During this time of quarantine where everybody is away from the game, players have a bit more free time than before. Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons as spent a lot of time playing Call of Duty online and he has spread his basketball opinions a lot while chatting with fans.
He has said in the past that he does not believe that Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert is a top-five defender and he has another defensive opinion about a guy who has a reputation of being a less than stellar defender.
Houston Rockets guard James Harden is known as one of the best offensive players in the game and a natural scorer. However, his defense continues to be criticized and described as weak. Simmons praised Harden as a defender and he added that he is very strong and that people can’t always rely on numbers.
Ben Simmons defends James Harden’s defense pic.twitter.com/Y9MlxHyFsW
— Ky Carlin (@Ky_Carlin) May 26, 2020
Simmons is in the running for Defensive Player of the Year for 2020 so when he has an opinion about defense, it holds a lot of weight. [lawrence-related id=31530,31524,31516]