NEW YORK – The nature of Ben Simmons’s back injury is thought to be a disc herniation, but despite this, Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash says he still believes his guard will be able to play this. season.

Simmons underwent epidural recently and according to Nash, this treatment would have relieved the pain a bit. The Nets coach himself revealed that Simmons received such an injection shortly after his management last week. However, he did not specify the nature of the injury until Monday, when he confirmed the information published by the specialized medium The Athletic.

So far, Nash has been content to say that inflammation flared up Simmons’s back shortly after he was acquired by the 76ers on February 10th.

“I’m not sure when they found out the injury was more than an inflammation, but more of a disc herniation,” Nas said ahead of Monday’s game between the Nets and the Utah Jazz.

He added that Simmons had already suffered such an injury earlier in his career. He still does not train with his teammates, but Nash continues to believe that the former No. 1 in the NBA draft will return to the floor this season.

“I do not think that necessarily changes the outcome. “We still have high hopes that he can return,” Nash said. He had moments in his physical condition, where he was on the field and it looked like he would take it to another level, and then there are obstacles. I am still optimistic that he will be able to play for us. »

But time is running out, with only ten games left in the Nets’ schedule after Monday. Then they may have to go through to the playoff qualifiers.

Nash did not want to give Simmons a possible return date. He even claimed that he could be in the starting lineup at any time during the season or the playoffs, if his health allows.