{"id":503067,"date":"2026-10-21T06:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/503067\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T06:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:08:14","slug":"sacramento-kings-announce-good-news-on-ben-simmons-achilles-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/503067\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento Kings announce good news on Ben Simmons Achilles injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Simmons underwent successful surgery to repair his torn Achilles tendon.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Simmons&#8217; long and grinding road back to the court has officially begun.<\/p>\n<p>The Sacramento Kings announced Tuesday in a press release that Simmons underwent successful surgery to repair his torn right Achilles tendon.<\/p>\n<p>The former NBA star will be out indefinitely, as the Kings will announce updates once available.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2112719880818753886\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  Ben Simmons suffers torn Achilles, NBA comeback ruined <\/p>\n<p>In a brutal turn of events, Ben Simmons sustained a torn right Achilles.<\/p>\n<p>Simmons suffered the devastating injury during the Sacramento Kings&#8217; Sunday team practice.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the severity of the injury, Simmons is officially out for the whole 2026-27 NBA season, which delivers a gut-wrenching blow to his plans for a league comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Simmons skipped the entire 2025-26 season to prioritize his health and injury recovery. He earned a one-year deal from the Kings this past offseason after impressing them in his team workout.<\/p>\n<p>After vowing <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-257624-ben-simmons-shares-first-statement-after-brutal-season-ending-injury.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">he will back even better<\/a> following the brutal injury, the clock is now on for Simmons and his healing process.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_1\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792562894_324_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for being with us! 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