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Ben Simmons ’ encouraging return with the Sacramento Kings has been cut short by a season-ending right Achilles tendon tear, removing the Australian from the 2026–27 season before he could play a regular-season minute.
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Ben Simmons ’ encouraging return with the Sacramento Kings has been cut short by a season-ending right Achilles tendon tear, removing the Australian from the 2026–27 season before he could play a regular-season minute.
Ben Simmons ’ strongest preseason outing was less important for the 14 points than the 26 minutes behind them. After a year away from the NBA, Sacramento now has to decide how aggressively to deploy its returning poin...
Ben Simmons was held out of Sacramento’s latest preseason game, but the Kings’ cautious workload management has not slowed his rise up the depth chart, with the Australian now expected to start the regular-season opener.
Ben Simmons’ first appearance for the Sacramento Kings was deliberately brief, but his seven-point outing against Golden State marked a significant checkpoint after an entire season away from the NBA.
Ben Simmons ’ reported form at Sacramento training camp has created optimism, but three missed preseason games have shifted the immediate question from where he fits to whether he can take the floor at all.
Ben Simmons ’ Kings return did not begin on the court, with Sacramento holding its veteran point-forward out of the October 5 preseason opener as the club manages his ramp-up after a year away.
Sacramento’s preseason opener is not on October 6, as initially planned, but October 5 in California — and it still gives Ben Simmons an immediate, if limited, read against fellow Australian Matisse Thybulle.
Sacramento’s message to Ben Simmons is less about restoring his old status than clarifying how his passing, size and defensive range can complement Domantas Sabonis.
As NBA teams use camp and preseason to test low-cost veteran bets around younger cores, Ben Simmons ’ Sacramento return offers a sharper question than whether he can still resemble his former self.
For Ben Simmons , the first question in Sacramento is not whether he can resemble his old self. It is whether his size, passing and defensive range can make the Kings’ existing frontcourt more coherent.
After a year away from the NBA, Ben Simmons arrives in Sacramento with a very different challenge: help a young Kings roster function, defend and connect — even if the scoring never returns to its old level.
Ben Simmons has the NBA lifeline he needed. Now the Sacramento season becomes the clearest test of whether Australia can trust him with a major Boomers role at the 2027 FIBA World Cup.
Ben Simmons has returned to the NBA on a one-year deal, but Sacramento’s signing of Elfrid Payton makes the tactical question clearer: can Simmons still control possessions well enough to own the Kings’ second-unit of...
The former All-Star’s return to organised basketball is no longer confined to training videos, but an NBA contract remains a distant second step to proving he can stay available.
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Ben Simmons (Brooklyn Nets): - Did not play in the following games due to left lower back nerve impingement: - 102-106 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies in Brooklyn on Tuesday, 5 March 2024. - 112-107 win over the Philade...
Ben Simmons (Brooklyn Nets): - On Tuesday, 27 February 2024, in a 111-86 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis, Simmons played 14 minutes and 10 seconds, scoring 4 points, with 3 assists, 0 blocks, 6 rebounds, and...
Ben Simmons (Brooklyn Nets): - On Friday, 23 February 2024, in a 93-121 loss to the Toronto Raptors in Toronto, Simmons played 21 minutes and 8 seconds, scoring 2 points, with 4 assists, 0 blocks, 4 rebounds, and 0 st...
Ben Simmons' future with the Boomers is looking bleak, especially with his recent announcement of being sidelined for the rest of the season due to a persistent back injury. With only four months until the Summer Olym...
- Ben Simmons contributed to the Brooklyn Nets with 5 points, 8 assists, and 6 rebounds in 24 minutes and 5 seconds of playtime. Unfortunately, his efforts were not enough as the Nets suffered a 110-118 loss to the Ce...