On Friday, Brett Brown said thanks but no thanks to the diagnoses of Kobe Bryant and armchair physiologists everywhere when he flatly rejected the premise that Ben Simmons’ current jumpshot is broken beyond repair.
“In regards to a complete sort of rebuild to his shot, no, we’re not going to do that,” Brown said.
With that, the Sixers head coach threw cold water on the “truther” movement that has emerged regarding the true identity of Simmons’ dominant shooting hand. His star rookie might be naturally ambidextrous, and he might be perfectly at ease finishing around the rim with his right hand, but he has been shooting with his left for a long time past, and that will continue to be the case for a long time coming.