There haven’t been many concrete trade rumors regarding Ben Simmons recently. It doesn’t quite feel like there’s been a ton of momentum on that front. But we have had some important updates on the ongoing stalemate. On Tuesday afternoon, ESPN’s ace reporter Ramona Shelburne dropped a report jam packed with context apparently from Ben Simmons’ camp. In that piece, there were a variety of scoops destined to ruffle Sixers fans feathers.
For example, there was this nugget, per Shelburne:
“According to sources close to Simmons, he’s upset that Embiid blamed him for last season’s playoff loss, when Simmons did not blame Embiid for Embiid’s poor showing against the Toronto Raptors in 2019.