CAMDEN, N.J. — The media room in the Sixers’ practice facility features various magazine covers from the team’s storied history. Julius Erving, Moses Malone and Joel Embiid grace the walls.
But as you look up, there’s one that features Ben Simmons just above your head.
Pretty fitting.
As the Sixers began training camp, their three-time All-Star point guard was not present. We all knew it was coming, but it became a reality Tuesday afternoon. And as another report surfaced earlier in the day that Simmons thought his on-court relationship with Joel Embiid had “run its course.