Ben Simmons To Miss Another 3 Weeks To Rehab Lower Back Injury
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Ben Simmons will miss another three weeks to rehab his lower back injury, the Sixers announced Wednesday. Simmons suffered a lower back nerve impingement Feb. 22 in the first quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Sixers says Simmons is receiving treatment and gradually increasing his activity through strength and conditioning.
3 weeks from today puts us at April 1st for another Simmons update. Only 7 regular season games left at that point.
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He is expected to be re-evaluated in three weeks.
Three weeks from Wednesday is April 1 for another update -- which would leave seven games left in the regular season.
Simmons will speak with the media Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. prior to the Sixers' game against the Detroit Pistons at the Wells Fargo Center.