Stephen A. goes on a rant about Ben Simmons still being out: 'He's scared to play in Philly!'

Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams discuss Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons not playing because of back soreness. Simmons hasn’t played a game for the Nets since he was traded there from the Philadelphia 76ers on February 10th.

[WillGPerez-whug]

As a Philly fan .. I'm soo happy we don't got to deal with him anymore 💯💯💯

[MindfulAttraction]

Idk how his teammates respect that man cus I'd look at him side eyed knowing that one of my teammates is a b

[JuneBug]

Shot heard around the world...."he's scared to play in Philly" 😂😂😂😂😂😂 I believe that as well!

[Eliuno]

ben simmons “mental health” is from his failures on the court which is pathetic. Players like Lebron and KD have had the whole world hating them at one point.

[biggmattable]

I'm with Stephen A., bro scared to play in Philly! Ben is one of those players that have all the physical gifts to be great, but lacks the mentality and the passion to get there.

[AbdulH]

Simmons is the softest player that has ever stepped foot in the NBA.
Dude has so many excuses for a guy who can't shoot a lick

[christianenglish]

If stepping foot in Philly is too much pressure for Ben idk how he's going to handle play off level basketball.

[bruno]

If this is a way of avoiding the game against the Sixers, I really don't get it. What happens if the Nets play against the Sixers in the playoffs? Will he avoid them then as well? The Nets are a mess right now, they're losing almost all their games. They won against the Bucks but after that they went back to losing. I really don't get all this passivity, it's like they don't care whether they win or lose.

[TheMan]

When contract negotiation time comes around, owners will remember this with Ben Simmons

[Mr.Aqua]

He don't get it.. if he don't come down to Philly ever.. then they will start to head to Brooklyn in groups to boo him!

[Mistercorms]

We already know he'l do everything to miss that Philly game..🤷

[kaysup]

Of course he's scared... He hasn't played in a while and PHILLY is rocking. Let him come back to a team under 500. STEPHEN A YOU GETTIN ME TIGHT!!!

[StandOnBizness]

first time i ever heard of a player injured from sitting out 🤨🤨

[V_Menace]

Its been 3 Weeks and the Simmons dude hasnt been on the court, A FAT JAMES HARDEN WENT OUT OF BROOKLYN, GOT IN SHAPE WHEN HE WENT TO PHILLY IN A MATTER OF DAYS AND IS ALREADY PLAYING.

[datsapaddlin]

I’m wondering how Ben is really gonna be come playoffs time. Like what if his mental troubles end up hurting his play like in the playoffs last year. Yeah they got KD and Kyrie but you need others to help win a chip.

[salimsalimg]

Ben will go down as the softest/most sensitive player in NBA history

[bayeterosssmith]

This is not only bad for the other players in terms of the next CBA... but it also really puts "a black eye in the game" for mental health.

[GuadW]

Dont know how much mental health has to do with just playing a sport but people everywhere can struggle with mental health but you still have to go to work. I also think that their chemistry also has to build with him on the court, they have to know how they're going to utilize Ben with the players they have because you just cant figure that out during the playoffs. He needs to get on the court as soon as possible.

[stoprappinhomie]

If it wasn't his back it would be something else..miss the bus, personal day for family, he left his iron on... literally there's no way he's playing in Philly lol

[Terror]

Ben Simmons (soft) is questionable to play March 10 @ Philadelphia