Steve Nash Appears To Contradict Massive Report About Ben Simmons

Steve Nash was asked about Ben Simmons before the Brooklyn Nets played the Boston Celtics in Game 2.

Before the Brooklyn Nets played the Boston Celtics in Game 2 on Wednesday evening, head coach Steve Nash was asked about Ben Simmons.

Steve Nash says it's "news" to him that Ben Simmons is targeting Game 4 vs. the Celtics for a return to the court for the Nets pic.twitter.com/Wd4vIUDMOi

— Nets Videos (@SNYNets) April 20, 2022

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Simmons could return as soon Game 3 or 4.

Game 3 hasn’t been fully ruled out yet, but that would require Simmons to clear more hurdles in a much shorter window of time, sources said.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 20, 2022

Nash appeared to refute the report when asked about it. 

"That's news to me," Nash said on Wednesday. "I don't think we're targeting any game, I think we're trying to see how he develops, how he progresses."

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