Beijing time on May 5/ news
The Nets officially released Ben Simmons' injury report, issuing a statement: After consultation with a number of medical experts, Ben Simmons will undergo a minimally invasive discectomy tomorrow to treat back injuries, which is to alleviate Simmons' pain caused by a herniated disc, and Wonarosky said he needs a 3-4 month recovery period.
At this year's trade deadline, the Nets and the 76ers reached a big deal, sending Harden and Millsap to get Simmons, Curry Jr., Chuang Shen and two draft picks; after leaving the 76ers to join the Nets, Simmons has been suffering from back injuries, has received epidural injection treatment to relieve pain, and after treatment, he had planned to come back on March 10, but had to postpone it due to injury.
Simmons had planned a first-round G4 comeback, but missed the Nets debut due to a recurrence of a back injury, Simmons not only missed the game, but also did not sit on the bench to watch, his behavior made the Nets very troubled, and finally the Nets were swept out of the Celtics 0-4 in the first round.
Simmons confirmed to undergo minimally invasive surgery on his back, and Warnaroski revealed that Simmons will need a 3-4 month recovery period and is expected to fully recover and return to the pitch before training camp in September; the name also said that the surgery will obviously limit Simmons' ability on the pitch in the 2022-23 season.
Medical expert Evan Jeffries elaborated on Simmons' injuries, which would remove Simmons' partially protruding disc to reduce compression on the nerves, which is expected to take at least 3-4 months to recover, and Porter Jr. underwent such an operation, after which he underwent two more back surgeries.
The expert also said the Nets belittled Simmons' injury, first with low back pain; then L4 disc herniation, followed by an epidural anesthesia treatment, and only finally talked about leg pain, hoping that his comeback was just an illusion.
Another medical expert, Jeff Stotts, tweeted that Simmons underwent minimally invasive resection to reduce nerve compression, and some players who underwent disc-related surgeries still performed well, such as Howard and Gallinari.
So far in his career, Simmons has played 275 games in a 5-year career, averaging 15.9 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game; Simmons has three years and $141 million left on his big contract, and Simmons has been on a hiatus for nearly a year since June last year; he is expected to recover next season, but how can he play? This is still an unknown.