On March 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to unfold, and the Nets ushered in a key battle, which will challenge the Hornets away. The match will determine who is eighth in the East, with both teams having a record of 32 wins and 33 losses. Before the game began, the Nets injury report came with a lot of joy and worry, Aldridge was injured and absent, and 20-year-old Thomas could play.
In the Nets' injury report, Aldridge will miss this game due to a hip injury, and Harris and Simmons will also continue to be absent. For Aldridge's situation, it is also quite sudden, to which head coach Nash revealed, "He has returned to Brooklyn, he has done MRI on the hip, he will miss at least 2 games." "Aldridge has been in very good form lately, being the main scorer on the team bench and can provide a steady mid-range firepower, without him, other players will need to come forward.
Aldridge's absence is a blow to the team, but the Nets also have good news, that is, the 20-year-old Thomas has recovered from his injury and upgraded to be able to play, after he was put on the list of players who are in doubt. With Thomas's return, it is just enough to provide the firepower of the bench, don't look at Thomas is only 27 picks, but he has been trusted by the team with his excellent scoring ability. Thomas averaged 19.4 minutes per game this season, contributing 9.7 points and 2.6 rebounds, and as a rookie, he performed very well.
The Nets will head to Philadelphia after playing the Hornets, the most interesting of which is Simmons, who has decided to go with the team and sit on the bench to cheer on his teammates. Head coach Nash also said, "I don't think he'd be naïve enough to think he wasn't going to get some boos, I want him to enjoy it all, it's part of the game. ”
Obviously, Simmons wanted to face this, after all, he had left there, although it was a little unpleasant, but the result was still good. 76ers officials revealed that the team has no intention of making a tribute video related.