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Shams Charania報導西門G4沒上場引發籃網管理層的失望

Sunday’s events triggered frustration and disheartenment throughout the organiz
ation, multiple sources said. The fallout of Simmons being ruled out Sunday led
to a meeting among franchise officials, Simmons and his agent, Klutch Sports CEO
 Rich Paul, on Monday in Brooklyn.

According to sources, Simmons told those in the room that a mental block exists
for him, dating in part to last summer’s postseason, which is creating stress t
hat could serve as a trigger point for his back issues. He added that he does wa
nt to play basketball and play for the Nets as he works on solutions in regard t
o his well-being.

多位消息人士指稱，因為西門G4沒有上場，導致管理層感到沮喪。因為這件事，西門跟他的
經紀人Rich Paul與籃網高層在週一時開了會。



Simmons had been described as pain-free for the majority of the past month but b
egan to cite soreness in his back on Friday, and a scheduled scrimmage was pushe
d back, multiple sources said. Simmons conducted two full-court scrimmages last
week on Monday and Wednesday, in which there was low intensity displayed, those
sources said. Throughout Simmons’ rehab, both Durant and Irving, for their part
, publicly downplayed their expectations for a Simmons return and said the goal
is to get him healthy.



On Sunday, Simmons informed the team his back was sore. For Nets players, the co
nfusion was not centered around Simmons’ ailment, but with the perceived lack o
f attempt to play, effort to be in uniform and push his body in these high-stake
s playoffs, sources said. Nets players and coaches wanted to see Simmons show re
solve and enter this series to start his on-court Brooklyn tenure, even if it wa
s for limited minutes on Monday or none at all while still dressing for the game
.



Many had hoped Simmons would find a way to make his debut amid a back issue as w
ell. He made all of the necessary progressions in rehab and showed optimism abou
t joining the team on the floor. That’s why, after a recovery process of starts
, stops, delays and questions, the Nets and Simmons finally felt he was on the d
oorstep of a return. And it didn’t happen.





B/R的記者Jake Fischer也報導了西門的相關訊息

Before the Celtics series began on Easter Sunday, league sources told B/R the 25
-year-old three-time All-Star and Nets personnel were confident he was on track
to play as early as Game 3. Then his purported timeline became Game 4. That is u
ntil Sunday, when Simmons informed Brooklyn staffers he was experiencing back so
reness, one day before Monday’s fateful Game 4 defeat.

在系列賽開始前，西門和籃網對於他在G3有機會出賽充滿信心，之後上場時間改為G4。而G4
前一天他通知球隊他背部痠痛無法上場。

The Nets ruled Simmons out of Game 4 altogether, sources said, as a sense of fat
igue from the situation and general disappointment seemed to permeate the franch
ise. After visiting the floor for pregame warm-ups prior to Game 3, Simmons did
not partake in any pregame work Monday and was not present on the bench alongsid
e his teammates for Game 4, which one source told B/R was because of his lingeri
ng back discomfort.



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西門好像真的還是一樣



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