Rick Carlisle tells a story about Bennedict Mathurin using a calendar to countdown the days until he was cleared to play after his surgery last season

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Charania Nets star Ben Simmons has a muscle strain in his leg and is expected to miss a few games sources tell TheAthletic Stadium Simmons has battled through ailments the past few weeks most recently sorenessswelling in knee and was in the midst of his best play this season