On the second night of a back-to-back, having defeated the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, the Nets have ruled out starting guard Ben Simmons. Not playing in back-to-backs this season, Simmons has only been appearing in one half of those sets.

The Brooklyn Nets will be without several rotation pieces on Monday against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith will not play in the matchup, head coach Jordi Fernandez announced after Sunday’s win over the Sacramento Kings.

All season long, Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernández has reiterated how he wants Ben Simmons to be aggressive and look to score. The 41-year-old even chall

At the start of the season, Nets coach Jordi Fernandez said he hoped Ben Simmons would be aggressive and put up double-digit shots on a nightly basis. So far, Simmons hasn’t hit the target once. With Simmons now removed from his second back surgery and proclaiming himself healthy for the first time in years,