Ben Simmons visits the Sacramento Kings at practice following his Achilles tear, seen talking with Kings GM Scott Perry following today’s practice. Kings Head Coach Doug Christie mentions its not the first day Simmons has been here via Brenden Nunes
I do genuinely believe Ben felt like this would be a season where he returned to old form.
It’s also nice to see he hasn’t just disappeared off the face of the NBA earth despite the injury, I feel like Nets Ben would have been on the lake by now.
At least when he played he looked legit
Tahoe’s only 2 hours away, he can do both
Now i understand why he wanted to play in Sac
Well it’s clear he doesn’t have HIV or AIDs
I’m genuinely sad that he wasn’t able to get a comeback in. He looked really good in preseason too. Crazy how Trae Young’s elite rim protection just totally threw off his career
i’m not denying that the playoff series vs the hawks threw off the team dynamic and was a big part of simmons leaving the sixers, but ultimately, his back issues were by far the bigger wrench in his career overall and i think it’s a shame that people conflate these two very different and unrelated issues.
Simmons was vomiting because his back pain was so excruciating, apparently.
Always amazes me that people just overlook that.
Its people who have never dealt with a major back injury before. Once you really hurt it, you never totally feel the same again
i feel bad for him. i really would’ve liked to see him out there again man. him being ass to start the season and getting cut would’ve been infinitely less sad to see than this.
He was looking quite good.
I think he would have been a solid piece for the kings.
I kinda hope we keep him for next year if his recovery goes well.
I’m a Simmons hater, mostly cause I was initially a huge fan, but this has been so sad. It actually felt like he was really getting into form here and giving it a real shot.
I hope he can make a recovery
He’s had his chances. He squandered all of them
I was kinda looking forward to see him play this season
Generational bag getter
He and Brock Osweiller need to start a financial firm or some shit
Chandler Parsons too
don’t forget Kirk Cousins
At least Cousins is consistently good
Cousins is good enough a team just went out of their way to trade for him for a win now championship push I don’t feel like its fair to put him in with these bums.
Atp, Kirk is on course to be the GoAT bag getter.
Absolute slander considering where he is this year statistically
Fuck you
no u
Why I didn’t say fuck you to you
Go fuck yourself
Yeah, I cannot ever think of Ben Simmons as some principled guy who loves the game or whatever. He’s never improved. He ran away from responsibility. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was at the facility to pick up his check
he’s won me back a bit this year. maybe if I was a Sixers fan it’d be different, but I can respect the fact that he took the time off for his mental health and returned to a shitty team with some seemingly real determination. was looking forward to seeing how it’d play out :/
I obviously don’t speak for every Sixers fan, but I feel like we don’t really have much animosity towards him anymore. He’s more of a joke at this point than anything. I think a lot of us were actually rooting for his comeback this year. We’ve been through too much bullshit since then to really care anymore. Tobias Harris on the other hand …
Rooting for ya Ben!
Come back soon Ben.
This is sad
Truly wishing him a speedy recovery. Gotta respect someone willing to put up with scrutiny to chase their dreams.
Hire him as assistant coach
That’s our vet!
Bro is living out his dream
Yeah I’m sure he’s been dreaming about tearing his achilles
Game never evolved and now he’s older and injured. Sad story honestly. Would have been interesting to see him actually lock and improve the deficiencies in his game, but can’t say I didn’t see it coming with how he played and acted in college.
Dudes trying to get 1 game in to get his 10 year pension, gotta keep the relationships up to get a game end of this season or another contact next year
Glad he’s really committed to the team.
Nice to see him still trying to be a part of things despite the injury.
Is nobody going to mention he literally rolled up to practice borrowing a geriatric’s mobility push scooter fully equipped with a front basket for the food shop. LMAO.
I feel these scooters are pretty common place for people with leg injuries. Especially if you’re trying to get around on foot. Crutches are way more difficult to navigate
These things are so much better than crutches.
Yeah OP needs to go outside
It’s cool he can go home now
I don’t think he wants to be hurt. But I do think being injured and missing the season, not having to play basketball, still getting paid, and staying somewhat relevant in his mind is best case scenario.
yeah im sure he LOVES having to spend a whole year learning how to walk again. gimme a fucking break with this shit man. do you hear yourself?
These ppl are wild man… this place is so fkin toxic.
Oh brother…
Meanwhile we had to force him to show up to practice when he was healthy and several years younger on a max contract lmao
Kinda like Kawhi, both guys have been trying to reinvent themselves, pr campaigns and stuff
people feeling so bad for a dude that gets paid to be home for like half a decade now lmfaooooooo
dont let this bum lie to you he has no drive thats why he peaked as a rookie
People feel bad for a dude with chronic back injuries and a torn achilles. Wow you’re so right he doesn’t deserve any sympathy whatsoever.
So what? He got injured, have some empathy