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NEW YORK — All eyes were zeroed in on the Nets‘ bench in the early minutes of Monday’s matchup against the Utah Jazz at Barclays Center, intently watching for any signs of movement from No. 10. Then with 6:27 left in the first quarter, with Brooklyn clinging to a 16-14 lead, Ben Simmons slowly made his way out of the tunnel and onto the court, sporting bright red sneakers that complimented the team’s colorful city edition uniforms well. He dished out a pair of high-fives to Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson before settling in for his first defensive possession in nearly three months. The crowd of …