Stephen A. on Ben Simmons: 'He's SCARED to face Philly' | First Take

Stephen A. Smith is joined by Kendrick Perkins on First Take to break down the latest news surrounding Ben Simmons.
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[PressCAPLOCK]

Imagine if Simmons shows up to the 76ers next practice in a wheelchair with Rich Paul Pushing him 😭

[ImMaleik]

if only i had a dollar for every time philly was brought up and stephen a mentioned he worked for the city of philly for 17 years i’d be rich 😂

[TheBLACKSTARmovement]

As Kobe said about Dwight, Ben is "SOFT!!!" And Dwight eventually thanked and appreciated Kobe for his honesty, Ben needs to humble himself

[ShanellM]

6 years late but congratulations to Ben Simmons for being the first woman to make the NBA

[Independent]

BUCKLE IN!! Nice to see a GM not bow down to players for once!

[mikegillette]

Simmons being under contract after signing that extension has absolutely NO leverage in this

[etrayde]

I would send Ben Simmons straight to the G-League for the season and have him only shoot 3 pointers and work on free throws. I’m not trading him if the value is not equal.

[itshiho]

Embiid was trolling Ben Simmons in that first game. Bringing the ball up the court and making 3s 😂😂

[MDT_YT]

I still don't understand why so many people are actually defending Benny like he didn't have a couple years to develop his game. Then he wants to play victim like he wasnt shooting terribly at the free throw line for a PG. Idk, it just doesn't make any sense🤷🏾‍♂️😂

[MindfulAttraction]

Yeah but coincidentally both of which Paul's clients have done the exact same thing. So clearly this is a strategy

[OmarScruggs]

Im 41. I think back to some mistakes i made in my 20s and the worst is u can never go back in time and change them or be young again. Ben will kick himself over this one day

[adventurek]

When Ben is old, he will regret that he’s not taking jumpshots.

[gerrypiazza]

So if he's scared....when he gets traded is he gonna miss the Philly road games? Never seen this type of soap opera before, this is ridiculous.

[queuecueq]

For Morey to say all that, I have a sneaky suspicion that he has Embid's support on the whole situation

[CeeWorld]

Kendrick Perkins: There’s a certain type of professisullilsm…

[InDatParish]

Screw that. You have 4 years left on your CONTRACT. You’re gonna play. I don’t care if you want to leave. It’s a contract. Be an adult.

[Plemonoo]

Them Philly fans probably would try hurting Simmons if he stepped in that arena he's banned from that city.

[GIRLRAZR]

I APPLAUD DARYL. STAND FIRM. YOU DO WHAT BEST FOR PHILLY. THATS IT!

[REALTRUEJOURNEY]

he just don't want to play somewhere he is not wanted

[lyricaltravisty]

Ben Simmons biggest problem is that he doesn't want to listen to anybody.