AS 76ER players wandered into their sprawling new practice facility on the Camden waterfront Sunday for their first official practice in their new digs, they kept their heads low, chins buried in chests as a misty rain fell upon them. It was the rain that kept heads bowed, you would think. Or maybe it was the heavy cloud that will hang over this team for a long time as rookie Ben Simmons recovers from a fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, suffered Friday during the final moments of training camp at Stockton University.
An immeasurable amount of excitement surrounded this team since Simmons was taken with the top pick in June, then displayed his talent during summer leagues.