On Tuesday night time, the Brooklyn Nets will host the New York Knicks on the Barclays Heart.
For the match, they are going to be with out one in every of their greatest gamers, with Ben Simmons having been dominated out.
The three-time NBA All-Star additionally missed the staff’s final recreation, so this will likely be his second consecutive withdrawal.
Through Brian Lewis of the New York Put up: “#Nets level guard D’Angelo Russell was upgraded to possible tonight towards the #Knicks as he handled a left hamstring harm. However Ben Simmons was dominated out attributable to sickness. #nyk #nba”
#Nets level guard D’Angelo Russell was upgraded to possible tonight towards the #Knicks with left hamstring harm administration. However Ben Simmons was dominated out attributable to sickness. #nyk #nba
–Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) January 21, 2025
Many followers reacted to the information of Simmons’ downgrade from possible to dominated out.
@GTC901: “Name me loopy, I hope he by no means will get one other NBA contract”
Name me loopy, I hope he by no means will get one other NBA contract https://t.co/xgK0vBEnZK
– Growl Towel Central (@GTC901) January 21, 2025
@MetroBoominFez: “Keep away from smoke”
Dodge the smoke
– fez (@MetroBoominFez) January 21, 2025
@dev1_patrick: “I at all times overlook he is nonetheless within the NBA”
I preserve forgetting he is nonetheless within the NBA
-Patrick (@dev1_patrick) January 21, 2025
@_JustinAbraham: “He is afraid of OG and Mikal.”
He’s afraid of OG and Mikal.
– RealJustin17 ♑️ (@_JustinAbraham) January 21, 2025
@sun_sand_stocks: “and who precisely does this shock…”
and this surprises who precisely…
– Buying and selling Time (@sun_sand_stocks) January 21, 2025
@coopoorme: “However he’ll play on Wednesday”
However he’ll play on Wednesday https://t.co/Ooh0pfeMH4
– cooper (@coopoorme) January 21, 2025
Simmons is in his third season enjoying for Brooklyn.
The previous LSU star averages 6.3 factors, 5.3 rebounds and seven.1 assists per recreation whereas capturing 55.5 p.c from the sphere in 30 video games.
At present, the Nets are the twelfth seed within the Japanese Convention with a 14-29 document in 43 video games.
They’re in the course of a three-game shedding streak (and 2-8 over their final ten).
replace:
D’Angelo Russell – possible
Ben Simmons – absent– Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) January 21, 2025
For its half, New York is the third seed within the Japanese Convention with a document of 28-16 in 44 video games.
They’re 4-6 of their final ten.