Sixers’ Simmons ready to return

Ben Simmons’ back pain threw his postseason status into uncertainty had the NBA season reached its natural conclusion.

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He’s muscular, spry — and throwing down dunks without a wince on his face. The All-Star guard who watched the Philadelphia 76ers from the bench during the final days in March is now healthy, confident and ready to dominate.

Simmons’ last game was Feb. 22, when he took such a hard fall in Milwaukee that he was left lying on his back, vomiting from the pain. He is good to go now and can help the Sixers resume a push to win their first NBA title since 1983.

“I’ll be ready to go,” he said Thursday. “I’m feeling good. I put on a lot more muscle. I’m ready to go and get rolling.”