Well, that escalated quickly ... unless of course you’re taking the long view. After two months of waiting, Ben Simmons is finally practicing, not doing light workouts or 0-on-1, but 4-on-4 ... a matter of days after Steve Nash said that the 25-year-old All-Star acquired on February 10 still had more milestones to pass on his way back to play at the NBA level.
It was Nash on Tuesday who revealed that Simmons had made a big jump in his ramp-up over the past few days. Moreover, Nash said he came out of the experience feeling good.
Now, Nets fans will have to wait, much as they did before the City of New York removed its mandate permitting Kyrie Irving to play full-time.