The Latest Breaking News from Ben Simmons

PHILADELPHIA — We find ourselves in an unprecedented vortex of athletes acting as irredeemable idiots. These fellas aren’t exactly evil; just selfish, self-centered, and generally more odious than their peers, and acting in ways that are unprecedented in the annals of athletics. It’s like they’re in a race for decency…

Ian Begley: Nets say Goran Dragic (return to competition reconditioning) is probable for MIL game while Kevin Durant (left knee - MCL sprain) and Ben Simmons (return to competition reconditioning) are out. Source: Twitter @IanBegley What's the buzz ...

NEW YORK — Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka believes Ben Simmons will have a significant impact for the Nets on both ends of the floor when he joins the roster — provided they maximize their small window of time to develop chemistry with the new players they acquired in…

Durant and Simmons are both going through “high-intensity workouts” before returning.

“He was doing what he felt was best for himself business-wise and personal-wise.”

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers knew he had something special in rookie guard Tyrese Maxey. He just didn’t know how special, but he knew he didn’t want to lose Maxey in a trade.

Green said his former teammate “does not like to play in Philly.”

NEW YORK — If the playoffs started today, the Nets would qualify for the play-in tournament, which means they’d be one win away from seeding seventh in the Eastern Conference — and two losses away from missing the postseason altogether.

PHILADELPHIA — The dirty little secret about MVP voting is that there aren’t enough hours in the day to do it right. That’s why they usually make the writers do it. Everybody already hates us, anyway.