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“Sore Back?? Ben Simmons is 23 hours deep on his Call Of Duty game”: Sixers fans roast Nets star yet again as Shams Charania comes up with a comeback update

Akash Murty
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"Sour Back?? Ben Simmons is 23 hours deep on his Call Of Duty game": Sixers fans roast Nets star yet again as Shams Charania comes up with a comeback update

Ben Simmons might suit up for the Brooklyn Nets soon, but Sixers fans are still on his back for not showing up.

It will soon be a full circle when Ben Simmons puts on the Brooklyn Nets jersey for the first time this season to when he decided that his time in Philadelphia was over. But Sixers fans would never get over it.

Everyone is eagerly waiting for the All-NBA point guard to play his first game for his new team. It should be a lot more “scary” when he’s on the court with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving than their previous partner James Harden.

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That can be a reality but not before the Playoffs, most certainly not in the Nets’ Play-in game/s against the Cavaliers.

And so Sixers fans believe that the Australian international still has excuses as he did until February to not even show up at Sixers’ practice sessions citing mental illness.

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In other news, the sky is blue. Jokes aside, there’s nothing worse than making the fans from Philly mad at you, doesn’t matter if you play for the Sixers or not.

But when you were one of the team’s most beloved players in the city and then suddenly decide to not show up at all because of a Playoffs criticism, that too while having a supermax contract? Things are bound to go wild. The hatred will be off the charts. And Simmons is feeling that hatred for a long time now.

Some say it’s his Call of Duty addiction that is causing his back pain and stopping him from starting his real duties in Brooklyn.

While NBA Twitter from Philadelphia has kept the 6’11 point-guard on griller awaiting his debut to put more fuel in the fire if he fails to perform, Nets fans would be excited to see their new-look team.

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Even if you ignore how better Simmons makes this team defensively, Brooklyn did not have the unselfishness they have now, when Harden was around.

Three elite ball-handlers out of which at least two are much happy to let others have their limelight is a scary prospect for the other teams who would face the Nets.

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Akash Murty

Akash Murty

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An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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