NBA star Ben Simmons got upset and left the Brooklyn Nets group chat after his teammates asked a question.
His teammates wanted to know if he was going to play during the first-round exit against the Boston Celtics.
Ben Simmons apparently wasnโt happy when his Brooklyn Nets teammates asked him if he planned on playing during the teamโs first-round exit against the Boston Celtics.
Ben Simmons Leaves Group Chat After Teammates Asked Him To Help Them Play Against Celtics
@BenSimmons25 Leaves Group Chat After Teammates Ask If He's Playing GM 4#brooklynnets #nba #sixers pic.twitter.com/sUfaF8aFhl
— Broad Street Misery (@BroadStMisery) August 9, 2022
Simmons left the group chat without replying after teammates asked if he was going to play in the next game.
Ben Simmons, Surrounded By Questions
Ric Bucher told Colin Cowherd on FS1โs The Herd last week.
Theyโre having a team chat before Game 4, thinking heโs going to play against the Celtics, and from what Iโm told, Ben just left the chat. They asked him, โAre you going to play?โ Ben left the chat. Like he didnโt even answer the question. Just left the chat.
There have been questions surrounding Ben Simmons lately, which have been getting even louder ever since his trade request. The longtime Philadelphia 76ers point guard made a trade request from the team last summer.
Following the request, he was thrown out of practice for not participating with the team. Simmons stated that mental health issues were the reason behind his absence. Eventually, the 26-year-old point guard was traded to the Nets in the deal that brought James Harden back to Philadelphia.
Injury Trodden Simmons
Despite the summer transfer move, Simmons never played for Brooklyn either. He reportedly injured his back while working on his conditioning over the winter.
ESPNโs Adrian Wojnarowski reported in May that Simmons had planned to return for Game 4 of the Netsโ Eastern Conference first-round series against the Celtics.
However, a week-plus of pain-free days ended with pain soreness on the eve of Brooklynโs elimination. Wojnarowski further stated that Simmons had a microdiscectomy surgery to address pain located in a herniated disk in his lower back.
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