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“Ben Simmons is willing to sit out the whole year if needed!”: Tenured NBA Insider reveals the 76ers star’s updated plans about his stay in Philadelphia

Tonoy Sengupta
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NBA Insider Ramona Shelburne gives a shocking new update on the Ben Simmons offseason fiasco with the Philadelphia 76ers

 

Ben Simmons, man. What is there left to say on the matter, really?

For those that don’t know, Ben Simmons was absolutely abysmal during these past playoffs. It got to the point that he was too scared to go for an open layup, and instead made his teammate take a contested shot.

After seeing such an abysmal performance, Doc Rivers publicly chose to criticize Simmons, which frankly, kickstarted everything here.

Since then, the player has vowed to never play another second as a 76er and has decided not to report back to the franchise until he is traded.

There have been several attempts by the team to contact the player, but so far, they have been to no avail. And we don’t think the most recent update on the situation is going to serve as any more encouraging either.

Let’s get into it.

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“Would he sit all year?”: Ramona Shelburne reveals Ben Simmons’s future plans with the 76ers

Until now, many in the NBA community (us included) have perhaps been undermining this whole situation, thinking ‘how long could he possibly decide not to play for?’

Well, it seems Ramona Shelburne may have given us our answer. Take a look at the tweet below.

Yep. A whole year, if needed. And that is just the surface of it.

We don’t even know if the man is willing to wait out an even longer time, just for the sake of never pulling on a Philadelphia jersey again.

Let’s just say things aren’t looking as good for the 76ers as we initially thought.

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Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta

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Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.

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