On March 4, Beijing time, Kevin Durant finally made an official comeback, but another player of the Nets, Ben Simmons, still hung up the free card. For Nets fans, it is not easy to watch Harden perform well in the 76ers, because Simmons is still unable to play. Just today, Nets general manager Sean Max officially updated Simmons' back injury on behalf of the official.
"Unfortunately his back stiffness has delayed his on-field practice with his team-mates, who have been treated and recovered over the last 7-10 days and now it looks like he will be making progress this week with some personal training. Hopefully next weekend we can be more integrated into the team environment, and then we can really increase the amount of training and let him start playing. Max also added that there is no real timeline for Simmons' comeback.
Previously, US media reported that Simmons needed a recovery period of weeks instead of months, and Chalania said that Simmons could return before the playoffs. ESPN's name Vinhorst revealed that Simmons' agent, Rich Paul, told him that Simmons should not see Simmons at the March 11 game against Philadelphia.
When the news of Simmons' back injury came out, Nash had said that Simmons had problems with his physical fitness, and now it seems that he has to deal with more problems than physical fitness. Through these reports, the US media shuttlepoints said that Simmons is expected to participate in team training after March 12, according to Durant's rehabilitation plan, Simmons is expected to pass three high-intensity training, and there is no repeated injuries before it is possible to come back.
Us media expect Simmons's most optimistic comeback time should be the week of March 22 (Beijing time), while the 76ers will play against the Jazz on March 22, and Simmons can play up to 11 regular season games if he returns in this game.