ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne appeared on NBA Today Tuesday afternoon to provide insight on a few storylines revolving around Ben Simmons and his progress toward playing again for the Philadelphia 76ers.
According to Shelburne, Simmons is working with mental health professionals through the NBPA to reach a state of “mental readiness” to suit up for the Sixers, though he is not offering the organization details on those efforts.
Shelburne also said “there has been frustration mounting, according to people close to the situation that Ben has not been accepting any of the help that the team has offered him, in terms of helping him with his mental readiness.