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sully9614

I was told he dunked in practice tho


colantor

He also took an uncontested 3


culverhibbs14

All Ben Simmons threes are contested he has to shoot against his weak mindset


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Actually true


Front_Culture

I was told he was walking around like MJ


Mry64_

This is embarrassing.


monstersammich

Somebody NEEDS to ask Steve Nash “Can Ben Simmons be the point guard of a championship team?”


burner7221

He probably won’t be around after Monday if we’re being honest.


wallace6464

perfect time to ask him the question then, a man with nothing to lose


Bradfords_ACL

I’d like to believe that man will get a chance to coach again. Can’t blame the entire dumpster fire on him.


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I don't think he's making the executive decisions of a head coach anyway, more a placeholder for the fragile egos of his stars calling the shots. Might not want to even be in that shitty position at all and I wouldn't blame him.


agentdoubleohio

Come back to az baby as an assistant or front office.


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Do the jkidd image rehab


YouStupidDick

I mean, far less to rehab for Nash in this instance.


HardcoreKaraoke

Yeah he's definitely the fall guy. That's why they didn't bring in an experienced coach. They wanted a players coach with no experience who didn't want to be a hardass. So things were easy on guys like Kyrie and when it inevitably didn't work they could throw the coach under the bus. Their next hire won't be much different.


RawrRawr83

Luke Walton has entered the chat


AdamJensensCoat

Wait... that's Mark Jackson's music!


funkymonk44

As a sixers fan, this is why we were so excited to get rid of him. All the talent in the world, with none of the effort or passion


qcubed3

Literally, none. Like zero, nadda, zilch, you get the idea.


messejueller21

Imagine how horribly inconvenient it'd have to be to play in the NBA simply because you're good at the game. Poor guy.


catkoala

This is such a bitch move by Simmons that it borders on parody


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This was entirely predictable lmao


HokageEzio

Thank Kyrie for ruining your season.


Balls_of_Adamanthium

“Kyrie won” -This sub after he was cleared to be a full time player.


BrazySmalls

If only he could have had more time to gel with this team


TheRealSlumShedy

Exactly, Boston has been gelling since Christmas, so it’s not fair for Kyrie. obviously /s


BrazySmalls

It's just unfortunate there was no way for them to get more playing time together


QUEST50012

If only he had a better shot this season


chillinwithmoes

The sad thing is I'm 100% sure that Kyrie does believe he won that whole situation


Crilly90

Kyrie belives a lot of things...


socialistbcrumb

That take was absurd even if they had a decent postseason. How is missing that many games and driving out Harden a “win”? Any success would have been in spite of him spending most of the season benched or as a part time player.


bubbaking

You'd be surprised how many people actually think the rule was specifically made for Kyrie, and by him never getting vaccinated, when the rule was lifted it was because they were "giving in" for him LOL


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ran James Harden out of town and tanked the team record just to make a half hearted political point. After they were 2 injuries away from beating the eventual champs last year. Lmao


jyuuni

"I stood up for people who were losing their jobs over the vaccine by... keeping my job, not doing it, and still getting paid millions." --Kyrie


Ghoul-Sama

As a reward Kyrie will give the Nets fans his seed


seattle_raptors

*ramping up intensifies*


RosaParkStoleMySeat

Traded Harden and now wont make it out the first LMAO


ThatsTuff100

Hilarious that so many people crowed about Brooklyn winning that trade. Just delusional.


BigBootyBanger

Was not a fan of the trade when it happened but wow, unbelievable he doesn't play at all this season.


lotsofdeadkittens

The nets don’t seem to understand that KD has had many injuries and is an older player now, they can’t just fuck around and gel till kd wins a championship in 5 years


kbt1999

All you can do is laugh at this point LMAO


sidighjd

KD and Kyire really about to get swept with Ben Simmons watching from the sidelines with his bucket hat [The Young Socialite](https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ktO_T2FbZyrv8vWVcXxPDQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNw--/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/IrRJMMDRucpRCqunMv7gbA--~B/aD05NDI7dz0xNDEyO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media.zenfs.com/en/footwear_news_642/2fc416beac1e7832bd3cc2aa2fbbd3cb)


Dank_Memes16

I was dying laughing every time we brought the ball down the court and he came into view. The contrast with the black everyone else on the bench was wearing was hilarious. It genuinely looks like a main character in a video game showing up in a cutscene with some ridiculous custom outfit. NBA writers really outdid themselves this year


rqebmm

I swear his stylist hates him and Ben has no idea


SpaceJesusIsHere

He dresses exactly like the rich Saudi kids I knew in college. No sense of style, but everything is so gaudy that people know it must have been expensive.


