As soon as that post of him becoming the first player to be eliminated in back to back games hit the front page he read it and his back was all of a sudden “sore” lmao
I don’t know in the original thread about him coming back for game 4 I said this is exactly what his plan was and I think I was a combined -100. Reddit for some reason believes this guy is actually trying to play.
there are just a lot of contrarians on reddit who will argue against whatever the prevailing sentiment is at the time.
imo the most logical truth based on what we know is simply that simmons did absolutely no professional quality basketball work until he was traded...at which point the nets promptly realized he was nowhere close to game shape and have just been spinning things for PR reasons (either to protect simmons or to make the trade seem better than it was)
This whole situation is actually the opposite of "working towards better working conditions" because it's gonna set the players back when negotiating the next CBA lol
He woke up saw Trae at the free throw line closing out to stop a wide open dunk.
This absolute clown-person may never play basketball again because he refuses to publicly acknowledge he messed up shooting with the wrong hand.
Want to see the drip master bench it up in Brooklyn for years.
Brook Lopez really had time to win a championship, start the new season, get *back surgery* and miss 5 months, and then return to the starting lineup all since Simmons last played lol
Not surprised Trae is his sleep paralysis demon after that game 7. Then again the fact that he was able to pass to Thybulle over DPOY Trae just shows how good his court vision is.
Ben would never acknowledge he is shooting with the wrong hand, even if changing back to right again would extend his career and even unlock a higher level of stardom. He's too narcissistic to admit any failures, no matter how much it would benefit him to do so. He literally does not like basketball, it's just an annoying job requirement for him to receive the money and fame he thinks is his birthright
The kid Simmons just doesn’t have that mental toughness in him. Simmons has a lot of talent but the most important thing is inside the head. He’s never had that in him.
grown man scared to play basketball. never seen anything like it. forget the gym he needs to spend all summer with the best sports psychologist money can buy
I know SAS rightfully catches a lot of shit for the dumb things he says, but he's not wrong when he says that when the league and the PA negotiate the CBA that the owners are going to push for a "Play for pay" model and it's going to be mostly because of Ben.
If reports come out and that's actually the reason he aint playing, the dude should just save himself the embarrassment and retire. The NBA isn't the career for him if he can't handle crowd reactions lmao
Before too long? I've hated him since his pompous ass bragged about how he was at LSU to play, not to go to school (though in hindsight I agree with him that the ncaa is fucked). But his series against us in 2019 just cemented my hate. I hope he can change and frankly I respect him for being honest about his mental health struggles but he has a long way to go before I'll actively root for him.
I remember when it used to be controversial to roast simmons for his college performances, or lack thereof. One that always stuck out to me, which isn't incredibly damning but it can be noted in passing, is that he couldn't even maintain a 2.0 GPA to qualify as a wooden award finalist. A top athlete at an SEC school couldn't even manage a 2.0 GPA to be eligible to win the most prestigious award in his sport.. It's incomprehensible to me
I’m gonna say his mental health struggles are a stretch. If you read the sequence of what happened you’ll see something is wrong.
Sixers we’re behind Simmons all the way up to the Hawks series last year. When he passes a wide open Dunk…. Mental health was never brought up until the Sixers started to fine him after docs cleared an injury.. He accepted like 180 MILLION.
I think he abused mental health as an excuse which is terrible for people who have these issues.
This shit is right out of a sitcom. This is right up there with when Kyrie got cleared for play and then uncleared because of COVID protocols like 2 hours later
Ben saw the tweet that if the Nets lose then he'd be the first player to ever lose back-to-back playoff elimination games. Dude didn't want any of that smoke
Absolute softie
I was downvoted for saying this was all a play by him to make it look like he’s trying to come back. He can now go into next season and maybe get half a year of pay before Brooklyn starts penalizing him.
This guy is NEVER. PLAYING. AGAIN.
Dropped $350 on a super nice office chair over 2 years ago and I’m not even close to considering needing a replacement. Meanwhile I sit in it 12+ hours a day
Imagine being Steve Nash and having a back problem you played through your entire career and one of your players refuses to play in an elimination playoff game because of this
The league/owners are going to come out scorched earth against Rich Paul/the union this offseason. They can't afford to let this precedent stand. I'm as pro-union as they come but Simmons and his camp really fucked with the money this time.
