Ben Simmons has returned from five games out with illness and back soreness to help the Brooklyn Nets beat fellow NBA strugglers the Charlotte Hornets.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak ...

Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win ...

His window to start for the Nets — one that opened the last two games — could last only for as long as Cam Johnson remains ...

Simmons was initially slated to return Saturday from a three-game absence due to an illness. However, he will not be available off the bench due to a lingering lower back issue, and his next chance to ...

Australia's Ben Simmons has returned from a five-game absence amid doubt around his NBA future to help the Brooklyn Nets snap ...

Jalen Wilson looks to take Phoenix big man Nick Richards off the dribble on Wednesday at Barclays Center. Imagn Images “When everyone’s rebounding, whether it’s me, Ben [Simmons], Noah ...

Simmons (illness) is probable for Tuesday's game against the Knicks, Sharif Phillips-Keaton of USA Today reports. After being a late scratch ahead of Sunday's loss to the Thunder, Simmons is expected ...

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