NBA News: Ben Simmons Out for Season
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- NBA News: Ben Simmons Out for Season
- Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season with a back injury, the team announced Thursday.
- The 23-year-old Simmons, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft has been sidelined since February 22.
- Simmons was averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 assists, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 34 games this season.
- He was named an All-Star for the first time in his career and was also selected to the All-NBA Second Team
- The 76ers are currently the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-26 record.
- They will likely have to make a deep playoff run without Simmons, who is one of their best players.
- Philadelphia has a talented roster, but it will be tested without Simmons.
- The 76ers will need players like Joel Embiid Tobias Harris and Al Horford to step up in his absence.
- It will be interesting to see how Philadelphia fares in the playoffs without Simmons.
The Philadelphia 76ers will be without All-Star Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season as he recovers from a Knee Injury the team announced Thursday.
NBA News: Ben Simmons Out for Season
Ben Simmons, the star player for the Philadelphia 76ers, will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury the team announced today.
The news is a devastating blow to the 76ers, who were hoping to make a deep run in the playoffs this year. Simmons was one of the best players in the league and his absence will be felt dearly.
The 76ers are currently third in the Eastern Conference and will likely have to rely on other players to step up in Simmons’ absence. It will be a tough road ahead for the team, but they’ll have to find a way to win without their star player
Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season with a back injury, the team announced Thursday.
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard/forward Ben Simmons will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season with a Lower back fracture, the team announced Thursday.
The 23-year-old, who was named an All-Star for the first time in his young career this season, was averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game while shooting nearly 55 percent from the field in 34 games this season. He had been a key cog in Philadelphia’s starting lineup alongside fellow All-Stars Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris
Simmons’ absence will be a brutal blow for a Sixers team that entered Thursday night’s action just 3.5 games behind the Eastern Conference leading Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia will now have to try and close that gap without one of its best players.
The 23-year-old Simmons, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft has been sidelined since February 22.
Ben Simmons the star point guard for the Philadelphia 76ers, will miss the remainder of the 2019-2020 NBA season with a back injury, the team announced on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old Simmons, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft has been sidelined since February 22. He missed Philadelphia’s previous two games against the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors with what was originally diagnosed as Lower Back Radiculopathy.
Simmons underwent further testing on Wednesday, which revealed that he has a small tear in the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. He will now miss the remainder of the season and is expected to make a full recovery in time for training camp next season.
This is a huge blow to the 76ers, who were hoping to make a deep run in the playoffs this year with Simmons leading the way. Philadelphia is currently fifth in the Eastern Conference with a 39-26 record and is just 1.5 games behind the fourth-seeded Miami Heat
Simmons was averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 assists, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 34 games this season.
The Philadelphia 76ers will be without All-Star guard Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season after he suffered a partially dislocated kneecap in Wednesday night’s game against the Washington Wizards team sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski
Simmons was averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 assists, 7.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 34 games this season. He has not played since Feb. 22 due to a back injury.
The Sixers are currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference with a 36-21 record. They will likely need to make a push for a playoff spot without Simmons, who is one of their best players.
He was named an All-Star for the first time in his career and was also selected to the All-NBA Second Team
Ben Simmons has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
The Philadelphia 76ers star was named an All-Star for the first time in his career and was also selected to the All-NBA Second Team. He was averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 assists, 7.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.
Simmons underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove a cyst from his lower back. The procedure was successful and he is expected to make a full recovery.
The 76ers are currently the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-26 record.
The Philadelphia 76ers have announced that star guard Ben Simmons will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.
Simmons, who is averaging 16.7 points, 8.0 assists, and 7.8 rebounds per game suffered the injury during the 76ers’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.
The loss of Simmons is a major blow to the 76ers’ playoff hopes, as they are currently the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 39-26 record.
They will likely have to make a deep playoff run without Simmons, who is one of their best players.
The Philadelphia 76ers will likely have to make a deep playoff run without Simmons, who is one of their best players. The team announced on Wednesday that Simmons will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
Simmons, who is in his third season, was averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game. He was named an All-Star for the first time this season.
The Sixers are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 41-27 record. They are just 1 1/2 games behind the Toronto Raptors for the third seed.
Philadelphia has a talented roster, but it will be tested without Simmons.
The Philadelphia 76ers will be without star guard Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season, as he recovers from a back injury.
Simmons was selected first overall in the 2016 NBA Draft and immediately became one of the league’s most promising young players He was named to the All-Rookie First Team in his debut season, and followed that up with an All-Star campaign in 2018-19.
However, Simmons has been limited by injuries throughout his young career, including a foot injury that caused him to miss all of last season. Now, he will miss significant time again due to a back injury.
The Sixers have a talented roster that includes other young stars like Joel Embiid and Tyrone Wallace, but they will be tested without Simmons. The team is currently fourth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 34-21.
The 76ers will need players like Joel Embiid Tobias Harris and Al Horford to step up in his absence.
Philadelphia Sixers point guard Ben Simmons will miss the remainder of the season with a back injury, the team announced Thursday.
The 23-year-old was injured during Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks He left in the first quarter and did not return.
Simmons is averaging 16.7 points, 8.2 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game this season. He was named an All-Star for the first time in his career earlier this month.
The Sixers are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 34-21 record. They will need players like Joel Embiid Tobias Harris and Al Horford to step up in Simmons’ absence.
It will be interesting to see how Philadelphia fares in the playoffs without Simmons.
The Philadelphia 76ers will be without All-Star guard/forward Ben Simmons for the remainder of the season and the playoffs, due to a back injury.
Simmons will undergo surgery to repair a spinal fracture and is expected to make a full recovery. However, his absence is a big blow to the 76ers, who were among the favorites to win the NBA Championship
It will be interesting to see how Philadelphia fares in the playoffs without Simmons. The team has other talented players, such as Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler but it remains to be seen if they can make up for the absence of their star player.