{"id":514621,"date":"2026-09-10T08:29:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=514621"},"modified":"2026-09-10T08:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T06:29:52","slug":"draymond-green-praises-ben-simmons-nba-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/draymond-green-praises-ben-simmons-nba-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Draymond Green praises Ben Simmons\u2019 NBA comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1234\" data-end=\"1397\">Draymond Green expressed his happiness over Ben Simmons\u2019 NBA return after the former No. 1 pick signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Sacramento Kings.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1564\">\u201cI spoke with Ben and he was excited to play basketball. The first thing he said was, \u2018Man, I\u2019m healthy. 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