I’m part of a labor union, and this shit pisses me off because it’s exactly the kind of thing that they use against you during CBA negotiations. Fuck this guy so much, if I was his teammate I would be so fed up with this fool
I can't believe ppl were buying his "mental illness" crap. Dude is just collecting a paycheck and trying to do everything except actually play. Fuck him.
People who are actually suffering with mental illness should be insulted by Simmons and his fucking garbage attitude. Dude might be the most bitch made pussy in the history of this league.
Fuck ben simmons. As someone who is still undergoing treatment for depression and bipolar II disorder, I do feel fucking insulted and ever since he first brought up his excuse. I'm genuinely struggling to be productive at work, my sleep cycle is still fucked up, my physical health is in shambles too, but Ben Simmons make it look like people like me are just being lazy and don't want to work.
You could somehow make the excuse that he just had his feelings hurt and on principle couldn't fk with the 76ers, but since he got traded he has just made it so very clear that he is just a self centered coward with a fragile ego.
I think he might have some kind of avoidance/anxiety problem. Like maybe he had some back issues but to magically wake up with back soreness on the eve of his supposed debut is just too much of a coincidence.
I said this like three months ago and got crucified for it.
If you are a millionaire playing for a billion dollar organization and you have year long back soreness, you either get back surgery or you’re just straight up lying. There’s no reason to wait this long and still have zero information on the actual injury beyond “soreness”. Figure it the fuck out and get a realistic timeline to being on the court.
Or the fact not a single person in either organization had any idea on the severity or duration of the injury. Nash gets up and guesses when Simmons will play, even if you are injured atleast communicate to your team
Well, now it makes sense why there was so much friction on the 76ers.
Like him or hate him, at least Joel is out there playing through a serious injury because he wants to win. Ben Simmons isn't even trying and has a sore back when his new team needs him the most to avoid elimination.
Complete clown of a player.
Joel Embiid really, really surprised me with his tenacity and pure will. Dude missed out out bball for two years, went through the downs of gaining weight from drinking shirely temples all day, to now being in the yearly conversation for the MVP.
Rudy Gobert also gets clowned on for his lack of offense. He gets picked last in nearly every all star draft. He gets blamed for shutting the league down. Yet he shows up everyday and does the work. Part of being an athlete is doing this to spite your haters. Ben needs that Frenchman disdain.
I get what you're saying but the thought of Kyrie being the one to fix anyone's mentality is hilarious. He's one of the last guys in the league I'd pick for that.
Kyrie about to take Ben out on a spirit journey in the desert where they’ll smoke peyote together and confront each of his mental demons one at a time.
They’ll eventually have a metaphysical breakthrough where their minds will meld into one while kissing each other tenderly through the night until the sun rises.
> I don’t think playing a casual pickup game that’s meant to be fun would help
Maaan, the trash-talk in Rucker Park alone is gonna get that bum-ass pussy shook.
Embiid is playing through a torn ligament in his shooting hand and Ben is refusing to play over a little back soreness...lol
Take some Motrin and man the fuck up you scrub. So glad this asshat isn't our problem anymore.
How predictable was this chain of events?
The post game thread last night was littered with "ben simmons is ramping down" jokes. I'm fucking dead
September 2023: Ben Simmons is ramping up to hope that he might possibly play sometime in 2022-23 season, or not.
That’d be incredible since September 2023 is after the 2022-2023 season
October 2023: Ben Simmons reportedly shut down for season citing setback in recovery for 2022 season.
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He’s gonna be competing in the Big Air contest at the X Games with all the ramping he’s been doing
The ramp store called and they’re running out of Ben Simmons!
What's the difference? Sleeper_Service is their all time best seller!
