Current Events > Ben Simmons reached $10 Million in total fines for not playing basketball

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Butterfiles
12/31/21 1:06:23 PM
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...by the Philadelphia 76ers. r/antiwork has found their Jesus.

https://twitter.com/therealmikekb/status/1476781152472084491?s=20

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spikethedevil
12/31/21 1:10:16 PM
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Whats the full story?

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The Popo
12/31/21 1:16:48 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Whats the full story?

Hes a defensive great player, and can also create shots for his teammates, but he has always had the reputation of being someone who is afraid to take shots of his own. It came to a head in the playoffs last year, when someone passed him the ball right under the rim for an open dunk (in a crucial spot), and he passed the ball back out to someone else.

Some of his teammates and his fans have lost a lot of faith in him as a result, so for all intensive purposes, he stopped showing up to practices and games before the season started.

Heres the dunk he passed up on:

https://youtu.be/-EHA4UhYuQY

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the_rowan
12/31/21 1:26:47 PM
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The Popo posted...
so for all intensive purposes.

I'm sorry, but I must save you or the groupthink will continue to spread.
"All intents and purposes"

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Butterfiles
12/31/21 1:28:11 PM
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The Popo posted...


Beat me to it. Also, he was hyped as a generational talent coming out of college and has failed to live up to that

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toreysback
12/31/21 1:28:39 PM
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i like the way the popo says it better

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s0nicfan
12/31/21 1:29:53 PM
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The Popo posted...
he stopped showing up to practices and games before the season started.

So... he quit?

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Jagr_68
12/31/21 1:30:06 PM
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Butterfiles posted...
r/antiwork has found their Jesus.

LMFAO okay

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Veggeta_MAX
12/31/21 1:30:43 PM
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why would r/antiwork cosign this? oh right, Simmons has claimed mental illness for not playing.

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Srk700
12/31/21 1:31:08 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
Whats the full story?

A summary of the whole situation.

- Ben played very poorly in last seasons playoffs, which led to a wall of criticism falling on him.
- Ben demanded a trade in the offseason as a result of all that criticism, which Philly has yet to do since they've been asking for a ton from everybody.
- Because he wasn't traded, he decided not to go to training camp + practices. Then when the 76ers threatened to fine him for it, he would show up with a bad attitude and be very lackadaisical in practices. Which then led to him getting suspended by the 76ers.
- Ben tried to use poor mental health as a reason for the way he had been acting but also refused to see the team doctors/psychiatrists that were assigned to help him.

I'm sure there's other stuff I missed, but basically he's doing everything he can to get the 76ers to trade him, which the 76ers haven't done because they've been asking for way too much from other teams (all while Ben's trade value has been free-falling as a result of this whole saga). The fines are a result of him not playing in games and not having a valid excuse for missing those games since he's rejected pretty much all of the 76ers attempts to help him.
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Veggeta_MAX
12/31/21 1:32:18 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
So... he quit?
He got a LOT of flak for not taking that last shot. The head coach, the his co-stars and fans all condemned him greatly. He felt they did him wrong so he decided to just not play even while still under contract with the Sixers.

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Veggeta_MAX
12/31/21 1:34:06 PM
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His agent Rich Paul is being a dumb fuck as well. Do they both they can go to any other team and get the respect they want? Hail no. His rep is fucked up and he'll be lucky to play again IMO.

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s0nicfan
12/31/21 1:35:52 PM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
He got a LOT of flak for not taking that last shot. The head coach, the his co-stars and fans all condemned him greatly. He felt they did him wrong so he decided to just not play even while still under contract with the Sixers.

Okay...so he quit.

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SamuelLJackdson
12/31/21 1:36:48 PM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
His agent Rich Paul is being a dumb fuck as well. Do they both they can go to any other team and get the respect they want? Hail no. His rep is fucked up and he'll be lucky to play again IMO.

His agent 1000% fumbled this entire thing. Him sitting out only makes himself look worse in the entire scenario. Like he refuses to hold himself accountable. Hes a petulant child.

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Flauros
12/31/21 1:37:26 PM
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lol he sux

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smoke_break
12/31/21 1:42:53 PM
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Damn, if I'm Ben I would take the deserved L from playing passively and just try to redeem myself with aggressive play. He looks weak here.

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Veggeta_MAX
12/31/21 1:44:10 PM
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smoke_break posted...
Damn, if I'm Ben I would take the deserved L from playing passively and just try to redeem myself with aggressive play. He looks weak here.
He obviously can't handle the criticism. Fucking soft as tissues.

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Weezy_Tha_Don
12/31/21 1:46:44 PM
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for $10M you bet your ass Im out there playing every night. not even worth it

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b_nolan
12/31/21 1:48:41 PM
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One of the most over rated college prospects in a long time.

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The Popo
12/31/21 3:40:44 PM
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the_rowan posted...
I'm sorry, but I must save you or the groupthink will continue to spread.
"All intents and purposes"

Ha, never knew that. Appreciate the correction.

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