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Guys like Simmons, Kyrie and Harden are really fucckin up the bag for guys coming behind them. Won't be surprised if owners fought for NFL style contracts in the next CBA.

Ben Simmons is not injured. Anyone who believes that man is physically injured is just naive. He's not done the work and things that will give him the confidence to deliver if he's in a tight spot again. He will still be the same player with the same weaknesses in his 6th season in the league.

I'm not sure the Nets even know what to do with him at this point but if Kevin Durant was smart he would work with management to hold Kyrie and Ben Simmons to the fire, he's not innocent here at all. He's the most experienced veteran and it seems he would rather hold fans and sports talking heads accountable (who are just doing their jobs by the way and create the views and drama that makes you guys paid) than his own teammates who are the ones really holding him back

If he wants to waste the 2-3 years of his prime with millstones round his neck that is his problem. But he better realize his place in the pantheon of greats will go down several notches. I don't consider him a top 15 player of all time and the more he keeps failing to deliver the more he goes down in the eyes of others as well

And Doc Rivers. Hmmm. Where have we seen this film before?

Of which the way Luka is destroying Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley

Looks like Mitchell might miss Game 6. Series over?

Roland17:
There is a reason I rank N. Nurse ahead of Coach Bud.

I think Bud is a better coach than we give him credit for. But Nick Nurse is a wizard the way he cobbles lineups together that have no business being competitive on the court. Only him will make a Precious Achiuwa more impactful than a James Harden in an elimination game

Another Brick Ross masterclass. I swear Nick Nurse is a wizard. Man is using Toronto's length to bamboozle the Sixers

Only this man can find a way to play Thaddeus Young, Achiuwa, Barnes and Siakam somehow make it work

Scottie Barnes showing that vajayjay Ben Simmons how it's done. His comeback has turned this series around. What a guy

Sweepity sweep sweep

Uhh ohh he makes this one!

Kevin Durant. How many clutch shots this man gon miss

Big Al just might have iced this game

1 pt game. Who is driving this bus home?

Jayson Tatum fouled out.

Brick Ross giving us another masterclass in the Sixers game. Hmmm if Raptors win this game. Ayagayagayagayo heiii

Who will drive this bus home with Jayson Tatum in foul trouble? There's definitely chinks in this Celtics armor

Celtics getting a bit sloppy

Ayo Raptors are doing a madness against the Sixers rn. No Van Vleet to spam 3s and shoot Toronto out of this game

Bring out the brooms y'all

Khanben:
Is he a 2nd year player?

I don't even know but how do you miss all 9 free throws, Ben Wallace was not this bad

Naah Claxton this is criminal

Nic Claxton sabotaging the Nets at this point

Roland17:
I disagree as this reads more like an Agenda that doesn’t exist but in your mind.

I am not sure which media you are looking at but KD is not getting any pass. He is getting a lot of stick in every news, main stream media show, podcast, radio show across the country.

I think the difference is that he has owned it and it is shocking to many who thought he would have become erratic during post game press conferences. He has been available to the media after every loss and has answered/ owned every thing without passing blame on anyone else or having an attitude. Even on this thread he has not been spared by anyone.

Also, while one player is on the court battling it out to save the season of his team another is choosing to sit out, they are both different.. Heck S. Barnes is playing with a sprained left ankle and could barely move during their last game but he was still there to show his team effort. They are not the same bro.

You can make a case that the media have been too hard on Simmons (which seems to be your position) without necessarily dragging KD into the argument because they are mutually exclusive.

