Ben Simmons Umpteenth Time Back On Court
In just six games this 2023–24 season, the Australian point guard has scored slightly more than six points per game.
The ability to pick oneself up after falling on a rock is said to be a human virtue. It’s practically a friendship with stumbles for Ben Simmons, who was once a real NBA star and a muscular and athletic candidate to be the next LeBron James.
The Brooklyn Nets and Utah Jazz are experiencing a series of ailments, issues, and victories. After appearing in just thirty of the previous eighty-one league games.
With the Nets’ Development League team, the Australian finished his recuperation and will return to the league. With just over 6 points per game this season (52.8% TC, no three-pointers attempted, 10.8 rebounds, and 6.7 assists), the player’s doubts are understandable given that Ben Simmons has only participated in 6 games. Another round of torture was his last game on November 6.
Simmons has only participated in 48 of the last 160 games, or 30% of the total, because of all the problems. 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24 were all missed by him, along with 40 of those years. Everything was dramatized by his persistent back issues.
“I believe to remember having dealt with this issue previously. I don’t feel like everything is new, because it was almost like an injury that helped me focus on other things.”
Ben Simmons
Unmatched is Simmons’ descent into hell. How he went from playing a major role for the Philadelphia 76ers, who were one shot away from making it to the NBA Conference Finals and being heavy favorites to win a ring (Kawhi Leonard‘s team with the Toronto Raptors), to being a physical torture and suffering through a disappearance. All of it struck the Australian.
“I believe in him. All things accounted for, his umpteenth return is a positive development.”
Cam Thomas
Simmons is a valuable acquisition to the Nets, who are in a strange position and don’t know what to do with their newfound wealth (about $86 million from games he has to miss since 2021).
