn’t get much going with James Harden, why he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have been the talk of the NBA recently thanks to their blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets. Bens Simmons is in Brooklyn and James Harden is with Philadelphia, and the two teams meet again in a few weeks. The Sixers host the Nets at Wells Fargo Center on March 10, a must-watch […]

The Brooklyn Nets received a major boost to their backcourt on Monday as they won the Goran Dragic sweepstakes. While the Slovenian was garnering interest from a number of different teams including the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers, there are a couple of reasons, in particular, he ultimately decided to sign with the Nets. […]

Ben Simmons appears to be closing in on his debut for the Brooklyn Nets. On Tuesday, team general manager Sean Marks provided a crucial update on the former Rookie of the Year’s current status, and by the looks of it, it seems like we’re going to be seeing Simmons take the floor for his new […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks hinted that Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons are unlikely to play when NBA action returns on Thursday, but he is not closing the door on the two returning sooner rather than later. According to Alex Schiffer of The Athletic, in a recent meeting with season ticket holders, Marks seemed […]

The Brooklyn Nets have championship aspirations this 2021-22, and despite some changes at the trade deadline, the mission doesn’t change for Kevin Durant, Ben Simmons, Kyrie Irving and the rest of the team. General manager Sean Marks emphasized as much in his recent talk with reporters, adding that they remain focused on the big prize […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have a new exciting addition joining the game-day roster on Friday. James Harden, one of the two headliners of the Sixers’ blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets, is set to play in their first game back from the NBA All-Star Break. Of course, Ben Simmons is the second headliner of the trade. […]

While it sure looks like James Harden is set to make his debut with the Philadelphia 76ers real soon, it remains to be seen when Ben Simmons will make his first appearance for the Brooklyn Nets. According to one report from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, Ben Simmons is expected to “ramp it up” this week in […]

Joel Embiid had quite a blast during the All-Star Weekend as he took in the festivities of the spectacle. One moment that has to stand out for the Sixers superstar, however, was when he met the man behind the meme he used to viscously troll ex-teammate Ben Simmons. Embiid linked up with the man photographed […]

While the top spots in the Western Conference have been virtually untouched for a while now, with the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors atop the standings for majority of the season, the Eastern Conference seeding continues to shuffle on a daily basis. The latest blockbuster trade between two East powerhouses sending James Harden to […]

The Atlanta Hawks were seen as one of the frontrunners in the pursuit of All-Star point forward Ben Simmons. The prospect of teaming an oversized defensive juggernaut with an offensive supernova in Trae Young was certainly a tantalizing prospect. However, it was not meant to be as Simmons was shipped off the the Brooklyn Nets […]