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The Nets will welcome Ben Simmons back to the lineup on Friday while several other key contributors remain sidelined due to injuries.

The Brooklyn Nets set a bad precedent by putting their injured players at the front of the bench and their active players at the back.

On Tuesday night, the Brooklyn Nets played the Portland Trail Blazers in Oregon. The Nets won by a score of 132-114 to improve to 14-26 in their first 40 games. Ben Simmons finished the win with five points,