Is Nets' Ben Simmons playing vs. Kings? Latest injury update
01/27/2025 10:09 AM
The Brooklyn Nets will host the Sacramento Kings on Monday night at Barclays Center. Ben Simmons is questionable on the team’s injury report due to lower back soreness.
Here’s everything we know about Simmons’ injury and playing status vs. the Kings.
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Ben Simmons injury status vs. Kings
Simmons was a late scratch for Saturday’s 106-97 loss to the Miami Heat. After the three-time All-Star missed the Nets’ previous three games due to an illness, the team said he was available against the Heat. However, they ruled him out minutes before tipoff after he experienced lower back soreness in warmups.
A questionable tag puts Simmons in danger of missing his fifth straight game and his ninth in Brooklyn’s last 14.
Simmons has been effective after stepping in as the Nets’ starting point guard following the Dennis Schroder trade. Over his last 11 appearances, he’s averaged 8.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 8.2 assists in 28.5 minutes per game. Brooklyn has been marginally competitive during his minutes, as he’s posted a -4.5 box plus-minus, the third-highest among players averaging over 20 minutes per game.
The Nets have approached injuries cautiously lately as they aim to boost their draft lottery odds. A 2-14 stretch has plummeted them to the bottom of the standings. Entering Monday’s matchup, Brooklyn sits two games behind the New Orleans Pelicans for third place in the draft lottery standings.
Cam Johnson will also miss the Kings’ matchup. It will mark his third consecutive absence and 10th in 13 games due to an ankle injury.
Cam Thomas and Trendon Watford remain sidelined by hamstring injuries. Thomas has missed the Nets’ last 12 games after aggravating a hamstring injury that held him out for a month earlier this season. Watford has been out since Dec. 16 after aggravating a hamstring ailment that held him out for the first six weeks of the season.
The Kings enter the matchup on a two-game losing streak following a 10-1 stretch under interim head coach Doug Christie.
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