Beijing time on April 25 news, the Brooklyn Nets officially announced that Ben Simmons will not return in the fourth game of the series, and they are currently 0-3 behind the Boston Celtics.
A day earlier, Nets coach Steve Nash had mentioned that Ben Simmons showed no signs of a comeback after three game-game trainings, that his injury recovery had entered a new cycle, that he was likely to make a comeback in G4, and that it was not about whether Simmons would return to a 0-3 or 1-2 situation.
News from ESPN shows simmons and the Nets did make a comeback decision to make a comeback on Tuesday, but woke up the next morning after training yesterday and told the team he had pain in his back. In the end, after communication, both the team and Simmons himself agreed not to return for the fourth game.
After the Nets announced that Simmons could not make a comeback on schedule, sports journalist Billy Reinhardt asserted on his social blog that "with Brooklyn trailing 3-0, the Nets continue to exclude Simmons, meaning the next game may just be a formality." If the Nets are worried about injuries, if they're not going to do anything to win, they may also give Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving a break. It's possible that Simmons will never play a game for the Brooklyn Nets. ”
The implication is that with the end of the season, the Nets will most likely try to trade Simmons this summer.