Daily News | ‘I had to come and boo him myself’: Fans welcome Ben Simmons back to Philly as Sixers play Nets
The Wells Fargo Center was filled to the brim Thursday night with Philadelphia 76ers fans seething in anticipation of facing disgraced former player Ben Simmons for the first time since last summer’s heartbreaking playoff loss.
And although the losses were not solely Simmons’ fault, it was the way he interacted with the franchise afterward that cemented the animosity within the fan base. Outside the arena, people sold the usual mix of crude T-shirts – Simmons sucking a pacifier, dressed like a clown, and his head on an ice cream cone calling him “Mister Softee.”
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