Speaking to Jared Schwartz of The New York Post (subscriber link), former Nets guard Ben Simmons reflected on his unhappy tenure in Brooklyn, discussing the differences between his Brooklyn and L.A. stints and explaining why he feels more comfortable with his new team, the Clippers, than he ever did during his injury-plagued years with the Nets.
“(Los Angeles) feels like home, honestly,” Simmons told Schwartz. “I never really felt like New York was home for me. Being in L.A., I feel like me as a person, it’s my kind of scenery or environment to be in. I think I thrive in situations like that. It was a blessing and a great experience to be in New York and experience being in New York City, there’s no city in the world like it. But I’m happy where I’m at, I love being in L.A.”
In his 11 games with L.A., Simmons is averaging 4.2 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.5 APG, 0.9 SPG and 0.5 BPG. It’s a far cry from his All-Star peak, but the 28-year-old remains a solid, versatile defender who can pull down a rebound at will.
There’s more out of New York:
- Second-year Nets wing Dariq Whitehead‘s call-up to Brooklyn represents just the latest step in his comeback from three recent leg surgeries. Head coach Jordi Fernandez weighed in on Whitehead’s progress this season, per Erik Slater of ClutchPoints (Twitter link). “It’s a process for him,” Fernandez said. “He’s gotta buy into all these things. He shows up and works. And now, when he has these minutes, he has to take advantage of them. So learning all that is extremely important.”
- The 45-27 Knicks, currently the third seed in the Eastern Conference, have 10 games on their slate before this year’s playoffs. Stefan Bondy of The New York Post unpacks the seven most important questions that face the team down the stretch of the 2024/25 season.
- In a reader mailbag, Ian Begley of SNY.tv fields questions about Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson‘s ankle health, how rookie guard Tyler Kolek can carve out a rotational role, reserve center Mitchell Robinson‘s minutes restriction, and more.
My goodness Ben, read the room for once
People celebrate when YOU leave
He said it was a blessing to play in NY but he’s more comfortable on the west coast.
Not sure I get your ire. I mean, yeah he comes off kinda lame, but he’s just answering dumb questions the best that he can.
Maybe he is a big pot head. I know that’s a pretty big thing in California. I doubt they mess with that kind of stuff in Brooklyn. Probably got tired of smoking clove cigarettes and reading poetry on the subway…
Who said OG and Bridges are overrated no offense ?????????? Goole it scoring without Halen
OG — 36 mins, 31 pts
2WayBridges — 38 mins, 26 pts
From two of best defenders in the LLLL
read it. store it. Catch up
Swept the Bucks this year. Bucks see headlights when they play NY.
Only injjury Ben got. Getting his Ego CRUSHED !!!
“Stefan Bondy of The New York Post unpacks the seven most important questions that will face New York in the end of the 2024/25 season.”
Question —
#1 — Will the Knicks have TJ for playoffs
#2 — Will Knicks be healthy for playoffs
#3 — Will Knicks face Bucks or Pacers in 1st round
#4 — How long will series last
#5 — Will Celtics be healthy for Knicks series
#6 — Will Knicks vs Celtics go 7
#7 — What other questions can there possibly be
How long before the Thibs 6 man rotation is mostly 6-11 from the regular season…
It would be great if we never saw another Ben Simmons story.
Ben is such a waste of talent. consummate description of an underachiever.