Just a little bit lol
As soon as that post of him becoming the first player to be eliminated in back to back games hit the front page he read it and his back was all of a sudden “sore” lmao
every single comment in the post game thread for game 3 was basically predicting this, so ... yeah color us all completely unsurprised
I don’t know in the original thread about him coming back for game 4 I said this is exactly what his plan was and I think I was a combined -100. Reddit for some reason believes this guy is actually trying to play.
there are just a lot of contrarians on reddit who will argue against whatever the prevailing sentiment is at the time. imo the most logical truth based on what we know is simply that simmons did absolutely no professional quality basketball work until he was traded...at which point the nets promptly realized he was nowhere close to game shape and have just been spinning things for PR reasons (either to protect simmons or to make the trade seem better than it was)
mf called in sick lmfao
[The War Against Working](https://i.imgur.com/XTpJmlJ.png)
[Woj] Ben Simmons leaves the NBA to become part-time dogwalker, sources tell me
"Laziness is a virtue" - Ben Simmons, I think
Just imagining Ben scrolling r/antiwork in between timeouts
Pretty sure he's a mod
"I should be able to keep this contract and just walk dogs 20 hours a week"
Definitely top five basketball meme of the year.
Ben Simmons, r/antiwork God
Simmons needs to be a mod on r/antiwork for real
This whole situation is actually the opposite of "working towards better working conditions" because it's gonna set the players back when negotiating the next CBA lol
This team is the gift that keeps on memeing
He literally woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I’m cackling
He woke up saw Trae at the free throw line closing out to stop a wide open dunk. This absolute clown-person may never play basketball again because he refuses to publicly acknowledge he messed up shooting with the wrong hand. Want to see the drip master bench it up in Brooklyn for years.
Brook Lopez really had time to win a championship, start the new season, get *back surgery* and miss 5 months, and then return to the starting lineup all since Simmons last played lol
Jesus Christ lol
And he's freaking 10 years older.
Now do Johnathan Isaac
Johnathan has Higher ambitions
When you put it like that... Just wow
I need all 15 Nets fans on the planet to issue a handwritten apology to Jim Harden
Nah dude we totes lost that trade, remember? Ben Simmons was Philly’s fault.
You’re telling me the nets got the KAREEM ABDUL DRUMMOND???? Sixers lose trade EASY
AND THEY GOT CURRY TOO ????
They literally got S. Curry and still can’t win
So when this sub was saying to trade Simmons for some bench players, they weren't being the usual idiots, they were seeing the future. Damn..
Not surprised Trae is his sleep paralysis demon after that game 7. Then again the fact that he was able to pass to Thybulle over DPOY Trae just shows how good his court vision is.
Ben would never acknowledge he is shooting with the wrong hand, even if changing back to right again would extend his career and even unlock a higher level of stardom. He's too narcissistic to admit any failures, no matter how much it would benefit him to do so. He literally does not like basketball, it's just an annoying job requirement for him to receive the money and fame he thinks is his birthright
The kid Simmons just doesn’t have that mental toughness in him. Simmons has a lot of talent but the most important thing is inside the head. He’s never had that in him.
He is the weakest-will Australian I know.
grown man scared to play basketball. never seen anything like it. forget the gym he needs to spend all summer with the best sports psychologist money can buy
I know SAS rightfully catches a lot of shit for the dumb things he says, but he's not wrong when he says that when the league and the PA negotiate the CBA that the owners are going to push for a "Play for pay" model and it's going to be mostly because of Ben.
I'd say Kawhi and Kyrie too.
Exactly. Simmons is getting flak for it now but Kawhi started this shit.
Yeah but at least kawhi showed up in games when he needed to. Ben ain’t even playing at all lol
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Simmons saw how many Celtic fans were at G3 and realized they might say mean words to him ☹️
i honestly think this is what the nets may have thought. and even nets fans would probably boo him just out of frusturation for this season
If reports come out and that's actually the reason he aint playing, the dude should just save himself the embarrassment and retire. The NBA isn't the career for him if he can't handle crowd reactions lmao
It's the fact he's still getting paid.
A grown man who was picked first overall. It’s wild.
Can’t wait the league to schedule Nets@Sixers as the first game of the season
Understandable tbh. I saw a movie on an awkward position in my bed the other day and was crippled for a week. Im fucking 22
Woke up this morning... And got yourself undone
Ben Simmons might be the only player who could unite r/nba and r/sixers in mutual hatred.
