“This guy has been away from the game of basketball for 9 months” - Kendrick Perkins believes Ben Simmons could be a role player on his return from injury
“What was the biggest thing they wanted him to do? Shoot 3’s or free throws….it had been so long, and there was no changes” - Joel Embiid on the 76ers fans turning on Ben Simmons
“That’s the part we fail to realize, we haven’t seen Ben Simmons play since last June” - Kendrick Perkins says the Nets need Ben Simmons, questions what version of Simmons they’ll get
ICYMI: Ben Simmons' fiancé Maya Jama seen with Patty Mills' wife Alyssa in Miami, prompts speculation that the reportedly injured player might be traveling with the team
“He gets to actually be what he is, and nobody’s going to boo him for not shooting” - Gilbert Arenas on Ben Simmons’ status with the Nets, says they can go again next year if healthy
"We had a chance to win together" - Joel Embiid opens up on Ben Simmons' fallout with Philadelphia 76ers, mentions he never told him to "get out of there"
"We thought he was a good guy, but it turns out he’s a double agent, he’s actually the bad guy" - Ric Bucher says James Harden is now the villain in the Philadelphia-Brooklyn rivalry
“I don’t agree with putting him in the Simmons category” - Chris Broussard says LeBron James shouldn’t have passed the layup vs the Rockets, says it’s not as bad as Ben Simmons vs the Hawks
“Daryl Morey believes wholeheartedly in James Harden, he mortgaged the lot to get him” - Shannon Sharpe believes Harden will turn the narrative around in big games like Matthew Stafford
"Did we win a championship tonight?" - Kevin Durant puts up dominant game but downplays significance of Brooklyn Nets' crushing win over Philadelphia 76ers
“If he goes on the court and bust their living b**t with KD and Kyrie, they’re not gonna have any choice but to stand down” - Stephen A. Smith says the vitriol towards Ben Simmons in Philadelphia will get worse
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