On April 21, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA playoffs continued. The Nets and Celtics will play the first round of series G2 showdown today. Earlier today, according to a prominent ESPN reporter, Nets star Ben Simmons aimed to make a comeback in the first round of G4 and make his Nets career debut.
The reporter said: "According to sources, and based on Simmons' progress in training this week, and his expectations of further accelerating progress in the coming days, a very realistic goal regarding Simmons' comeback is a comeback in the fourth game of the Nets' series with the Celtics on Monday, local time. ”
Obviously, if Simmons can make a comeback sooner, it will be good news for the Nets. In response, Nets coach Nash said in an interview: "This is also news for me, I don't think we set a goal for him to come back in a certain game. We're just watching how he's recovering, and it's really exciting to see him improve on the pitch, but I don't think it's imperative to get Simmons back. He had a full confrontation training session today and at the moment everything is fine. It would be great if he could play. But he still has a long way to go before he's fully ready to make a comeback. ”
Unlike Nash's reaction, Nets player Clarkston expressed anticipation, saying: "Simmons is doing a good job, he has a very good momentum, I think the whole world is looking forward to seeing him back on the court, if he comes back, he will definitely be able to help our team in many ways." ”
Interestingly, Green Army boss Uduka was also asked about Simmons' comeback, saying: "We have a lot of players in our squad who are very familiar with Simmons, so I don't think his comeback will be a problem for our players. Many people on our team have played Simmons many times! ”
According to the schedule, the two teams will compete for G2 today, and the Green Army currently leads 1:0. After today's game, the two teams will move to Brooklyn for the G3 and G4 matches.