Ben Simmonsâ situation with the Philadelphia 76ers got way out of hand weeks ago. Sixers fans are some of the most loyal around the NBA, but theyâre also ruthless when they donât like someone.
Thatâs why, even if Simmons ever suits up for the team again, the fans arenât likely to be verysupportive. Itâs hard to blame them considering everything heâs done to force his way out and how heâs dealt with the organization all this time.
Even so, Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard believes that people shouldnât be that hard on him, as heâs not the only one to blame for the teamâs collapse in the playoffs last season.
Dwight Howard Says People Shouldnât Blame Ben Simmons For The Sixersâ Collapse In The Playoffs
âWell you know, I felt like a part of me, I could see that in being as far as what happened with was happening with Ben when I was in Orlando,â Howard told Bleacher Report. âIt was some similar things happening. Now I just didnât like the fact that whatever was going on on the inside had to be made public knowledge. Obviously, Iâm there with Ben a lot, heâs one of my closest friends so I was upset to hear all the things that was being said about him⊠When we played the Hawks and we lost, I was upset at Ben on that play. I wanted him to dunk the ball, tear a rim down, but he didnât do it and it wasnât just his fault. So my thing was we canât just blame him.â
Simmons is done with the Sixers and it doesnât seem like heâll change his mind any time soon. Maybe, the team just needs to deal with the fact that he wonât play for them again and find him a new home.
