On Wednesday night, the Brooklyn Nets lost to the LA Clippers (in California) by a score of 126-67. Ben Simmons wasn't active for the game, but he was seen sit

After Sunday's 112-111 overtime loss at the Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets big men Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton explained what the recent losing was like.

The Brooklyn Nets front office has mounting expectations from their players and Ben Simmons is not backing off from any of them.

Both teams have players who are managing injuries, as the Clippers just recently welcomed Kawhi Leonard back to the lineup, while the Nets have been managing Ben Simmons all season. Having released their injury report for Wednesday night’s game,

On Tuesday night, the Brooklyn Nets played the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon. The Nets won by a score of 132-114 to improve to 14-26 in their first 40 games. Ben Simmons finished the win with five points,

The Nets were without Cam Johnson, D’Angelo Russell and Cam Thomas for Sunday’s game at Utah. And Ben Simmons is all but certain to miss one of the next two as well. Jordi Fernandez confirmed Simmons still hasn’t been cleared to play both ends of back-to-backs yet.

The Nets will welcome Ben Simmons back to the lineup on Friday while several other key contributors remain sidelined due to injuries.

Over the next few years, the Nets will have multiple first-round draft picks, including four for the 2025 draft.

Following their loss to the Utah Jazz Sunday, the Nets sit at 1-8 over their last nine games. Amid this rough skid, Ben Simmons stated that the team needs to have a winning mindset no matter what the front office might be planning long-term.

Ben Simmons (lower back injury management) was also ruled out against the Pacers. No Russell, Thomas or Simmons meant the Nets were severely undermanned in the backcourt.

Ben Simmons was a late scratch Sunday due to an illness, so Russell will move to the starting lineup as his replacement. Russell is averaging 12.0 points, 5.8 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game in a starting role this season. He's started in two of his five appearances with Brooklyn so far.