Australian basketball great Shane Heal says he can understand why Ben Simmons has “sooked it up” as Philadelphia 76ers put aside 25 per cent of money owed him.
Joel Embiid called it “borderline kind of disrespectful” to teammates that the 76ers’ disgruntled point guard has not yet reported for training camp.
Philadelphia 76ers megastar Joel Embiid says that he’s “disappointed” with Ben Simmons while team brass expressed “lots of hope” for bringing back their disgruntled point guard.
Most of his 76ers teammates wanted to take a jet to Los Angeles this week to meet with Ben Simmons. But they were instructed not to come and that the three-time All-Star did not want to meet with them.
Can the rift between Ben Simmons and the Sixers be repaired? 76ers coach Doc Rivers is not ruling it out.
Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will not turn up for the start of training camp next week and intends to never play another game for the team,according to US reports.
In a meeting with the 76ers last week in Los Angeles,Ben Simmons told Philadelphia officials that he no longer wants to remain a Sixer.
Andrew Bogut - speaking on his Rogue Bogues podcast - said that he,his Boomers teammates,and then-coach Andrej Lemanis felt pressured to bring Simmons into the squad,despite their wishes not to,so as to avoid losing the funding and jeopardising the game in Australia.
Two of the best basketball players Australia has produced say Ben Simmons has made the wrong call to skip the Tokyo Olympics.
The NBA superstar is officially out of Australia’s Boomers’ squad for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics,Australia’s head coach has announced.
The 76ers and Rich Paul,the agent for Ben Simmons,have begun meeting about Simmons’ future,as NBA great Scottie Pippen said the Australian had been set up for failure.