By now, the saga between the Philadelphia 76ers and former star Ben Simmons, now with the Brooklyn Nets, is well-known. Everybody remembers the poor playoff performance, the passed-up dunk, and the details of the stalemate between Simmons and the Sixers all day long in order to get a trade done.
There has been plenty of blame to go around. A lot of people blame Simmons while others will blame the Sixers for what happened with the 25-year old 3-time All-Star. A lot has been made of the comments made by coach Doc Rivers and Joel Embiid after the team lost Game 7, although Embiid denies he called Simmons out specifically, but that bothered Simmons.
Former NBA star Gilbert Arenas called out the Sixers for the way they handled the whole situation:
I can understand where Ben Simmons is coming from. It wasn’t the media saying he can’t win, his own coach said ‘don’t know’ if the Sixers can win with him. Teammates know each other weaknesses they know Ben struggles with shooting and confidence issues. Putting him out there like that wasn’t right.
Right or wrong, the situation is over. Simmons is now with the Nets and both sides have moved on with James Harden now in Philadelphia.
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