76ers expect injured Ben Simmons to return to action in January
The biggest question surrounding the 76ers is the expected return of Ben Simmons.
On Friday, coach Brett Brown confirmed that the first overall pick is scheduled to return in January. League sources previously said that Simmons would be out for three months.
?It?s not doom and gloom,? Brown said when asked when asked how his team is adjusting to its various injuries at the moment. ?Ben is coming back in January. We are still trying to find information on Jerryd [Bayless]. Jahlil [Okafor] is still trying to touch the court in his first preseason game.?
Simmons suffered a Jones fracture in right foot on Sept. 30, the final day of training camp. Bayless is sidelined with what the Sixers are calling a sore left wrist. Okafor has right knee soreness following surgery repair a torn right meniscus in his right knee.
The biggest question surrounding the 76ers is the expected return of Ben Simmons.
On Friday, coach Brett Brown confirmed that the first overall pick is scheduled to return in January. League sources previously said that Simmons would be out for three months.
?It?s not doom and gloom,? Brown said when asked when asked how his team is adjusting to its various injuries at the moment. ?Ben is coming back in January. We are still trying to find information on Jerryd [Bayless]. Jahlil [Okafor] is still trying to touch the court in his first preseason game.?
Simmons suffered a Jones fracture in right foot on Sept. 30, the final day of training camp. Bayless is sidelined with what the Sixers are calling a sore left wrist. Okafor has right knee soreness following surgery repair a torn right meniscus in his right knee.
