Cause of Ben Simmons’ Back Issues Have Been Revealed

Ben Simmons did not play a single game this year, not one, and despite telling people that he would come back in Game 4, he ended up not playing.

Now, there is talk about Simmons’ future in Brooklyn and whether or not he should even be there. Ben Simmons has been labeled as “pathetic” by guys like Stephen A. Smith, and there is this growing sense that Simmons doesn’t want to even work on his craft in order to get better.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, there appears to be an interesting reason behind Simmons’ back problems. Simmons is undergoing a mental block as it pertains to getting back on the court. This anxiety has caused Simmons a lot of stress, which in turn has resulted in back pain for Simmons.

Ben Simmons told Nets leadership that a mental block for him to play is creating stress as a trigger point for his back issues, per @ShamsCharania

Nets players and coaches wanted Simmons to show “resolve” and play in this series, even if it was for limited minutes. pic.twitter.com/NnV7xvaSEI

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 26, 2022

Out of all the reasons, this one is hard to comprehend.

It’s the smell test for me, and this reasoning stinks. If playing basketball is too stressful for Ben, maybe switch professions…

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