On Friday evening, the Brooklyn Nets faced off against the Celtics in Boston. The game was a thriller, but the Nets lost by a score of 108-104 in overtime. Be

Ben Simmons found himself in an unusual place to start Friday ... It marked the 13th time Simmons has come off the bench in 373 NBA games. The former No. 1 pick reacted to his benching following Brooklyn’s 108-104 overtime loss at TD Garden.

The Brooklyn Nets announced before Friday's game at the Boston Celtics that Ben Simmons would be coming off the bench for the first time this season.

Simmons isn't exactly the most well-loved player in the league, which is why it comes as no surprise that the jokes started pouring in on X after the fans learned about the Nets' decision to relegate the 28-year-old to a bench role.

Ben Simmons will come off the bench for the first time during the 2024-25 season on Friday. Simmons was replaced by center Nic Claxton in the Brooklyn

Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons has appeared in six of his team’s seven games to begin the season. The three-time NBA All-Star is averaging 5.8 points, 6.2 assis

Nic Claxton returned to the Nets’ starting lineup, seemingly for good, on Friday against the Boston Celtics. That meant Ben Simmons, who had started six games at center this season in place of a limited Claxton, came off the bench for the first time in 2024-25.

Simmons played his seventh game of the season. Last season, he played in six of the Nets’ first seven games before suffering a pinched nerve that kept him out for 2 1/2 months and eventually limited him to 15 games.

Ben Simmons will not play on Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers (10-0) due to lower back injury management, the team announced. Simmons scored eight points on 4-for-6 shooting with eight assists,