The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics have been big rivals for a long time. There is certainly no love lost between the two historic franchises in the NBA as the teams prepare for a matchup on Thursday in Boston.
On Monday night, Celtics star Jaylen Brown added fuel to the fire as he made a joke out of Ben Simmons’ offensive game when asked about the production of Celtics rookie Grant Williams.
After Boston knocked off the Cleveland Cavaliers 110-88, Brown was asked about Williams’ recent production after a streak where he was scoreless over a stretch of four games in late November and he said they started calling him Ben Simmons. He was referring to Simmons’ scoreless game against the Celtics in the 2018 playoffs.
Jaylen was asked about the nicknames they gave Grant Williams during his 0-for streak
"Yeah we were calling him Ben Simmons for a while"
— John Karalis 🇬🇷 (@RedsArmy_John) December 10, 2019
This is one of those juicy quotes that adds to the hype and the rivalry for the game on Thursday at the TD Garden. Simmons has been very aggressive in recent games and if that’s the case on Thursday, then he should be extra motivated to want to have a big game for his team much like in the playoffs when then-Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley called him “average” in the half-court. He has a history of responding when he has to. [lawrence-related id=20980,20973,20951]