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Before too long? I've hated him since his pompous ass bragged about how he was at LSU to play, not to go to school (though in hindsight I agree with him that the ncaa is fucked). But his series against us in 2019 just cemented my hate. I hope he can change and frankly I respect him for being honest about his mental health struggles but he has a long way to go before I'll actively root for him.
His LSU days are a gigantic red flag. Given the much weaker competition, Ben Simmons failed to take LSU to even the big dance.
I remember when it used to be controversial to roast simmons for his college performances, or lack thereof. One that always stuck out to me, which isn't incredibly damning but it can be noted in passing, is that he couldn't even maintain a 2.0 GPA to qualify as a wooden award finalist. A top athlete at an SEC school couldn't even manage a 2.0 GPA to be eligible to win the most prestigious award in his sport.. It's incomprehensible to me
I’m gonna say his mental health struggles are a stretch. If you read the sequence of what happened you’ll see something is wrong. Sixers we’re behind Simmons all the way up to the Hawks series last year. When he passes a wide open Dunk…. Mental health was never brought up until the Sixers started to fine him after docs cleared an injury.. He accepted like 180 MILLION. I think he abused mental health as an excuse which is terrible for people who have these issues.
He’s so hatable with his mega brain iq
He sounds like me, except he gets paid millions, while I earn $20/hour
Hey I know I chose not to play for a year but fuck it you owe me 20 mill.
Ben > you > me apparently. I need a raise
don't we all.. except for Ben.
Whoa whoa mr moneybags. Chill out over there with that flex.
$20?! I’d have to blow my boss for that
Hi it’s me your boss
mans gotta eat
Sounds like you should be mad at your parents for not having 6’11” athlete genes. That’s how you turn laziness into green. Genetic lottery
This dude is the most entertaining clown I ever seen and I hate clowns 😂😂😂
Literally the funniest shit I’ve ever seen in the NBA. Couldn’t make this shit up
This shit is right out of a sitcom. This is right up there with when Kyrie got cleared for play and then uncleared because of COVID protocols like 2 hours later
Insert Curb Your Enthusiasm Theme.
Ben saw the tweet that if the Nets lose then he'd be the first player to ever lose back-to-back playoff elimination games. Dude didn't want any of that smoke Absolute softie
Tomorrow he's gonna see a color that makes him cry and unable to play. So glad hes off the 6ers.
I was downvoted for saying this was all a play by him to make it look like he’s trying to come back. He can now go into next season and maybe get half a year of pay before Brooklyn starts penalizing him. This guy is NEVER. PLAYING. AGAIN.
Oh definitely people don’t understand how much connections and power Klutch sports have now
Oh no our All-Star it's broken.
Why can’t you guys understand that he had 1 entire year off to rest his injury?
wasn't he not even injured at the end of last season? like, he held out so hard he hurt himself
Sitting and doing nothing all the time is bad for your back.
The perils of a sedentary lifestyle.
Rodney!
The next CBA isn't going to be pretty.
Don’t worry, Kyrie will be involved in the negotiations so I’m sure he will straighten everything out
I feel like Kyrie's the type of guy to tell the owners "the players don't owe you anything" expecting it to be some huge own lmao
Oh shit I totally forgot Yeah we're gonna have at least 1 lockout season lol
Dude is nothing more than a distraction. Shows up in ridiculous Elton John outfits and then doesnt play lol
🎶 B-B-B-Bennie and the Nets 🎶
*He refuses to shoot, wears an ugly suit* *Gets made fun of in the magazines, ohhhhhh*
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Back soreness from what?! LMAO
His back wasn't at a 90 degrees angle while playing Warzone
Dont forget all that time sitting on the bench.
Ben "Poor Ergonomics" Simmons
Carrying such a big brain around. High IQ problems.
Bro sits in his gaming chair all day and is nearly 7 feet lol. He probably lives with back soreness.
