Sixers president Daryl Morey approached Ben Simmons on Wednesday to inquire about his status and was told the three-time All-Star remains mentally unready to play and continues to seek professional help, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. Charania adds that there’s still no timeline for Simmons’ return to the court, echoing a Tuesday story from ESPN.
While Tuesday’s report suggested the Sixers are becoming frustrated with the lack of updates from Simmons, Charania tweets that team officials have remained supportive and aren’t requesting specific details about the 25-year-old’s conversations with doctors. However, they would like some feedback from him on the process. Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice wrote something similar earlier today, suggesting the club is seeking a “status update,” rather than “minute-to-minute details” on what Simmons is up to.
Here’s more from around the Atlantic:
- In addition to being without Simmons and Tobias Harris, who tested positive for COVID-19, the Sixers are currently missing Danny Green, who is dealing with left hamstring tightness. As Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer writes, if Green has a strained hamstring, he could be out anywhere from a couple days to a couple weeks.
- Mayor-elect Eric Adams said he’ll “revisit” New York City’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate when he takes office on January 1, according to Amanda Woods and Sam Raskin of The New York Post. That could be good news for Nets guard Kyrie Irving, who has been sidelined due to his vaccination status. However, Adams may only be referring to the mandates for municipal workers like police officers and fire fighters, and even if he revisits the city-wide mandate for indoor venues, there’s no guarantee he’ll make any changes.
- Asked by Michael Holley of NBC Sports Boston (video link) if the Celtics have the “right group” of players to contend this season, president of basketball operations Brad Stevens replied, “We’re going to find out.” Stevens added that he feels like the team is better “from a structural standpoint” than its 2-5 record suggests.
Morey said “Buckle up… this could take 4 years!”
Now he wants “status updates”. Smh
You wanted to play hames and now Ben’s playing them too!
Buckle up!
I fail to see exactly how the 76ers are in the wrong here. Simmons requested a trade after he had an abysmal performance in the playoffs and refused to work on his game in the offseason or even show up. The 76ers have provided everything Simmons has needed to succeed…
He asked for a trade once his own manager questioned his role on the team and 29 other GMs along with every media outlet knew he was being shopped. They made it clear they didnt want him so he asked them to get rid of him then. I mean I get why he cant mentally handle playing with those teammates and coaches and fans at this point after all thats happened.
Morey made it poison demanded the moon, and didnt readjust at all until every other team got the offseason business done and locked themselves in. He got burned because he was sure either Lillard or Beal was going to demand out, and he didnt know they wouldnt till after teams were done with rosters. He gambled and wouldnt take what he could get after getting burned. He could have said stay home till we trade you, but instead wanted to put the broken dish back together.
Ben has been playing games since the beginning….lol both sides are in a position where the only resolution is to make up with eachother and move on, Ben appears very small and immature and Morey appears very much like his brand is more important than his people
The only resolution is to make up with each other and move on?
How’s that going to happen? Those bridges are burnt beyond repair.
Ben checked out before the playoffs even started last season – unfortunate as that is.
They tried to trade him, but when he ASKS for a trade now he’s the bad guy. Is he immature? Absolutely! So is Morey. They should’ve traded him long ago. He doesn’t even come to the facility OR workout with any Philly staff members. It’s gonna get worse before it gets better. And Ben is content to go to the church and workout until they trade him.
Ben signs a contract for doing a job. After his low performance last year request a trade and now refuses to play for mental issues, but he dosent have any issues for get his salary paid.
Simmons- Nothing a Lobotomy can’t fix. That’s what happens when you hang with Kardashians.
Brain Damage.
Harden has never been the same since he was with Khloe. Big mistake.
Harden was the best player in the NBA for about 40% of the season last year
Im not a Harden guy, but Get Real GWP
So, what is your excuse, then?
#FreeBenSimmons
If for some odd reason PHI thinks that Ben isn’t fulfilling his obligations, then easy solution, buy him out, pay him like80% of his contract, so he can go & sign for another big contract & play for whatever team he wants…
You see that is a win-win situation!
@ El Don This is probably the dumbest take I’ve read on ANY sports related comment section. Congratulations!
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All Simmons needs to do is reach out to new Commish Crybaby BRON BRON and maybe he will speak up for him. He Is the most important person on the planet just ask him.
What a waste of money and time…..
This all just started from a Philly tantrum cos they were, and still are butthurt from losing to ATL. I don’t think it was out of line from Ben asking for a trade after last season. It’s clearly not going to work and he wasn’t the one they’d keep. I get his point that it’d genuinely be stressful attempting to play in Philly again now. He had a bad series, but the way Philly fans and media have reacted is over the top. They are reacting to the one pass when he needed to make a layup, and that he only made 15/45 free throws. He was only ever going to make another 12 or so, at best. 2 per game. Yeah, his jumper hasn’t come around yet, but no player is perfect. You gave him the max, so they should have just let him play, and coached to his strengths. They have Seth Curry on the floor and fans want Ben to heave up 3s instead?! Yeah ok, just trade him. It’s not going to work. You can blame Doc next and get him fired next year.
More non-news….
Can’t be a good team with Georges ‘white man cant jump’ Niang on the floor.
He can shoot, great numbers, mut, racist, probably a fraud or troll.