Ben Simmons' Viral Instagram Post After Jazz-Nets Game
On Monday evening, the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Utah Jazz at Barclays Center in New York.
The Nets dominated the entire night and won by a score of 147-114.
One of the reasons for their excellent performance was the return of Ben Simmons, who played in his first game since November 6.
The three-time NBA All-Star finished the night with ten points, eight rebounds, 11 assists, one steal and one block while shooting a perfect 5/5 from the field in only 18 minutes of playing time.
After the game, Simmons made a post to Instagram, and there were nearly 100,000 likes in less than 16 hours.
Simmons captioned his post: "Good to be home!"
With the victory, the Nets improved to 19-27 in their first 46 games, which has them as the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference.
They are 3-7 over their last ten games but are also in the middle of a two-game winning streak.
Following the Jazz, the Nets will host Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday evening.
Simmons has only played in seven games this season but has averages of 7.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.3 assists per contest while shooting 58.5% from the field.
As for the Jazz, they dropped to 24-24 in their first 48 games, which has them as the tenth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 6-4 overt their last ten games and will now play the second night of a back-to-back against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.
