The depleted Brooklyn Nets played without key forward Cam Johnson on Monday night against the Chicago Bulls. Johnson was sidelined by a sprained left ankle. He scored 26 points in Brooklyn's 100-92 loss to Orlando on Sunday.

It’s been something I’ve been dealing with the last year-and-a-half,” Simmons said. “So yeah, just got to monitor it, stay on it.”

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Jordi Fernandez on Shake Milton, who will step into an expanded role with Cam Thomas out: "Shake is about doing the right things... In a silent way, you always see him working... I’ve put him in tough spots because I’ve had him at point guard a lot,