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Major health update on Ben Simmons revealed ahead of Tuesday's game

 


Ben Simmons, just three games into the 2024-25 NBA season, will miss Tuesday night's contest against the Denver Nuggets due to lower back management. 

Simmons underwent back surgery in the off-season, the second such procedure in two years. 



Everyone from Simmons' agent, to unrealistic Nets fans, were expecting the former three-time All-Star to return to form. 



Well , the seventh year vet couldn't even make it to the third game of the season before landing on the injury management list. 

The NBA has been cracking down on load management, so unless there is a medical reason for Simmons to miss Tuesday night's game, the league may look investigate this further to determine whether this measure conflicts with load management rules. 


This season, Simmons is averaging more fouls than shot attempts, so it's no big loss for the Nets. 


Video: Ben Simmons has ugly verbal exchange with fan in Orlando

 


Sports fans can do and say outrageous things. Most professional athletes handle this type of jeering or obnoxious behavior by either ignoring them or raising their game to silence critics and haters.

In the case of Ben Simmons, he decided to reply to an obnoxious, but non-personal fan insult by escalating the situation 




Simmons' this is crazy 😭 pic.twitter.com/TqukmlB70G

— Nick (@LL2123w) October 26, 2024


 Simmons' comeback can be heard clearly after a fan was tweaking his performance on the court. 

No one can condone actions on either side, but it's the job of security to root out any unruly or confrontational fans, while players engaging in trash talking with them is a slippery slope. 

Nets may break their own record for worst start in NBA history

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 The handful of New Jersey Nets fans that endured the 0-18 start to the 2009-10 NBA deserve a badge of honor. 

It was a brutal season that saw the team break a league record for the worst start to a season and flirted with the worst record in NBA history before stumbling to a 12-70 mark.

That club, in its final season playing at the Meadowlands, before a two-year interim stay in Newark on the way to Brooklyn, has lived in infamy.

Now, 15 years later, this 2024-25 Nets squad has a chance to either match or surpass that mark for futility.

The Nets have already suffered double digit road losses to Atlanta and Orlando to start the season. Yes, they are still 17 games away from breaking their own record for the worst start of the season, but you'd be hard-pressed to find wins in a brutal opening schedule for the next 17 games outlined below. 


Here is a rundown of the possible games the Nets could win and the ones they'll likely lose. 

Sun, 10/27 vs MIL. L

Tue, 10/29 vs DEN L

Wed, 10/30 MEM L

Fri, 11/1 CHI L?

Sun, 11/3 vs DET W??

Mon, 11/4  vs MEM L

Fri, 11/8 @BOS L

Sat, 11/9 @CLE L

Mon, 11/11 @NO L

Wed, 11/13 vs BOS L

Fri, 11/15 @NY L

Sun, 11/17 @NY L

Tue, 11/19 vs CHA L

Fri, 11/22 @PHI L

Sun, 11/24 @SAC L

Mon, 11/25 @GS L

Wed, 11/27@PHX L

Over the next 17 games, the Brooklyn Nets will have three legitimate chances for wins. Games with Chicago, Detroit and Charlotte pose a potential chance for the Nets not to start the season winless after 19 games. 

If  they are unable to pull off a win in any of those contests, it's a distinct possibility that the Nets may set a new mark for poor play.

However, with an exceptionally strong draft class, losing games may actually be beneficial to the long-term future of this franchise. Keep the NBA draft lottery ping pong balls coming!

Nets Insider shares thoughts on BSE Global, Nets leaving NJ fans behind




 In an interview with Bloomberg.com, Rick Laughland of Nets Insider, shares his thoughts on BSE global's current overall strategy and how the Brooklyn Nets regime has left fans behind in New Jersey. 


The author of: A history of the Nets- From Teaneck to Brooklyn, includes his thoughts on the rocky transition from New Jersey to Brooklyn and whether the franchise is properly paying homage to its earlier eras of basketball. 

Nets officially announce opening night starting five




 The Brooklyn Nets are on the verge of opening the 2024-25 season.

According to NBA.com, the Nets will start  Dennis Schröder, Cam Thomas, Cameron Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith and Nic Claxton.

Jordi Fernandez has kept his cards close to the vest but this appears to be the lineup for the foreseeable future. 

It's likely that both Johnson and Finney-Smith will not be on the roster past the trade deadline. 

Both vets will showcase their skills to prospective buyers and contenders during the year. 

Brooklyn will open the season at State Farm Arena in Atlanta to take on the Hawks. 

While this is expected to be a tank season where the Nets will be evaluating and developing young talent as it eyes the 2025 NBA draft lottery, the opener is a winnable game on the schedule. 



Nets fans celebrate NBA opening night nearly as much as C's



 The Boston Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 132-109 on opening night at TD Garden. It wasn't even that close. 

Not only did the Knicks not look like the second best team in the East, but they were non-competitive throughout the entire contest with the defending NBA Champion Celtics. 

So while Boston fans were elated with a championship ring ceremony followed by a drubbing of the Knicks, there was another fan base that was equally pleased with New York getting run out of the building. 

After the Knicks acquired Mikal Bridges from Brooklyn in exchange for six future first round picks, five of which were unprotected and a second round pick, the Nets rebuild was officially underway. 

Bridges's jump shot has looked broken throughout the preseason and his defense did very little to stop Jayson Tatum on Tuesday night. 

The Knicks gutted the heart and soul of their team by trading Donte DiVincenzo and Julius Randle away to Minnesota for Karl Anthony Towns.

Additionally, they allowed Isaiah Harkenstein to sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder in the offseason. 

New York is in win-now mode, but still looks like it's not in the same stratosphere to compete with Boston. 

That is good news both short-term and long-term for Nets fans is Brooklyn owns most of the Knicks future picks and would not like to see the crosstown rivals enjoy any success this season. 

While this was simply opening night, it's s clear the defensive identity of the Knicks is gone and they don't appear to be a championship contender just yet.



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