Simmons hasn't played so far this season, and he had a bad time with the 76ers last offseason so he's been eager to be traded out and missed a game in Philadelphia on the grounds of mental health. Eventually he waited for redemption before the Trade Deadline in February, and the Brooklyn Nets brought him home.
Obviously Simmons was very happy, but soon encountered some embarrassing dilemmas! He suddenly felt lumbar discomfort during training and underwent an epidural injection in mid-March to relieve pain and irritation caused by a herniated lumbar disc. So most fans and the media think this is ridiculous, the Nets traded Harden, in exchange for Simmons, who has been sitting on the court, he has not helped the new team any, fortunately, the Nets through the play-off form relying on Durant and Irving to successfully let the Nets into the playoffs.
And recently, according to ESPN's name WOJ, after more than a week of painless running and shooting, Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets is expected to take the next step on the court in the coming week and start playing against teammates on the practice field. That seems like good news, as the team is about to play the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. His continued improvement has earned hopes to make his debut of the season in the first round of the Brooklyn playoffs against the Boston Celtics.
The Nets and Celtics will host their first game in Boston on Monday.