I just remembered that their coach Steve Nash used to lie on the ground each time he needed to rest pretty much majority of his career. Anybody still holding brief for Simmons is a clown at this point. That man don't wanna play ball simple and plain

Khanben:
I really like that the media is not giving Simmons a pass at all. But they are still giving KD a pass

Chuck is not giving KD a pass I'll tell you that. Chuck, Shannon

Anyway anything KD is facing is self inflicted. His hubris and buddy buddy inability to call out his running mate is why he's facing this unneccesary drama. If they get swept he better back the GM so they move Kyrie and Ben (Godspeed with that) and try to get guys who actually want to play. He has limited time left before his prime window slams shut

donlittle25:
na that him dribble for 10 secs they annoy me. Pass ball weyrey

This chap was averaging 28 and 9 in the regular season. Small physicality baba no know wetin to play again

This one dimensional 3pt spammer is who you said is better and has more tools than Tony Parker. Diarriz God oh

DeeMain:
Many non-athletes who have lower back issues did not put pressure on their backs. It just kept recurring.

The aloofness, lack of love for the game, the lack of growth in his game and his fear of taking shots already tells me he has a dodgy psychology. The last season's playoff meltdown and the devastating criticism that followed it may have been too much for his sensitive psychology to carry.

The body can only carry so much mental burden or stress. Unresolved mental stress will show up in the body when it reaches a certain threshold.

Dis-ease becomes disease. Psychology becomes biology.

That's my profiling of what's wrong with the dude.

Personally I believe the back thing is a ruse, so it doesn't look like he didn't give it a good ol college try

A 25 year old that just got traded from the team he didn't want to play in did not show me the urgency a guy really wanting to prove himself would show. So this tells me it's not just about Philly.

People have handled worse criticism than him. He has no love for the game. Absolutely none, and I am almost certain there is nothing physically wrong with him. I will not rule out the mental angle too but why is that so? I believe he's a guy that has not been in the Lab. He's not been working on his game, and so he knows if he's put in similar situations he will fail again. You can fool fans on the gram but when it's game time you will have to show and prove. This is where the anxiety is coming from

It's like you want to write an exam when you know you haven't prepared properly, of course you would be stressed

A40:
This Kyle Lowry injury might open doors for the Hawks to make this series competitive

Well maybe not

Roland17:
How do you injure your back when you have not played since nearly a year now? Do you hurt your back from sitting? How did it happen is what I really want to know. Can we ask Maya Jama?

At 25? Which kin 2 months back pain person dey get at that age. It would explain how soft he is cos he should be breaking her back not the other way round

This Kyle Lowry injury might open doors for the Hawks to make this series competitive

DeeMain:
Mind-body-spirit connection.

That guy has some deep psychological issues going on within that's affecting his lower back and his ability to play.

His mental health challenge(which he complained about) and his recurring lower back injury are interlinked.

Until he gets to the roots of and resolves this dysfunctioning psychology he won't be able to play for the Nets any time soon.

In life it's always good to keep it simple. And when someone shows you who they are you have to believe them.

He's a guy that enjoys the perks of the game but he's not a Hooper at heart. That is just the truth

Players have had meltdowns in the past. Higher rated players to boot. Didn't make them completely shut down like Ben is doing

He doesn't have love for the game. I'm almost sure there is absolutely nothing wrong with his back. He did not push himself to any sort of level that would put any pressure on his back. His track record has been clear from his LSU days.

Timelord had a serious injury but was adamant on returning ASAP. We saw what KD did, even Harden. Even AD. You can't tell me that a guy that hasn't seen no court in 11 months and is dressed to the games like he's fresh out of a rap video is really interested in hooping

felix00:
There’s a real chance the Nets are the first team eliminated from the playoffs tomorrow and the only team swept. Definitely did not see this coming

Shey I warned you.

Khanben:
IMHO, he needs to just remove any doubt that Draymond is slowing him down 1v1, whatever the result.

He needs to take it as a sign of disrespect that the Warriors are sending 1 guy 5 inches shorter to guard him.

Roland17:
Ben Simmons is out for game 4 because he felt some discomfort in his back after full workout yesterday.

This has become a joke at this point. NBA owners, over to you! I swear if you guys don't get these players in the next collective bargaining then you may never get another chance.

People really thought that guy was going to play?

Ehen nau. Play with some pride