Ben Simmonsā situation with the Philadelphia 76ers got way out of hand weeks ago. Sixers fans are some of the most loyal around the NBA, but theyāre also ruthless when they donāt like someone.
Thatās why, even if Simmons ever suits up for the team again, the fans arenāt likely to be verysupportive. Itās hard to blame them considering everything heās done to force his way out and how heās dealt with the organization all this time.
Even so, Los Angeles Lakers big man Dwight Howard believes that people shouldnāt be that hard on him, as heās not the only one to blame for the teamās collapse in the playoffs last season.
Dwight Howard Says People Shouldnāt Blame Ben Simmons For The Sixersā Collapse In The Playoffs
āWell 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,ā Howard told Bleacher Report. āIt was some similar things happening. Now I just didnāt like the fact that whatever was going on on the inside had to be made public knowledge. Obviously, Iām there with Ben a lot, heās one of my closest friends so I was upset to hear all the things that was being said about himā¦ 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 didnāt do it and it wasnāt just his fault. So my thing was we canāt just blame him.ā
Simmons is done with the Sixers and it doesnāt seem like heāll change his mind any time soon. Maybe, the team just needs to deal with the fact that he wonāt play for them again and find him a new home.
