The Ben Simmons sweepstakes hit their peak in the media this week, with ESPN’s NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski reporting that the controversial Australian star won’t report to training camp for the Philadelphia 76ers. Here are the latest Portland Trail Blazers rumors.
ESPN Sources: Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons will not report for opening of training camp next week and intends to never play another game for the franchise. Simmons hasn’t spoken to team since a late August meeting when he communicated this message to Sixers officials.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 21, 2021
Woj details in his tweet and a follow-up article, that Simmons hasn’t spoken to the team since August, and doesn’t want to play for the team again.