- Australian plays first game since messy exit from 76ers
- Simmons ‘grateful and blessed to be back on the court’
Ben Simmons has shown glimpses of brilliance and some familiar struggles against his former NBA team Philadelphia in his first outing for Brooklyn.
The Nets lost their first of three pre-season games 127-108 to the 76ers, who rested stars Joel Embiid and James Harden on Tuesday (AEST).