Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn all but confirmed that Ben Simmons is likely done for the season.
Simmons is owed $37.9 million next season and $40.3 million in 2024-25.
The first overall pick in the 2016 draft, Simmons has averaged 14.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists in his career. With nine games remaining in the regular season, the 39-34 Nets sit in the seventh spot in the East entering Saturday's showdown with the Heat, who they trail by a half game as they look to finish sixth or better to avoid the play-in tournament.“Right now, he’s really under the care of consulting with specialists to see what the next step is going to be going forward,” Vaughn told reporters. “For me as a coach, there are some things that I can control, some things that I can’t control.
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