On May 5, Beijing time, the Nets officially announced that Ben Simmons will undergo back surgery tomorrow. This is a minimally invasive discectomy, and the Nets reporter revealed that the expected recovery period is 4-6 weeks.
The Nets officially wrote: "After consulting with a number of back experts, for the sake of Ben Simmons' long-term health, he decided to undergo this operation. The surgery will be scheduled for Thursday (Friday Beijing time) and is expected to alleviate the pain in the back, and the injury will be further updated in the future. ”
Simmons, who has not played for the Nets this season, was scheduled to return in the first round of G4, but eventually canceled the plan due to back soreness. At that time, many people questioned Simmons's injury, but from the current situation, he was already serious enough to undergo surgery, and it was obvious that the intervertebral disc on his back had become a big problem.
According to the media, minimally invasive discectomy is a very common procedure performed by spinal surgeons, which involves the removal of a part of the disc, that is, the protruding part that compresses through the spinal nerve roots. The expected recovery period is 4-6 weeks.
Nets reporters revealed that Nuggets forward Porter had undergone similar surgery at the University of Missouri. But the worry is that after entering the NBA, Porter has undergone two more back surgeries, and it is unclear whether Simmons will repeat the same mistakes.