‘I’m coming back. Give me some time’: Ben Simmons, Nets preach patience after ugly loss to Heat

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‘I’m coming back. Give me some time’: Ben Simmons, Nets preach patience after ugly loss to Heat

As fans slowly filed out of the Barclays Center after the Nets’ second consecutive preseason blowout loss to an Eastern Conference playoff opponent — this time a 109-80 defeat to the Miami Heat after Monday’s 19-point thumping from the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers — the in-arena DJ played an all-too familiar tune.“Don’t worry. Be happy.”It’s easy to worry after Thursday’s poor performance, a game two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant said he “d…