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MIAMI — The Brooklyn Nets are not expecting guard Ben Simmons to play again this season, though no final decision will be made until the three-time All-Star meets with a back specialist, coach Jacque Vaughn said Saturday. Simmons is currently sidelined with what the Nets say is a nerve impingement — the condition where tissue or bone compresses nerve fibers — in his back. Saturday's game at Miami marked the 16th in a row that Simmons has missed, and his 32nd absence in 74 Nets games this season.