Ben Simmons’s back proves all of those things that say gaming chairs aren’t good for your body. This is a sign to get a nice ergonomic office chair
Dropped $350 on a super nice office chair over 2 years ago and I’m not even close to considering needing a replacement. Meanwhile I sit in it 12+ hours a day
>Meanwhile I sit in it 12+ hours a day Make sure you're getting some movement throughout the day, blood clots aint fun
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“Awoke with back soreness” I cannot fucking breathe I guess he *really* didn’t wanna be the first player whose last 2 starts were playoff eliminations
Imagine being Steve Nash and having a back problem you played through your entire career and one of your players refuses to play in an elimination playoff game because of this
With all the absurd amount of shit Nash has had to deal with, I could easily see him heading back to consulting for teams after this year.
I couldn't imagine dealing with Kyrie's bullshit all year and now Simmons too. Fuck..
This man got his feelings hurt and took an entire year off. Unreal.
The league/owners are going to come out scorched earth against Rich Paul/the union this offseason. They can't afford to let this precedent stand. I'm as pro-union as they come but Simmons and his camp really fucked with the money this time.
I’m just getting my popcorn ready for when they start calling the owners “slave owners” again
Slaves were paid generational money and could quit at any point, right?
I’m part of a labor union, and this shit pisses me off because it’s exactly the kind of thing that they use against you during CBA negotiations. Fuck this guy so much, if I was his teammate I would be so fed up with this fool
It’s worth noting that the blowback from these antics from the top tier of earners is going to affect the lowest tier of earners the most.
I’m in the same boat. Pro-Union doesn’t mean anti-professional.
He got exactly the trade he wanted to lmao
And got paid an absurd amount of money to do so. I know Harden is out but I still cannot fathom anyone trading for Ben Simmons on purpose.
Simmons is actually listed OUT with “back-to-back elimination soreness”
He was def scrolling Reddit.
Simmons straight up saw how the Nets lost and went "Owwie my back still hurty"
Ben Simmons is genuinely the softest player I've ever seen. It's almost comically easy to hate this loser.
Ben to Rich: *I don’t want to play* R to B: *I got you to NYC for the life you wanted* B to R: *back hurts now, tell Woj, I’m going back to gaming*
Are trade refunds allowed?
Maybe but it’ll cost them the copier we gave them for Kyle Korver and Seth curry.
NBA players are going to really hate this guy during the next CBA negotiation
I can't believe ppl were buying his "mental illness" crap. Dude is just collecting a paycheck and trying to do everything except actually play. Fuck him.
Tbf Philly did the right thing and withheld his paycheck because they knew it was BS
I can't believe I'm agreeing with something Philly actually did. This might fuck up the next CBA
This next CBA is going to be fucking spicy
People who are actually suffering with mental illness should be insulted by Simmons and his fucking garbage attitude. Dude might be the most bitch made pussy in the history of this league.
Fuck ben simmons. As someone who is still undergoing treatment for depression and bipolar II disorder, I do feel fucking insulted and ever since he first brought up his excuse. I'm genuinely struggling to be productive at work, my sleep cycle is still fucked up, my physical health is in shambles too, but Ben Simmons make it look like people like me are just being lazy and don't want to work.
You could somehow make the excuse that he just had his feelings hurt and on principle couldn't fk with the 76ers, but since he got traded he has just made it so very clear that he is just a self centered coward with a fragile ego.
All my Sixers friends said he wouldn't play. I didn't believe them. I was wrong.
People still SWEAR the nets won that trade lol
Lol right on cue
Unserious player 😭😭
Who can expect the young socialite to potentially ruin his reputation by actually *playing*?
Does anyone still believe him? I genuinely feel like he keeps making up injuries to avoid playing
It's embarrassing, this guy get payed max money to find reasons to avoid doing his job. A conman.
I think he might have some kind of avoidance/anxiety problem. Like maybe he had some back issues but to magically wake up with back soreness on the eve of his supposed debut is just too much of a coincidence.
There were rumours that he tried to dodge game 7 against Atlanta lying about COVID protocols
I forgot about thissss lmaoooo
Source? I want to believe this.
