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Ben Simmons diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back and may not return this season

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Ben Simmons diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back and may not return this season

Injured Net Ben Simmons still hasn’t started practising fully yet, limited to individual work.

And if Brooklyn’s latest update on the Australian is anything to go by, it looks like he won’t be stepping back on the court this season.

The Nets announced on Saturday that Simmons has been diagnosed with a nerve impingement in his back and will remain sidelined as the team determines the best long-term course of treatment.

Ben Simmons hasn’t played in six weeks. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

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Simmons on the sidelines with Patty Mills. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

It comes after coach Jacque Vaughn said earlier that he hadn’t allowed himself to think about whether there is time for Simmons to get up to speed with his teammates even if he does get healthy.

“That’s the great thing, is I don’t even think that far ahead. I don’t even complicate my life that way,” Vaughn said.

“I’m concerned about [now]. If those questions present themselves, I’ll be more than willing to see how it fits with the group and answer them at that time. But I don’t want to look that far ahead.”

Friday’s 116-114 loss to Cleveland marked the 15th straight that Simmons has missed with left knee and back soreness.

He hasn’t played since February 15, getting PRP injections before the All-Star break and still attempting a return to the court.

To date, Simmons has managed only individual work, but no team drills.

“It is not with teammates, so I’ll say that piece of it. So, he hasn’t scripted with our group, our second group, first group, or anything of that nature,” said Vaughn, who said the injured point/forward hasn’t made any significant improvement or taken any notable steps in the past week.

Jacque Vaughn. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

“Ben is in the same position he was the last time I talked to you, nothing further to comment on. I don’t think I can give you anything else. There’s been no … there’s been no nothing to add, really.”

Simmons has played just three games since the Kevin Durant trade became official and the Nets remade their roster, all of them coming off the bench.

He didn’t have any official practice with his new teammates before being shelved, and he hasn’t logged a single minute on the court alongside the trio of Mikal Bridges, Nic Claxton and Spencer Dinwiddie.

It begs the question of whether there is even time for Simmons to acclimate to his new teammates even should his health suddenly improve.

And the lack of any positive updates or developments, the latter is hardly a foregone conclusion.

This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission

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