ESPN.com · Dec 3, 2023
Nets say Simmons got epidural injection to aid back recovery
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BROOKLYN -- Brooklyn announced late Saturday afternoon that forward Ben Simmons had received an epidural injection in his back, meaning his absence with a nerve issue in his lower back will stretch to more than a month.
"The epidural happened within the course of this week here," Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said before hosting the NBA's hottest team, the Orlando Magic, here at Barclays Center on Saturday night. "It was just a part of his getting back to playing, and that is a part of his treatment, a part of his strengthening that was just a part of his getting back to a position of joining us. No setbacks.