Th🌊e official designation of Ben S💟immons’ injury has changed, but his actual ailment is the same.
The Nets’ point guard missed Monday’s 106-102 loss to Memphis with what was listed 🃏as a left lowe🌌r-back nerve impingement after having initially been designated as leg soreness.
But the leg issues are stemming from the 💫long-standing impingement, which is why the team updated the listing.
A source close to Simꦕmons told The Post that the three-time All-Star did not suffer a new impingement, that this is the same one that plagued him earlier.
He hasn’t gotten any new imaging (e.g. MRI, X-ray) and isn’t expected to; nor has he received a✱ny more shots.
Asked if the Nets had any new update on Simmons, interim coach Kevin Ollie said the♊re wasn𒊎’t.
“No. We were just trying to get to the source of it and that’s why the change of the wording was,” Ollie said. “But he’s still day-to-day, he’s still on the court, and hopefully we🌸 can get him back soon and get him ready for this playoff push that wಌe have in March and April.”
Simmons missed his 46th game of the season 🐽Monday, having played in just 57 of 178 total games since the Nets acquired him at the 2022 trade deadline.
The Nets were banged uꦇp in a physical game, no plꦓayer more so than Day’Ron Sharpe.
The backup center🌟 fell hard and came up flexing his wrist.
He left with eight minutes remaining and didn’t return. The Nets had no immediate clarity on his status, ♋with his availability f𒁃or Tuesday’s tilt against Philadelphia up in the air.
“No, I don’t have any updates right now,” Ollie said. “But we’ll get to our d𓄧octors, our medical team. They’ll get Day’Ron back and hopefully be ready to play [Tuesday].🌼”
Lonnie Walker IV seemed to twist his ankle and was walking with an ice wrap on it and a noticea💃ble limp afterwards. When asked by The Post, he🎉 said he was “fine” and should be available Tuesday.
Dennis Schroder took aඣ knee to the head on a drive and fall to the floor. He 🦂was down for a while but finished the game with 13 points and a game-high nine assists.
Cam Thomas missed his fourth consecutive game with a right ankle/midfoot sprain. But he was dunking at mꦜorning shootaround and appears to be making progress. The team views him as day-to-day.
The Grizzlies played without ꦍJa Morant (shoulder surgery), Desmond Bane (left ankle sprain) and Jaren Jackson Jr., the latter ruled out pregame with a quad injury.
Monday marked the deadline for signing two-way🌌 players for the rest of the year. The Nets — who had already inked 20-year-old wing J♐aylen Martin to a two-year, two-way contract — added diminutive point guard Jacob Gilyard to their other two-way spot.
Gilyard had ironically succeeded Kennedy Chandler in Memphis when Chandler was waived and picked up by the Nets (currently with G-League Lon♛g Island). The point guard underwent his physical on Monday and will head di🌠rectly to Long Island.
Rookie second-round pick Jalen Wilson’s three-year deal is woౠrth almost $5 million. Per HoopsHype. He’s making $849,000 this season, $1.9 million partially guaranteed next season and a team-option for $2.2 million in 2025-26.