Nets fans started to get nervous about Ben Simmons ramp-up when back on February 28, Shams Charania said the Nets were hopeful and optimistic he’d be back by the playoffs!
Before that, the issue was seen as re-conditioning after his long holdout in Philly, but then came word that he had had a setback related to his back. Three days later, Sean Marks spoke to Michael Grady of the YES Network about what had happened.
“Unfortunately, his back stiffness has delayed his ability to get on the court with his teammates. So he’s been rehabbing these last sort of week to 10 days.