Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons has appeared in six of his team’s seven games to start the season. The three-time NBA All-Star is averaging 5.8 points, 6.2 assists and 6.0 rebounds in 24.4 minutes per game, and the Nets have gone 3-3 in the games he has played (3 -4 overall).

The Nets are being careful with Simmons due to his injury history and have yet to allow him to play back-to-back games. Because of this, the former first overall pick has been ruled out for Monday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies after playing 24 minutes on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons.

Via Sharif Phillips-Keaton of Nets Wire: “With Ben Simmons playing today, Jordi Fernandez confirmed that he will not play tomorrow night against the Grizzlies as the team still has him under a lower back injury management plan. The last time Simmons played both games in a row was January 25-26, 2023.”

NBA fans have been reacting to this injury update.

Via @lifeechoes4real: “Oh, no man”

Via @jonjonv1: “How does this make sense?”

Via @Theman512697841: “This is the most Ben Simmons tweet of all time”

Via @JaredLe16625061: “I don’t completely understand this tweet”

Via @MSUKB_Bets: “NBA players in 2024: ‘Yes, I can definitely suit up today. Oh, tomorrow too? No, that would be too much.'”

While some fans have expressed frustration and confusion with this development by Simmons, it is not inconsistent with how several teams around the league approach back-to-back games for players with injury history.

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