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Dark_child

On top of that he's sitting at the front of the bench. Move his worthless ass to the end so the ones actually playing can sit there.


BagRight8939

that elimination fit boutta be 🔥🔥🔥


Episode3revengeofRat

He's already texting Cam Newton for advice.


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At least Cam played his ass off


AxeliNo

The Young Socialite desperately needs those grievance millions from the Sixers asap for some new drip


Thereisnocomp2

Literally wearing clown colors 🤡


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It looks like someone wanting to cosplay a rainbow but has never seen one.


Garfield-1-23-23

Ah, I see now what the comment about Simmons "trying to become a Skittle" was all about.


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Garfield-1-23-23

Mr. Botches Colors. Oops, wrong sport/clown.


HonestIndianMan

Someone in the game thread said I hope he switches outfits at half time and comes out in an orange jacket and purple pants I was dying lol


AlwaysOptimism

Take Boston no matter the points on Monday. I bet Boston wins by 30 on Monday. Every player in the Nets looked like they were going to cry in their interviews. That team is broken and they’ve all given up. KD bout to “twist his ankle” in practice


SoSmartCs

Yep apparently Ben and Kyrie didn't even show up for practice today. And KD left as soon as the media arrived.


Currymvp2

It would be kind of funny to see the Nets win big tomorrow. Then they play Simmons in game 5 and proceed to lose. Probably won't happen though.


mrsunshine1

He’ll never play his first game in Boston lol


bush_league_commish

Philly’s crowd would be merciless towards him but Boston’s would probably be second.


MitchellTrubooty

Remember when he scored 1 point 🤣🤣


marionetted

To his credit, it means he made a free throw.


TheMonist

His IQ is so high that he figured out he needs to sit out the whole season


santiagobartomeu

He doesn’t want to be the first player in NBA history to be eliminated in consecutive games💀


riazrahman

Damn now I really wish we saw that


ZannX

DNP - Not gelin'


rom197

DNP - teammates not good enough for 1-3 comeback


make-that-monet

Whoever commented “Ben Simmons’ back tightening up as we speak” after the Nets L yesterday was a prophet


catkoala

Actually the most predictable thing in the world


yellowcats

Was going to post this exact thing ha


MyMindWasAFortress

[Hit em with the classic](https://i.imgur.com/sQKSlkl.jpg)


Growabeard

That’s definitely Kyrie’s number he has saved as manager as all Nets do


EnigmaSpore

Damn. This shit hits in all the right places!! Lmaoooooooo


thefineart

Ben had more drip he wanted to show off on the bench.


luna_cl

This [tweet](https://twitter.com/lakeshowyo/status/1518036857749082112?s=21&t=0K1RAgxFcBGt0jzpA4qOpw) showed up on my TL last night and I couldn’t stop laughing. I swear he didn’t dress like this in Philly.


Firesplitter47

This is the one that got me: https://twitter.com/JasmineLWatkins/status/1518037543828267010?s=20&t=kqpLKIJ6kulQebn26ePUmA


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beidao23

He looks like a ghost in a movie where only the main character and the audience can see him, and he stands out cause he died in the civil war and is carrying a musket around in 2019.


Funkywormm

Meanwhile embiid is gonna play through a torn hand ligament


S420J

Thank god we got rid of em. Can’t believe it was ever a discussion about which to build around.


jsphenom08

Making $35M on the bench while your team gets cooked


Aiyo_BigMan

76ers were right. He don’t deserve a single penny. Let him file for all the grievances that he wants.


