Sources come from ESPN, and Jarrett Allen, who previously missed a month of games due to a broken finger, has now begun to resume training, and learned from the Cavaliers coaching staff that if Allen's body can support him to successfully complete 2-3 training sessions, then the possibility of an early comeback in the regular season stage is not ruled out. According to the data, Allen has played 56 times for the Cavaliers this season, averaging 16.1 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, shooting 68% from the field. In addition to the above reports about Allen, in the past night, the NBA also sent several news worthy of everyone's attention: the suspense was revealed, and Nash officially announced Simmons' injury! Durant spoke harshly, and the magician pressed James.
The first is the Nets, in the past two games, the Nets have lost to the Bucks and Hawks, because it coincides with the key moment of the playoff card slot battle, this wave of two consecutive losses directly led to the Nets officially missing the top six in the East, which can also be simply understood as the Nets must pass through the playoffs to get a playoff ticket. As we all know, this season is affected by the Irving incident, and a series of chain reactions brought about by Harden's departure in the middle, under the influence of multiple factors, the Nets are no longer the favorite team in the Eastern Conference, but even so, some NBA professionals are still looking forward to whether the Nets can return to the championship after the new Big Three (Durant + Simmons + Irving) are combined.
Considering that the crisis caused by the Irving incident has been lifted, so the only uncertainty now is when Simmons will be able to represent the net, according to previous reports, Simmons has not been able to completely get rid of the back injury this season, on this issue, many NBA reporters have given different conclusions, some people think that Simmons has been reimbursed for the season, and some people think that Simmons can catch up with the playoffs. Just when everyone was divided, Nets coach Nash decided to clarify and personally unveil the suspense of the above problems.
Sources from foreign media interviews, when asked when Simmons will be able to return to the game, Nash tone is affirmative, saying that Simmons' injury will make him directly miss the play-offs, in addition, Nash also specifically emphasized that Simmons can only participate in some simple team training at this stage, the intensity of the confrontation can even be negligible, and not only Nash himself, the entire coaching staff of the Nets does not recommend Simmons to make a rash comeback. Referring to the NBA's past cases, unless the Nets play the key playoff games, such as fighting with the opponent until the series to grab seven, and urgently need a defensive sharpman to limit the opponent's key players, the Nets will consider letting Simmons play with an injury.
Then the topic of Simmons, talk about Durant, it is difficult to use Simmons in a short period of time to alleviate their own offensive and defensive pressure, have to admit that Durant is very likely to face the dilemma encountered last year, in the playoffs alone with the Nets on their backs. In response to this view, an NBA reporter recently asked Durant about whether there is a team that the Nets least want to encounter in the playoffs, perhaps to hear the trap in the problem, or perhaps to boost the morale of the whole team, Durant took the opportunity of the interview to issue harsh words: "The Nets do not care who the opponents in the playoffs are, I now like everything the Nets have now."
Finally, talking about James, the Lakers' celebrity magician (Johnson) participated in a show earlier, during which he talked about Westbrook, Hield, and DeRozan, the content is roughly that if they can get DeRozan and Hielde last offseason, and leave Pope and Caruso, then the Lakers will reach the Western Conference Finals this season. As for the failure of the trade with Westbrook, the Magician was blunt, naming James, believing that the latter should take the initiative to admit the corresponding responsibility, because if the Lakers had not listened to James's advice, closed the deal negotiations with DeRozan + took great pains to introduce Westbrook, the Lakers would not have been so embarrassed this season.
It is not difficult to see from the words that the magician's move is to put pressure on James, after all, the Lakers' poor results this season need to be borne by one person, as the absolute leader of the locker room, James has a reason to stand up to all this, it should be mentioned that James has not yet issued any positive response to the magician's remarks. As of now, the Lakers are temporarily ranked eleventh in the West with a record of 31 wins and 47 losses, and there are still 2 wins away from the playoff range, and the probability of advancing to the playoffs is less than 1%. The above is all the content shared with you today, welcome to the following message area pleasant interaction, thank you for reading and paying attention.