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The Nets have put Ben Simmons' sore left knee on a strengthening program, and have ruled him out through Sunday. But it likely will be longer.

It’s a frustrating process with the back and dealing with it all. And then where does that lead us down the road a little bit?” I just want to be on the court, regardless of what it is and whatever position I have. I’m just trying to give the team what I can,” Simmons said. We’re trying to work towards me coming back to being in a place where I can play at a level I can contribute and move.” … Then we’ll just kind of see how the knee responds. So my break was just rehabbing and it was trying to get back out there. “He did practice the last two days with us, which was great, then reported some soreness after those practices,” coach Jacque Vaughn said. “We’re going to reevaluate it in about a week and see where I’m at. Simmons had fluid in his left knee drained and a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection before the All-Star break. There’s some targets I need to hit and get to. “I had it drained right before All-Star.

Find out who will play and who is out in today's injury report for the Chicago Bulls vs. Brooklyn Nets game on February 24.

It is making 2.7 fewer threes per outing than its opponents, who drain 13.0 per game while shooting 35.4%. Bulls Nikola Vucevic recorded 22 points, 16 rebounds and three assists for the Bulls. Bulls vs. Bulls Season Insights Chicago Bulls Injury Report Today

Seth Curry says Friday's devastating loss to the Chicago Bulls wasn't because of a lack of effort, but because of the team still building chemistry.

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 32 points on 12-of-17 shooting and the Chicago Bulls drubbed the Brooklyn Nets 131-87 on Friday night to snap a six-game ...

“I thought the group that started the game was really good.” Nets: G Ben Simmons missed the game and will sit out at least one more with left knee soreness. Brooklyn, which has lost three of four, committed 13 turnovers and Chicago had six steals to fuel a wave of fast breaks. I want them to own it and respond.” Chicago held Brooklyn to a season low in points; its previous worst was 92 in a loss to Boston in December. “We have to put that type of energy into it.”

I don't care if we just met yesterday,” Spencer Dinwiddie said of personnel. “Like 40 points is unacceptable. It's as simple as that.”

[Wizards](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/wizards/) scored just 29 points against the Nets in their early November meeting. [Bulls](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/bulls/) blew out the Nets 131-87. He participated in both of the Nets’ practices leading up to the Bulls game. Asked whether the Nets considered shutting down Simmons for the year, Vaughn said, “zero.” He’s now in a strengthening phase in an attempt to finally fix the issue. Simmons said he hasn’t been 100 percent all season and is expected to get re-evaluated in roughly a week after hitting certain benchmarks from the performance staff. I said I’ve seen these before in my career going into the All-Star break and coming out of the All-Star break. The loss has the Nets clinging to the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with the [Knicks](https://theathletic.com/nba/team/knicks/) only trailing them by a game going into the weekend. Similar to the [Nets’ 43-point blowout loss in Boston](https://theathletic.com/4149050/2023/02/02/celtics-nets-blowout/?amp=1) on Feb. The team has the potential to be elite defensively and has a plethora of shooting. The 29 points scored were the fewest in a half since the Nets scored 27 on April 26, 2012 — the team’s last game in New Jersey. He said the analytics showed his starting five of Dinwiddie, Bridges, Johnson, Finney-Smith and [Cam Thomas](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/cam-thomas-8e5vWoHnvxG1j6f1/), perhaps the lone Net who can create his own shot, was his first substitution.

Before the Nets played the Bulls Friday night, the organization dropped the latest edition of "The Bridge," its video magazine. In it, Jacque Vaughn ...

The Nets fly to Atlanta for a game Sunday vs. Ivey had led the South Sudanese hoopers in previous qualifying games and needed only the win Friday to qualify. It was the first time an African nation qualified for the World Cup in its first try. But in their last three road games, they’ve lost by 43 to the We just got to flush this one out and get ready for the next one. Simmons had fluid in his left knee drained and a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection before the All-Star break, Brian Lewis reported. “We’re going to reevaluate it in about a week and see where I’m at. “I was probably a little longer in what I said to them than normal. In it, Jacque Vaughn repeated his new mantra for the new Nets: “show up and do the work.” In one the worst losses in team history — and that’s saying something, Brooklyn lost to Chicago, 131-87, in the Windy City. Despite the blowout, they remain in the fifth seed as both the Cavs and Heat lost. You got to go out there and play the game,” Spencer Dinwiddie said.

For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 22 points and two assists while Seth Curry had 19 points and three assists. Mikal Bridges had 13 points and Cameron Johnson had 10 ...

Brooklyn Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said they will be shutting down Ben Simmons for the next two games at the very least.

And then where does that lead us down the road?” I just have to be consistent with it and stay on top of it. It’s just something I have to deal with and it’s taking time. Head coach Jacque Vaughn said Simmons reported soreness in the knee after practicing the last two days and will now enter a “strengthening period.” The three-time All-Star called his injury struggles “frustrating” amid his lack of production this season. Simmons has already missed 16 games this year due to knee, back, and calf ailments after sitting out all of last season.

Jacque Vaughn says that he needs effort from every player regardless of the minutes played or shots taken.

The Nets have ruled out Dru Smith, Ben Simmons and David Duke Jr. Meanwhile, the Bulls will be without Lonzo Ball, Goran Dragic, Javonte Green, Carlik Jones and ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 32 points on 12-of-17 shooting and the Chicago Bulls drubbed the Brooklyn Nets 131-87 on Friday night to snap a six-game ...

Nets: G Ben Simmons missed the game and will sit out at least one more with left knee soreness. Veteran point guard Patrick Beverley started and scored eight points in his Bulls debut. Brooklyn, which has lost three of four, committed 13 turnovers and Chicago had six steals to fuel a wave of fast breaks. Chicago held Brooklyn to a season low in points; its previous worst was 92 in a loss to Boston in December. All-Star DeMar DeRozan and Patrick Williams each scored 17 points. The Nets lost by their biggest margin this season, one point worse than a defeat by the Celtics on Feb.

The Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets produced different results when they returned from the All-Star break. How each club responds on Sunday at Atlanta, ...