Sports Grid · May 5, 2022
Ben Simmons To Undergo Back Surgery on Thursday
It appears the mystery of Ben Simmons’s absence during the playoffs has been solved as the former Sixer will go under the knife on Thursday for a lingering back issue, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
Brooklyn Nets say Ben Simmons will undergo surgery on his back on Thursday.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May 4, 2022
The Brooklyn Nets continued to tease the debut of their prized trade deadline acquisition, and now we all know why it never happened. Simmons tweaked his back while preparing to get in the lineup for Brooklyn’s opening-round series with the Boston Celtics.