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Simmons 'bullied' in 'nightmare' comeback game - CtrlF.XYZ

Simmons 'bullied' in 'nightmare' comeback game

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Ben Simmons has endured a nightmare outing successful his archetypal authoritative NBA quality successful 487 days, signaling much fouls than points successful his Brooklyn Nets debut.

Just hours aft declaring that helium would beryllium the "motor" of his caller team, Simmons attempted conscionable 3 tract goals, making two, en-route to finishing with 4 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists earlier fouling retired successful conscionable 23 minutes.

Simmons' disappointing show mirrored that of his team, with the Nets throttled 130-108 by the New Orleans Pelicans successful their play opener.

The 26-year-old said helium was "too excited" and said helium cramped up during the half-time interruption aft an extended play connected the sidelines.

Despite his disappointing debut, Simmons received the enactment of prima teammates Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, arsenic good arsenic Nets caput manager Steve Nash.

"As we told him successful the locker room, he's a invaluable portion for america and we request him retired there, and fouling retired is not an option," Irving said aft the game.

"Playing assertive is thing that we privation him to do, but we besides privation to play smart."

"I conscionable deliberation he's rusty. The feline hasn't played successful implicit a year," Nash added.

"He's inactive getting utilized to referees, defence, offence. This is simply a process for Ben ... He's shown evidently glimpses of the subordinate we cognize helium is and tin be, but it's not easy. We're present to enactment him."

Simmons' long-awaited instrumentality to the NBA could not person gone much otherwise compared to Pelicans prima Zion Williamson, who played successful his archetypal game since May 2021.

Williamson finished the crippled with 25 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals successful 30 minutes of action.

The No.1 prime successful the 2019 draught looked afloat recovered and explosive aft being sidelined with a breached close foot, and his summation to a roster that made the playoffs without him could marque the Pelicans a rising squad successful the Western Conference.

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