Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will reportedly be out at least two weeks with a nerve impingement in his lower back according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. The team will reevaluate Simmons in two weeks, but it does not appear he will return shortly after that.
Tests on 76ers star Ben Simmons revealed he suffered nerve impingement in lower back and he will be re-evaluated in approximately two weeks, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 25, 2020
Simmons suffered the injury in the Saturday night primetime matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, playing only five minutes. The Sixers were blown out by 21 points in that contest.
Simmons sustained the injury on the play prior to exiting Saturday night in Milwaukee. He will undergo daily treatment and rehab after he consulted with several specialists internally and externally. https://t.co/tuuTVqVd9s
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 25, 2020
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Sixers are preparing to play without Ben Simmons far beyond the two-week timeline. How long exactly Philadelphia will be without one of their core stars will remain unknown, certainly a worrying sign for the Sixers.
It has been a very up and down season for the Sixers, who have NBA championship aspirations this season. Losing Ben Simmons for the foreseeable future, at a time when the team is struggling to stay in the top half of the Eastern Conference. They went out and acquired both Glenn Robinson III and Alec Burks from the Golden State Warriors to try and bolster the bench unit. However, both of those guys provide shooting, something the Sixers do not lose with Simmons out. They will need to find a way to replace the playmaking capability and defensive prowess the young point guard brings to the table.
