Ben Simmons has been suspended from the Philadelphia 76ers season opener after refusing to do a defensive drill today in practice.
Simmons wants out of Philly and had been holding out. However, he showed up for practice when the team started to deny him his 360K checks for their pre-season games.
76ers coach Doc Rivers called Simmons a "distraction."
Doc Rivers: “I thought he was a distraction today. I didn’t think he wanted to do what everyone else was doing.”
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) October 19, 2021
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Philly star Joel Embiid sounds completely done with Simmons.
“At this point I don’t care about that man, honestly. He does whatever he wants”
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 19, 2021
Embiid speaks out after Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice
(via @NBCSPhilly)pic.twitter.com/rvRpP3dPW4
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What happens next?