Let’s start this off with a simple fact. Ben Simmons made five career 3-pointers with the Philadelphia 76ers over the course of five years with the team.
Another fact. James Harden just played his first game as a Philadelphia 76er and has already made 5 3-point shots as the team’s new point guard. That means it only took one game for James Harden to make as many 3-pointers as Simmons did as a 76er.
One game. Just one. And, look, it totally makes sense. Simmons is not a shooter. James Harden is. So, of course, this would happen at some point.
You know who let us know it happened immediately after it happened? 76ers Twitter. They could not WAIT for this moment, y’all. Look.
It took James Harden one game with the Sixers to match Ben Simmons' career three point tally.
Cool.
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) February 26, 2022
Ben Simmons hit 5 threes in 275 games with the Sixers
James Harden hit 5 threes in 35 minutes with the Sixers
— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) February 26, 2022
James Harden has now hit as many 3-pointers tonight (5) as Ben Simmons has in his ENTIRE career.
— Did The Sixers Win? (@DidTheSixersWin) February 26, 2022
The pettiness here is just incredible. The funniest part about this is I’m not even sure if anyone remembers when Simmons hit those 5 3-pointers. Were they fullcourt heaves? Were they just spot-up shots? Did they come at the end of the shot clock? Who knows!
And if no one knows the answer to these questions, then did Simmons really hit those 3-pointers? Makes you think. It’s like the question about the tree falling in the woods without anyone around to hear it. Y’all know the one.
Anyway, Sixers fans were thrilled with this development. They actually have a point guard that can shoot now.