Ben Simmons' Comeback Derailed by Another Brutal Achilles Tear in a Cursed NBA Month

The basketball gods have officially lost the plot. Just as Ben Simmons was gearing up to make his official NBA comeback with the Sacramento Kings, Marc Stein reported that the polarizing point guard has sustained a devastating lower-leg injury.

If the initial fears of an Achilles tear are confirmed, it is a brutal blow for a guy whose career has become an endless loop of rehab assignments. Simmons was supposed to be the wild card for a Sacramento squad desperately needing a spark after getting blown off the floor 126-97 by the San Antonio Spurs over the weekend.

"Marc Stein reported the injury is devastating and comes right as Simmons was about to make his official comeback."

The craziest part of this news is the math. A confirmed tear would make Simmons the third NBA player to snap an Achilles this month alone. The Philadelphia 76ers already lost backup center Ariel Hukporti for the entire 2026-27 season to a right Achilles tear on October 6, and the Oklahoma City Thunder just watched rookie guard Otega Oweh suffer the exact same fate.

Three blown Achilles tendons in less than three weeks sounds less like a coincidence and more like the league needs to audit whatever brand of floor wax these arenas are using. For Simmons, it is a uniquely cruel twist. We have spent years debating his jump shot, his back issues, and his fit, but nobody wanted to see his latest comeback attempt end on a trainer's table before it even started.

This completely scrambles the board for anyone trying to project the Kings' rotation. Bettors who were eyeing Sacramento's team totals or taking fliers on Simmons' assist props will have to tear up those tickets. The Kings are now forced to navigate a loaded Western Conference without the defensive versatility they were banking on him providing.

Sacramento will have to pivot immediately as they try to stop the bleeding from their recent losing skid. We are still waiting on the official MRI results, but the immediate outlook is grim. Until the medical staff gives the final word, the Kings are left holding their breath, and the rest of the NBA is left wondering who cursed the month of October.