Ben Simmons under fire after being ruled out of Nets’ crucial NBA playoff game

• No 1 pick in the 2016 draft to miss Game 4 against Boston
• Australian facing prospect of not playing at all this season

Ben Simmons has come in for heavy criticism after the Australian was ruled out of Game 4 of Brooklyn's NBA playoff series against Boston, making it possible he will not play at all this season.

The Nets listed Simmons as out on the injury report for the game on Monday night, when they will be trying to avoid a sweep by the Celtics after Sunday's 109-103 defeat at the Barclays Center left them 3-0 down in the series.