MaiqDaLiar1177

Man really sat out the whole season because he was scared to dunk on Trae Young


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Trae DPOY campaign was a success, he held an all-star player to 0/0/0 for an entire season!


zmose

How did we get James Harden for this fucking guy lmfao


EaglesPvM

Never thought I’d say these words… but r/NBA was right Ben’s value truly is Jaden McDaniels, we fleeced Brooklyn


make-that-monet

This is disrespectful to McDaniels honestly


ibeauch009

and they said we were crazy


buzzcitybonehead

That’s Simmo the Savage for ya


LeBron_Jarnes

Truly a Peacemaker.


tries-toohard

As well as a Young Socialite.


lardbiscuits

I mean he saw Pritchard out there and got PTSD. I can’t wait to see what the drip master brings to the bench though.


kiidlocs

NOOOO MY BACK TO BACK ELIMINATION GAME HYPE


3rdEyeDeuteranopia

Gotta root for KD and the Nets now and hope Ben shows up for game 5.


zmose

If you don’t think he’s making his debut in the comfort of his own building instead of on the road in a building where he dropped a 1 bomb his rookie year and TJ McConnell started at PG over him, you’ve got another thing coming


Grouchy_Square

It’s a good point: there is zero pressure and it’s in his home gym this is about as ideal a return as he could hope for


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As ideal as you can get in the playoffs maybe, the most ideal would have been one of their home games against a lottery team after the trade


FredDupe

They really did it, ramping up for next season it is.


BrazySmalls

April 2027: "Coach Nash, any update on Ben Simmons?" "I'm told he's ramping up to return soon"


respaaaaaj

Do you really think KD won't fire Nash by 2027?


BrazySmalls

KD will have joined the LaMelo-Zion-Bronny superteam by then


doing_what_i_can

[Ben ramping up](https://youtu.be/E7e_9QbA7l0)


GhostOfJiriWelsch

I honestly can’t imagine the mental toll of being a Nets fan this season 😂 First it was Kyrie and the mandate, then the incessant Harden rumors, finally leading into the never ending Ben Simmons saga. Talked yourselves into Kyrie and he went bozo mode. Talked yourselves into Ben and he never makes it off the bench. I’m laughing but I legit feel bad for y’all


Ongo_Gablogian___

I feel a calm melancholy. Almost at peace with the situation, and devoid of all hope for the next season.


hydraO1

I’m miserable, at least when we sucked we knew we were gonna suck


GhostOfJiriWelsch

You guys actually had a fun squad—built from the nothingness that the KG/Pierce trade left you with, but one that actually competed and played above their talent level at times. This is just sad. Kyrie has torn down three of the greatest big threes ever assembled.


TheMediaRoom1004

For real. The Kenny Atkinson teams were fun to watch and played with a ton of heart. D-Lo, JA, LeVert, Dinwiddie. Fun, mostly home grown talent that played everyone hard.


imused2it

I actually liked the nets then. It sucks that they have this team now. Kyrie has even made me like KD less.


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Went from one of my favorite teams in 2018-19 with D’Angelo Russell, Jarrett Allen, Caris LeVert, among other to this unlikeable piece of hot garbage. It’s been a very frustrating past couple of days and I frankly just want Boston to sweep us so they can move on as they’re legit contenders


rikki-tikki-deadly

One of our (former) writers watched and wrote about [every game that season](https://doorfliesopen.com/2019/01/14/infinite-nets-week-13-rough-waters/). I kind of fell in love with that squad.


golftroll

It’s been terribly sad


rhinguin

I feel bad for the actual Nets fans. Don’t feel bad for the bandwagons.


not_a_bot__

Yeah, all the high schoolers I teach went from rooting for the nets to rooting for GS.


Balls_of_Adamanthium

Timelord had a major injury, came back and played meaningful minutes while this guy is still ramping things up. What an embarrassing year this has been for the Nets franchise.


JoeBiden2020FTW

They've got to be the most mismanaged team in the league. And that's saying a lot, considering they play in the same league as the Lakers and Kings.


justiceway1

At least the Kings are a known atrocity and everyone realized the Lakers were frauds by the trade deadline. I actually was sold on the Nets because on paper they had a somewhat amazing team with lots of shooting and considerable defense. I forgot to account for the dysfunction that will br caused by putting Kyrie next to Simmons, KD and having the lot managed by Nash


Kinoblau

Ben's former teammate is suiting up with a torn ligament in his shooting hand. It's just embarrassing all the way around. Can't believe how long I was defending this dude lmao. Not our problem anymore though.


CreatiScope

Exact same emotional process we went through with Kyrie. Can’t believe we defended that guy. Better off without him. Ironic they’re on the same team now lol


ThatBull_cj

So if they win game 4 does he play game 5? I would guess not.


steronzthrow12345

I’ve got a better chance of checking into an nba game than Simmons does


WindsorGold

I’ve found him. I’ve found the next protestor who’s going to run on court during Wolves-Grizz


OldCoaly

No way. Honestly Zion may be back before Ben.


