Brooklyn Nets player Ben Simmons’ year-long saga has dominated sports pages all across the nation. He became a frequent target of memes and jokes on social media as well. Simmons has not played an NBA game for over a year now. Simmons last appeared on the NBA hardwood for the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2021 playoffs. Since then, he left the Sixers to move to Brooklyn after forcing his way out. Furthermore, Simmons is yet to make his competitive debut for the Nets after missing the majority of last season due to a back injury and mental health issues.
The Australian three-time All-Star arguably became more well-known for his fashion choices while sitting on the bench, rather than for his on-court performances.
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Now, it seems he has again become the butt of the joke. After a viral airball clip of his went viral, Simmons decided to defend himself on Twitter. He said, “There was a clip of me air balling a shot at the park. Meanwhile, like 10 guys air-balled multiple shots?it?s like people will find one clip and try to make it that everything ? like Ben can?t do [this or that]. Like come on man, you think I?m just air balling every shot??
This comparison led to fans mocking Simmons once again on the internet.
Here are some of the reactions from NBA Twitter:
So now to make himself feel better he's putting his teammates down???🤣
— Cade🦅 (@Cade15_) October 13, 2022
He’s comparing himself to dudes that pull up to play pick up basketball at the park 😂😭😭
— 𝙍𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙮 ☘️ (@CelticsRiley) October 13, 2022
Yes… we all think that to be honest. https://t.co/6PrNFVyDil
— Gabriel Doctor (@GabeDoc7) October 14, 2022
I mean, you do pass up open dunks 🤷🏾♂️
So in the words of KG… https://t.co/bt5x7tWOs6 pic.twitter.com/qyntyZkuCl
— #JohnHenry🏈🪖🦁 (@withabeee) October 13, 2022
Oof. Simmons isn’t built for this. https://t.co/eErHcGmuFB
— Travis B. Hill (@travisbhill5) October 13, 2022
Ben Simmons set to finally make his debut as a Brooklyn Nets player
Ben Simmons seems set to finally make his competitive debut for the Nets. It is going to be interesting to see whether he can win over the fans with his performances. With the likes of Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant beside him, Simmons will undoubtedly be determined to prove his critics wrong.
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Ben Simmons certainly has elite potential and can play multiple positions. He has played in all three of the Nets’ pre-season games so far. Yet, this past year has arguably sullied his image quite a lot. The 2021 playoffs didn’t do much to improve it either.
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