In a lengthy, detailed and often candid exclusive interview, Marc J. Spears of Andscape gets Ben Simmons to talk about a range of things from his physical and mental state, his excitement at returning not just as good as before but better and how, yes, he wants to prove to his critics how much he loves the game and how good he is at.
But Simmons also discusses how he definitely came back from his May 2022 back surgery too early, that he and Jacque Vaughn had a lot to work out this summer after an admittedly poor relationship with the head coach.