Ben Simmons Will Return In January

SWERVO · Oct 21, 2016

Oct 21, 2016
Ben Simmons is on track to return to the Sixers in January, Brett Brown told the Philadelphia Inquirer on Friday.

Previous reports indicated that Simmons, who suffered a Jones fracture in his right foot in the Sixers' final training camp scrimmage on Sept. 30, would be out three months. Friday's news jives with that, but this is the first time the Sixers have given a timetable.

"It's not doom and gloom," Brown said. "Ben is coming back in January. We are still trying to find information on Jerryd (Bayless). Jahlil (Okafor) is still trying to touch the court in his first preseason game."

With long-term ramifications in mind, there had been some speculation that Simmons' camp wanted him to sit all season.

This is rather encouraging news and it means the Sixers may avoid watching another of their top picks miss his entire first year.

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