Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons left Monday's game against the Orlando Magic due to knee soreness and will not return.
Simmons has already missed four games due to knee soreness this season.
Since being traded to the Nets on Feb. 10, Simmons has only suited up for Brooklyn 16 times all coming during this year’s campaign.
The 26-year-old Australian has gone on to defend his injury situation before this year and explain why he has had to miss time.
"You're obviously not going to be happy when anybody's out," Simmons said. "But for me, I've been dealing with the knee since the start of the season. It's been swollen. I had PRP (injections). I had blood drained a couple times. So it's not a made-up thing, you know? It's a real thing." He said a couple weeks back following a Brooklyn loss to Sacramento.
Simmons is averaging career lows in points (8.9), assists (6.0) and rebounds (6.8) per game this season for Brooklyn.
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