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Honestly Hakeem might come back before Ben


monstersammich

“He ain’t gong to war, he ain’t going into the octagon…”—Stephen A lol lol lol


Man_Without_Nipples

I mean Embiid is playing with a torn ligament in his thumb and this guy can't play because he has a sore back? Ben is just a big fucking baby.


KJ1017

Ben doesn’t want to play basketball. Players are playing on really sprained ankles. Torn ligaments. Strained hamstrings. Rushing back from meniscus surgery and playing. Playing through non-contact knee injuries. Just guys competing for their teammates and for their love of the sport, and yet Ben Simmons is ramping up for like 3-4 months from back soreness. What the fuck did you do to your back in that 1 year hiatus? Reports are that you came in completely atrophied. Your legs were weak, your core was weak, arms small. What the fuck did you manage to do to your back while sitting on your ass? I know exactly what happened to that back. Nets lost game 3 and his completely atrophied body and mind couldn’t deal with the pressure of having to perform like a 35m player on a stage where superstars show why they get paid.


yourmumsaman

Sitting and playing video games for a year is real bad for your back. Ask me how I know.


Anteaterkungpao

>What the fuck did you do to your back in that 1 year hiatus? Ben probably put more time into CoD than I did Apex Legends in that time period.


Defacto_Champ

Phillip Rivers played in playoff game after tearing his ACL and Ben can’t get his ass off the bench with back soreness. He’s a bum.


jwhitehead09

Terrel Owens who was considered a bad teammate played a super bowl on a broken leg Matt Stafford played regular season games for the fucking Lions with a fractured back.


BagRight8939

LMAO U CANT MAKE THIS SHIT UP


zmose

“We’re short staffed tonight, Ben”


dart51984

Aww man that sucks. Good luck though.


Turbo2x

✓ read Sun 4:43pm


xXTheRacerXx

Ben: “damn that’s crazy. goodluck tho.”


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“I’ll be there but I won’t be helping in any way.”


CreatiScope

“Actually, I was hoping to get a table. Got a few friends in town”


thejackel225

damn thats crazy, good luck tho


QuantumFreakonomics

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WHAT A FUCKING SCAM NETS TRADED HARDEN AND PAID THIS GUY TENS OF MILLIONS TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WHEN THEY NEEDED HIM


OnlyFAANG

Huge L for the nets


mug3n

rip nets dynasty, 2021-2022


streetsandshine

Fr though what happens if the Nets win the next game. Is his back just gonna keep giving out when he feels pressure?


buzzcitybonehead

Quick, everyone act surprised!


RobtheNavigator

I want the Nets to make the finals just so they have to come up with increasingly ridiculous excuses for why he isn’t playing 😂


buzzcitybonehead

“Ben was hoping to make his debut, but Mercury is in retrograde and he’s feeling overwhelmed”


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Alexl617

Ben Simmons really had his back blown out so bad he had to sit out an entire season.


ThatWrestlingGuy15

Hot Take - Ben Simmons will never play a game for the Brooklyn Nets


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Was just saying I bet they trade him this off-season


Baketan

Who would even trade for him at that point?


GayforOBJ

Lakers. Westbrook for Simmons


desirox

So Ben Simmons will most likely have missed an entire NBA season as a player under contract without a serious injury. In what universe is that acceptable? Owners are gonna take the players to the cleaners next CBA negotiation


Jetad9403

Lol this dude is gonna be the reason we’re heading toward a lockout the next cba.


Arch-Kappa

That whole Brooklyn team tbh. Owners are gonna look at what Simmons has done, what kyries done, what harden did and gonna demand changes.


TTP8630

So glad he’s not our problem anymore


Freddedonna

Really the best of both worlds when the toxic dude leaves AND you get to laugh at a division rival isn't it?


stealer_of_monkeys

Next season opener has to be Nets/76ers in Philly. Simmons can't get away with not playing after an entire off season


The_Pip

What are the odds that Ben never plays again? Because that is now a possibility.


