Ben Simmons has been the toast of college basketball this season, but LSU coach Johnny Jones sent a message to his star freshman Saturday.
LSU kept Simmons on the bench for the start of Saturday's game against Tennessee because of what Jones described as "academic stuff." Simmons had been the only Tigers player to start all 26 games prior to Saturday.
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“This was just one of those attention-getters, or whatever, for him,” Jones said, via The Advocate. “We’re hopeful this will help get him focused and concentrating on what he should be doing academically.