Injury Report: Ben Simmons' Final Status For Nets vs. Hornets

The Brooklyn Nets have announced a final injury status for Ben Simmons vs. the Charlotte Hornets

Joey Linn | Dec 31, 2022

Injury Report: Ben Simmons' Final Status For Nets vs. Hornets /

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After being initially listed as probable, which was followed by a downgrade to questionable, Ben Simmons is now officially available for tonight's game vs. the Charlotte Hornets. Simmons had been dealing with an illness that kept him out of the team's last practice, but he is now feeling good enough to play, and will look to help the Nets pick up their 11th-straight win.

The Charlotte Hornets are not a good team, and with the Nets playing the best basketball in the NBA, this is absolutely a game Brooklyn should win. Owners of the NBA's longest active winning streak, Brooklyn will look to close 2022 on a high note, having surged the entire month of December.

The improved play and confidence of Ben Simmons is a big reason why the Nets have been much better, because while he still does not regularly light up the box score, he looks much more decisive on offense, and his defense remains elite. When combined with dominance from Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, Simmons has been the fit that Brooklyn hoped he would be when they dealt James Harden for him last season.

The Nets and Hornets will tip-off at 7:00 PM EST tonight in Charlotte, and the game should end in time to give the players a chance to celebrate the holiday together. For Brooklyn, they hope to celebrate another win as well.

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Published Dec 31, 2022

JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn32@sbcglobal.net Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis, insight, and reporting Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Receiving a media credential during the 2021-22 season, Joey has experience interviewing NBA players, and developing exclusive stories from these interviews. Having appeared on several different NBA podcasts over the last four seasons, Joey is now hosting his own podcast for The Sporting Tribune. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Now graduated, Joey is covering the NBA full-time across multiple platforms. Credentialed by the Clippers, Joey covers the team daily with articles, podcasts, and video breakdowns on YouTube. With four years of sports media experience, Joey provides expert insight and analysis for NBA fans across the league.

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