NEW YORK (AFP) -- Brooklyn guard Ben Simmons will miss the rest of the NBA regular season because of his ongoing back trouble, the Nets said on Thursday, March 7. Brooklyn guard Ben Simmons (AFP/File photo) The former top draft pick from Australia, a three-time NBA All-Star, missed the entire...
SYDNEY (AFP) --Â Brooklyn Nets guard Ben Simmons ruled himself out on Friday, June 30, of playing for Australia at the World Cup this year to instead focus on recovering from injuries. *Ben Simmons. (AFP)* The three-time NBA All Star was omitted from his country's squad named in May, but coach...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Brooklyn's Ben Simmons endured a defeat Tuesday, Nov. 22, in his emotional NBA return to Philadelphia as a 76ers' squad lacking three top stars humbled the Nets 115-106. Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets controls the ball against Tobias Harris and Paul Reed of the Philadelphia...
File Photo (AFP) Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for directing obscene gestures and profane language at spectators, the league announced. The league fined Irving for words and gestures made during Brooklyn's 115-114 loss at Boston on Sunday. The news came on...
Ben Simmons (AFP) Ben Simmons said Tuesday he is mentally ready to return to basketball following his trade to the Brooklyn Nets after a turbulent end to his Philadelphia 76ers career. The Australian star has not played at all this season after requesting a trade from the Sixers in August, citing...
Ben Simmons (AFP) The Brooklyn Nets will welcome new acquisition Ben Simmons "with our arms wide open," general manager Sean Marks said Friday, but it's not clear when the former Philadelphia star will debut with his new NBA team. "It's probably too early to tell exactly when Ben's going to be on...
In this file photo taken on February 06, 2021 James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets (right) drives against Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AFP) Three-time NBA scoring champion James Harden was traded by the Brooklyn...
Ben Simmons (AFP) Ben Simmons has told the Philadelphia 76ers he is not ready to resume playing for the team, multiple US media reports said on Friday in the latest twist to the saga surrounding the Australian star. Simmons, who was suspended for the Sixers' opening game of the season on Wednesday...
Ben Simmons (AFP) Unsettled Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons was hit with a one-game suspension by the team on Tuesday, ruling him out of the club's season opener against New Orleans. A Sixers statement said Simmons would miss Wednesday's game against the Pelicans for "conduct detrimental to the...
Photo from AFP Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers confirmed Wednesday that unsettled guard Ben Simmons had requested a move from the club -- but insisted the Sixers want the Australian star to remain with the franchise. Reports on Tuesday said Simmons had informed the Sixers that he planned to...
In this file photo taken on February 12, 2021 Ben Simmons (left) and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers talk during the NBA game at Phoenix Suns Arena on February 13, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid on...
Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz defends against a shot by Paul George of the LA Clippers during the second half of a game at Staples Center on June 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Utah's Rudy Gobert and Philadelphia...
