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Ben Simmons on the hostility of the Philly crowd towards him: “It’s funny to me. Like I got grown men pissed off and yelling at me.”



Ben Simmons finished with 0/9/5 in his third game back in Philly.

by FultzShoulder

27 Comments

  1. BabyLeVert

    Grown men in Philly boo’ed Santa Claus, ofcourse they’ll boo Simmons

  2. doowhatnowww

    The jokes about him are hilarious to me so guess it makes sense they’re funny to him too 🤷‍♂️

  3. HesiPullup

    I have a Ben Simmons jersey and I’m not afraid to admit it

  4. admarsden

    Always blows my mind that these guys don’t realize that the reason that they get paid umpteen million dollars is because fans are passionate and care so much. They’re happy enough to take the money and fame that comes from fans being so invested, but whenever they get criticism they switch to “it’s only a game bro, why do you care so much?”.

    Of course I don’t agree when the criticism spills over into bullshit like death threats or going after their families, that’s way over the top. But I don’t see any problem with them being criticized for their performance/effort level, it comes with the territory when you take the money.

  5. OrdinaryFlower1

    Yeah I mean it’s so funny, he completely blew it in 2021 and decided to hold out because of the criticism while making hundreds of millions, and some people care lol

  6. Public-Product-1503

    People on here mad Ben isn’t saying that fans tears ruin his life. What else is he supposed to say?

    Y’all get so unhinged when players remind you not to act like a child. Nobody hates passion but mindless hate on players is way too excessive n it’s not always just good faith booing

  7. PhilosophyLeading

    The philly broadcaster couldn’t even say his name last night and the whole time I’m like no way a grown ass man is acting like this lmao

  8. NuuuDaBeast

    I mean it is funny, the Sixers commentator couldn’t even say his name all night

  9. Dame2Miami

    Is his Australian accent completely gone lol?

  10. Barnicus57

    The commenters in here trying to criticise Simmons for taking a lighthearted approach to the boos and hate are exactly the type of people he’s referring to, lol. And if he was upset about it you’d say he’s soft and can’t take the criticism.

  11. Grown men get angry at sports events pretty often.

  12. Ricksauc3

    “I’m all about winning”…. Doubt.

  13. Simmons has zero self awareness lol but hey I wouldn’t give a fuck either if I was paid millions to sit on the bench or put up zero points 

  14. EarlPronk2

    The “grown men” thing is always funny to me. On the one hand, yes, these are adults booing people younger than them, which seems weird…

    on the other hand, these are multi-millionaires playing a kids game, and if you stink and especially if you hardly ever play you signed up for the criticism (and can shake it off with all those Benjamins in your bank account)

  15. TheMoonDays

    Embrace the heel return, soak in the hate, become stronger lol

  16. neuroticsmurf

    This is definitely the by-product of some sports therapy. The therapist helped him put the boos in Philly in its proper context.

    In the year after the passed up playoff dunk against ATL, and all throughout the year of trade demands that followed, the crowd was DEFINITELY in his head.

  17. danopie96

    This is the same ‘grown man’ who is a professional basketball player who is literally scared to go anywhere near a rim for fear of missing a free throw. Comical.

  18. ChameleonWins

    if you explain sports fanaticism bluntly, it sounds fucking insane

  19. Wildiron44

    The players are the ones that should be hating on him. He is going to be one of the examples the owners point to when they absolutely crush the players in the next CBA. I’m confident the owners are going to push for no more guaranteed contracts moving forward and games played minimums.

  20. LegoTomSkippy

    He could actually say the same about his coaches over the years.

  21. “It’s just funny how there are still people in this city mad at me for being bad at my job and quitting on them”

    I translated this. I know he speaks Australian or whatever the fuck.

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