During training camp leading up to the 2016-17 NBA season, there was a lot of hope for the Philadelphia 76ers. They had just seen their top overall pick, Ben Simmons, play in summer league, and Joel Embiid looked like he would be healthy to debut on opening night.
Then, things went very wrong, very quickly. Of course, Sixers fans have been used to misfortune over the last several years, so maybe they should have seen this coming. But it also felt like things were finally going to begin looking up.
One fateful practice day of training camp, Ben Simmons stepped on Shawn Long‘s foot and rolled his ankle.