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Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons admitted he had a lot to work on to improve in this league.
Simmons might possibly skip the Olympics to work on being the player he expects to be.
This could be a good sign for both Simmons and the team that he is ready to lock in on the offensive end of the floor

NBA legend Magic Johnson said on ESPN that the Ben Simmons era in Philly is over.
Ben… it’s time for a change. It’s time for a change because he can’t recover from this, Magic Johnson.
According to Magic, the damage has been done both inside the locker room and within the fanbase

Sixers C Joel Embiid was named to the All-NBA second team with Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Julius Randle, and LeBron James.
Embiid averaged 28.6 points and 10.5 rebounds, and he was absolutely terrific all season long.
He continued to throw the Sixers on his back, and he did a great job as the leader of this team

The Sixers announced that Joel Embiid is diagnosed with a small lateral meniscus tear in his right knee and he will officially be out for Game 5 against the Wizards.
He is considered day-to-day should Washington force a Game 6 back in D.C. on Friday.
With Embiid out, more pressure will be placed upon Ben Simmons and Tobias Harris to lead the way in Game 5

Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are named finalists for league awards.
Joel Embiid was announced as a finalist for the Most Valuable Player award.
Ben Simmons was announced as a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year award

Damian Lillard sat down with The Athletic’s Sam Amick and said that Nikola Jokic should win the MVP award over Joel Embiid.
And I would give it to him over Embiid just because Embiid missed games, Damian Lillard.
Embiid finished the regular season averaging 28.5 points and 10.6 rebounds while shooting 51.3% from the floor and 37.7% from deep

The Philadelphia 76ers enter the last week of the regular season ranked 2nd in ESPN’s latest edition of its Power Rankings.
The Sixers have all but clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference, giving them an easier path to the NBA Finals, ESPN.
It would make life a lot easier in the playoffs if the road to the NBA Finals in the East goes through South Philadelphia