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Ben Simmons had played in more than 160 career NBA regular season games heading into Wednesday night's matchup against the Knicks, but he had never before made a three-pointer in a regular season game.
That changed Wednesday night in Philadelphia’s matchup with the Knicks when Simmons drained the first regular-season three-pointer of his career.
With just over eight minutes to go in the first quarter, Simmons received a bounce pass from Sixers guard Furkan Korkmaz. Standing open in the corner, the LSU product fired away.
When the ball swished through the net, the home crowd erupted with pleasure.