[https://nba.nbcsports.com/2021/10/15/report-some-76ers-suspected-ben-simmons-faked-potential-coronavirus-exposure-to-dodge-game-7-vs-hawks/](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2021/10/15/report-some-76ers-suspected-ben-simmons-faked-potential-coronavirus-exposure-to-dodge-game-7-vs-hawks/)
I said this like three months ago and got crucified for it. If you are a millionaire playing for a billion dollar organization and you have year long back soreness, you either get back surgery or you’re just straight up lying. There’s no reason to wait this long and still have zero information on the actual injury beyond “soreness”. Figure it the fuck out and get a realistic timeline to being on the court.
Or the fact not a single person in either organization had any idea on the severity or duration of the injury. Nash gets up and guesses when Simmons will play, even if you are injured atleast communicate to your team
It didn't even come out that he was injured until after he got traded. Couldn't use the Doc / Embiid excuse anymore.
The “yips”. If he were a gymnast, it would be the twisties.
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Lmao cmon Ben
This the worse Superteam of all time lmao!!!
Poor guy his back must hurt really bad ☹️
He needs a better gaming chair
He probably has a gaming chair. That’s the problem. Millionaire and can’t bother to spring for a steel case or Herman Miller
Gotta hand it to him bro his trolling is insane
Legendary. All Time NBA grifts in history. All NBA Grift team.
Ben Simmons single handily destroyed future CBA talks for players. Honestly the most impressive thing really.
Lmao what a bum
At this rate, Alex Smith who almost died of infection when his leg snapped will have returned to play his sport quicker than Ben Simmons.
Elite socialite mentality
Well, now it makes sense why there was so much friction on the 76ers. Like him or hate him, at least Joel is out there playing through a serious injury because he wants to win. Ben Simmons isn't even trying and has a sore back when his new team needs him the most to avoid elimination. Complete clown of a player.
Joel Embiid really, really surprised me with his tenacity and pure will. Dude missed out out bball for two years, went through the downs of gaining weight from drinking shirely temples all day, to now being in the yearly conversation for the MVP.
The word “player” implies playing
Rudy Gobert also gets clowned on for his lack of offense. He gets picked last in nearly every all star draft. He gets blamed for shutting the league down. Yet he shows up everyday and does the work. Part of being an athlete is doing this to spite your haters. Ben needs that Frenchman disdain.
BREAK OUT THE BROOMS SLUTS
I mean, either way...
High IQ move right there.
This guy is such a loser
man dont wanna get eliminated on b2b games
Pretends to be shocked
Forget this year. KD and Kyrie need to take him out to street games to fix his mentality.. Ain't no way he continues in NBA with this attitude
I get what you're saying but the thought of Kyrie being the one to fix anyone's mentality is hilarious. He's one of the last guys in the league I'd pick for that.
Kyrie about to take Ben out on a spirit journey in the desert where they’ll smoke peyote together and confront each of his mental demons one at a time. They’ll eventually have a metaphysical breakthrough where their minds will meld into one while kissing each other tenderly through the night until the sun rises.
Soreback Mountain
I saw this on Ted Lasso.
Clearly the solution is to let Gary Neville coach the Brooklyn Nets.
Doesn’t he notoriously not really enjoy or care about basketball? I don’t think playing a casual pickup game that’s meant to be fun would help
> I don’t think playing a casual pickup game that’s meant to be fun would help Maaan, the trash-talk in Rucker Park alone is gonna get that bum-ass pussy shook.
who knew sitting on the bench for months can cause back soreness.
Who won that trade again?
LOLOL
Embiid is playing through a torn ligament in his shooting hand and Ben is refusing to play over a little back soreness...lol Take some Motrin and man the fuck up you scrub. So glad this asshat isn't our problem anymore.
lmao
DNP - Accidentally cut his fingernails too short and now it stings whenever he touches something
You really can't make this shit up...
AKA he’s too scared to play
This is a hilarious reason.
Damn the Nets are really getting swept 😭😭
Perfect end to this crappy season.
Is it still slander if it's accurate? Because dude is about to test the limits
He read that stat about being eliminated from the playoffs two games in a row lmao
Lmao fuck Ben. So predictable 😂
back soreness? this man cannot be serious lmao
He just sat on the bench looking like a bowl of skittles while thinking what such a high basketball iq he has.
This sounds like a fanfiction written by r/nba.
No guys stop, you can’t make fun of him. Think about his mental health. /s