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Ben Simmons says there was ‘never really a relationship there’ with Joel Embiid

Another day, another interesting quote from Ben Simmons about his former team.

Ben Simmons was out and about speaking about Joel Embiid in a recent interview with ESPN’s Nick Friedell. During the course of the interview, he spoke about his relationship with Philly fans, Joel Embiid and public criticism across social media.

The now-Nets player reflected on his time in Philly with his former Sixers teammmates, stating that he didn’t have much of a relationship with Embiid.

“I don’t talk to Jo. We never really spoke...I don’t think there was really a relationship there,” said Simmons.