🏀 Ex-Sixers star Ben Simmons appeared on JJ Redick's podcast and finally spoke candidly about basically every hot-button topic that popped up around him since June 2021. He spoke about his mental health struggles and how people on the 76ers reacted.
I don't know the inner workings of everything, but why did you come back for two days of practice? My understanding is, there was a trade request at some point before training camp. You weren't going to come, then you ended up coming and you went to a couple days of practice and then one day Doc kicked you out, and you were texting probably some girl..."SIMMONS:
People made that up, too. I had my jersey in my pocket, in my sweatpant pocket. They thought it was a phone. I don't know how they thought it was a phone. That's what that situation was, to clear that up.Because I was trying to do the right thing, at least. Do right by whatever the f***. The team, my teammates, whatever, whoever it is. Trying to do the right thing. I just was not in that place to play. I wasn't. I couldn't do it.
That's a lot to digest! I do think it's telling that Simmons was able to accept some blame in the situation. He knows he didn't handle the trade request perfectly, nor did he handle his on-again, off-again holdout perfectly. I can't imagine Philadelphia sports fans are ever going to be willing to forgive Simmons fully for how his time with the Sixers came to an end, but for me I think Simmons' willingness here to talk - and not just talk, but talk with emotion and with substance - makes it easier to understand where he was coming from during that turbulent summer.
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