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NBA: Ben Simmons thrown out of Sixers practice by Doc Rivers and later suspended

In yet another turn for the worse in the saga between the Philadelphia 76ers and renegade star Ben Simmons, the 25-year-old was thrown out of the team’s practice by coach Doc Rivers and subsequently suspended.

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By kelvin loyola

Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers
© (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)Ben Simmons #25 of the Philadelphia 76ers

Doc Rivers once said that Ben Simmons was “still not obviously game shape because you can do all the stuff, but overall, yeah … when he’s ready, he’ll play.” Well, if today is any indication he won’t be playing anytime soon. It has been reported that the Sixers renegade player was thrown out of team practice by the coach.

It should not come as a surprise, images surfaced in the recent days of a team huddle where Ben Simmons simply walked off the training session not participating with his teammates, in a sign that Simmons does not want to be in Philadelphia.

Simmons recently called out his teammate Joel Embiid, and the off court drama has tarnished a player who looked to be one of the best players on the team. Now Doc Rivers has had enough and threw Simmons out of practice and the team suspended him, find out what the 76ers coach had to say about this uncomfortable situation.

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Doc Rivers throws Ben Simmons out of Sixers practice

Head coach Doc Rivers of the Philadelphia 76ers (Getty Images)

Head coach Doc Rivers of the Philadelphia 76ers (Getty Images)

Doc Rivers did not hold back and told the media he was not taking it from Simmons, “I thought he was a distraction today… I didn’t think he wanted to do what everyone else was doing.” the New York Post reported. “I’m going to give Ben every chance to be part of the team … as a coach I have to protect the team first,” Rivers added.

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Following being thrown out of practice Simmons was suspended for the first game of the season, which already looked unlikely that Simmons would play given his attitude in training. The Sixers released a statement saying Simmons’ “conduct was detrimental to the team”.

How this saga will end at this point is in a trade considering what happened with James Harden last season. Given Simmons attitude with the organization and teammates during the off season.

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