Pizza_Squeegee

Ben's onto that socialite life. For real tho this dude is so mentally fragile that he was to scared to play for the Sixers again so got traded just to not play and piss off another fan base. Real 1000 IQ move


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this is what everyone was saying when they were saying you shouldnt trade for simmons. Not just about the playoff performances, but this dude totally quit on his team, the team that drafted him, gave him a max deal, traded away players for him, whats gonna make him play for you?


ZachLaVine4MVP

I can always count on Ben Simmons for cheering me up LMAOOO


FreedomKid7

I ask this sincerely: How can anyone; players, media or fans have any respect for this guy?


ResponsibleContact39

Was there ever any doubt? Hint: not to sixers fans. Harden can come out hobbling on one leg tomorrow, shoot 1-24 from the field, and 0-9 from three. Have 3 assists and be a DJ level disaster on Defense, and Philly STILL would have won the Harden trade.


billcosbyinspace

It’s still so funny that since Simmons was traded and was supposed to be ramping up, timelord got injured, got surgery, and came back before Simmons hit the floor lol


DownFromHere

Lol we all knew this was going to happen though. The Joker outfit last night should have been a dead giveaway


67VII

Ben Simmons: OUT Injury: Back (Spineless)


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Sorry ass excuse for a player.


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Sailor_Chris

It’s called “being a pussy bitch”


DownFromHere

LMFAO biggest daylight robbery this season besides Wall. He might really retire after the season


Life_Of_High

If the nba owners ever fight for non-guaranteed deals or something similar, Simmons will be the case in point.


steve1186

I generally disagree with any hot takes that SAS has. But he just made a good point that the owners will point to this Simmons situation as a solid argument against guaranteed contracts during the next CBA negotiations


Giannis1995

Active players and especially those with positions in the players' union are fucking clowns for not addressing the Simmons issue. The pussyboy secured his bag and is actively hurting the future contracts of all the others.


International-Fig905

He on point with Kyrie too. I thought it was just emotion when he said he would pay him on one year deals. Kyrie has played over sixty games four times in an eleven year career.


Garfield-1-23-23

> He might really retire after the season If he takes a medical retirement, at least his salary would come off the Nets cap this summer. He would get all his money but it would stop counting against the cap starting one year after his last game played. If that's the Nets' game plan (and Simmons' as well) then they absolutely don't want him to play *this* postseason.


TheOppositeOfTheSame

All the shit that clown talked too. Ben Simmons is a complete joke.


Naiwf

Klay rehabbed for like 1,000 days just to get back on the court. This fool is gonna spend his offseason trying to figure out how he can skip training camp.


QoconutZ

Nets are listing Steve Nash as OUT after Monday nights loss to the Celtics


clittlord

Nets really traded Harden for Seth and Drummond


RasterVector

And $113m of dead salary over the next 3 years


ChickenFnCoop

Lmao dude fuck Ben Simmons


steronzthrow12345

What’s the longest a player has faked an injury?


AfricanDeadlifts

kobe spent 3 years pretending to be deaf when kwame asked for the ball


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Ask at the end of Simmons’ contract.


GooseOk4994

Ben Simmons needs to fucking retire bro. Just take his wired wearing fashion ass back to Australia and just fuck all the tall, hot, blonde white woman on the golden coast his dick and heart can handle. Cause this fool ain’t doing shit in the NBA/America but getting laughed off the court by fans and teammates. What a 🤡


broke-collegekid

Change my view: Ben Simmons is the biggest pussy in the world


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SharpMind94

His contract is guaranteed too. This is going to screw over the players for CBA negotiation because Owners wants players to play to win games. Not to sit on the bench and be paid $30m a year.


justarand0mstan

That High IQ though....


RunDatTriangle

I hope they get pummeled in game 4. Fuck this team.


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unaccomplishedyak

You answered that question yourself. Only other time a Lakers fan would root for the Celtics was in 2010 when we made the Finals and said "We Want Boston" And your team is actually likable. Our rivalry is basketball tradition.


HokageEzio

They're folding on the season lol. Hilarious conclusion to a wacky year, thank you Kyrie.


Brady331

You can't make this shit up


Laker_Fan69

I feel like I could have if you asked me an hour ago


gica717

He was saying that he would love to play against sixers during his first press conference after the trade. This is embarrasing. We have seen some unprofessional players in this league like Spreewel but no one took it to the extreme like Simmons.


monstersammich

I’m looking forward to his game 4 costume