“Oh my god! Did Ben Simmons just…?”: When a kid was left speechless as the Sixers star knocked down consecutive 3-pointers in a practice shootaround

Before the start of the 2019-2020 regular season, a young fan was left stunned watching Ben Simmons knock down back-to-back 3-pointers during a shootaround in practice.

Ever since his rookie season, Ben Simmons has been an incredible talent. Standing the 6-foot-10, the unconventional guard manages to handle and pass the ball with the highest efficiency, all while being a menace on the defensive end.

With career averages of 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists, Simmons is one of the better players in the league. However, calling him a bad shooter would be an understatement. To begin with, the Sixers All-Star has the wrong shooting form, being a huge reason for his awful jumper. Not only is he a subpar 59% free-throw shooter, but Simmons has also knocked down only 14% (5/34) of the three-pointers he has taken in his career so far.

Shooting a horrendous 34.2% from the charity stripe these past playoffs, he easily is one of the worst free-throws the league has ever witnessed.

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However, every offseason we see videos of the Australian star working and knocking down consecutive long-distance with his crooked jump shot. And back in the 2019 offseason too, there were several videos of Ben drilling three-pointers gone viral on social media.

When a young fan was in disbelief looking at Ben Simmons knocking down consecutive 3-pointers

One of the many viral videos from the 2019 offseason was when Ben Simmons shot back-to-back 3-pointers at the team practice shootaround, and a young fan just couldn’t believe his eyes.

The young fan’s reaction as he saw Simmons drill shots from Stephen Curry-range:

“Oh my god! Oh my god!”

Here, have a look at the viral clip.

 

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That very next regular season, Simmons shocked the entire world as he knocked down 2 shots from beyond the arc. One against the Knicks and the other against the Cavs.

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However, it seems as if Ben has been attempting at hitting more shots from the three-point line with each and every season. And this season too, if he does decide to play, we could expect Ben to attempt a decent number of long-distance shots.