It's been 15 months since the drama between Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers began, and even though it came to an end when Simmons was traded to the Brooklyn Nets for James Harden in February, we've been missing Simmons' side of the story. But not anymore.
JJ Redick's podcast"The Old Man and the Three,"
"I was in such a bad place where I was like, f***, I'm trying to get here and you guys are, like, throwing all these other things at me to where you're not helping.
"I was trying to do the right thing at least. Like, do right by whatever the f***, the team, my teammates, whatever, whoever it is. But trying to do the right thing. And I just was not in that place to play. I wasn't. I just couldn't do it. And getting kicked out of that practice that day, I actually spoke to Doc before practice. I was like, 'Doc, I'm not ready. Mentally, I'm not ready. Please just understand that.' I tried to let him know prior.
Just a few days later, Simmons reportedly told his teammates and coaches that he wasn't mentally ready to play. The Sixers stopped fining him for missing practices for awhile, but once the season started, they began fining him again when he reportedly refused to see the team's mental health specialist. In Feb. 2022, he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for James Harden.
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