{"id":103215,"date":"2022-04-22T18:50:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T22:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=103215"},"modified":"2022-04-22T18:50:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T22:50:55","slug":"ben-simmons-set-to-return-in-game-4-vs-celtics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/ben-simmons-set-to-return-in-game-4-vs-celtics\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Simmons Set to Return in Game 4 vs. Celtics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nets could get a major boost in their best of 7 series against the Boston Celtics. Star guard Ben Simmons could make his series and season debut<\/a> in Game 4 on Monday per ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski.<\/span><\/p>\n

Simmons is returning from a herniated disc that has sidelined him for more than two months.\u00a0<\/span>Barring a setback, Simmons will play in his first game with the Nets since the team acquired him at the trade deadline. <\/span>The Nets are down 2-0 to the Celtics and a Game 3 loss would render the impact of a Simmons return almost moot.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I could play right now, I\u2019d be on the court,\u201d Simmons said at the Nets\u2019 practice facility Friday. \u201cI can\u2019t tell you, definitely, Game 4, Game 3.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former 76er has not logged a single NBA minute since last June. He was traded to Brooklyn at the NBA trade deadline for James Harden. While the expectation was\u00a0 Simmons would return to play soon after the All-Star break, conditioning and a back injury prevented him from playing. Now he has to jump in cold with new teammates in a high pressure environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think for me, my IQ’s so high, to play with guys like Ky [Irving] and Seth [Curry] and Kev [Durant],\u201d Simmons said. \u201cJust watching them, I know how they play, I know how they want to play. And for me to just get them in their spots and be a floor general, it’s exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n