“People make comments saying I’m robbing. No. When I got that contract, I was playing at a super high level. Unfortunately, I had injuries,” he said. “But for somebody to say that, it’s disrespectful. [But] people can say what they want to say. They’ve got to live with it. At the end of the day it all catches up with you.” The new coach concurred. “A healthy Ben Simmons is a very, very good player — that’s what I focus on,” Fernandez said. “I don’t have social media. I know that at the end of the day, social media brings the worst out of people, because if you want to be heard you have to say something negative. And always one negative trumps 10 positives. [But] I’m happy with where Ben is, how he’s showing up every day.”
Source: New York Post
Source: New York Post
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Beautiful backdoor feed from Ben Simmons gives Ziaire Williams his first bucket as a Net. pic.x.com/rHaMKxkDPs – 11:22 PM
Beautiful backdoor feed from Ben Simmons gives Ziaire Williams his first bucket as a Net. pic.x.com/rHaMKxkDPs – 11:22 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Ben Simmons trying to get involved offensively. pic.x.com/QwWLFcLrBh – 11:17 PM
Ben Simmons trying to get involved offensively. pic.x.com/QwWLFcLrBh – 11:17 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Cam Thomas’ first bucket is a catch-and-shoot three off a flare screen from Ben Simmons. pic.x.com/5m79gCWGRn – 11:01 PM
Cam Thomas’ first bucket is a catch-and-shoot three off a flare screen from Ben Simmons. pic.x.com/5m79gCWGRn – 11:01 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Noah Clowney and Jalen Wilson are the first Nets off the bench.
They subbed out Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith. – 11:00 PM
Noah Clowney and Jalen Wilson are the first Nets off the bench.
They subbed out Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith. – 11:00 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
The first televised play of the Nets season is a big-time Dorian Finney-Smith slam off a Ben Simmons dish. pic.x.com/jjuwQYkQs9 – 10:57 PM
The first televised play of the Nets season is a big-time Dorian Finney-Smith slam off a Ben Simmons dish. pic.x.com/jjuwQYkQs9 – 10:57 PM
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Ben Simmons is a center defensively for Nets
DFS the 4
CJ the 3
CT the 2
Dennis 1/POA
They’re prioritizing starting Ben, and Ben and Claxton were terrible on floor together last year offensively – 10:50 PM
Ben Simmons is a center defensively for Nets
DFS the 4
CJ the 3
CT the 2
Dennis 1/POA
They’re prioritizing starting Ben, and Ben and Claxton were terrible on floor together last year offensively – 10:50 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
League Pass is not televising the Nets game at the moment, which is not ideal.
Brooklyn is down 9-0.
Ben Simmons: 0/2 FG
Dorian Finney-Smith: 0/1 (3PA)
Cam Johnson: 0/1 (3PA) – 10:49 PM
League Pass is not televising the Nets game at the moment, which is not ideal.
Brooklyn is down 9-0.
Ben Simmons: 0/2 FG
Dorian Finney-Smith: 0/1 (3PA)
Cam Johnson: 0/1 (3PA) – 10:49 PM
More on this storyline
Ben Simmons: “So f–k what happens next year, and what contract I get, if I get a contract. I want to do my job while I’m here and be professional and help these guys in any way I can. So who knows? I want to play as long as my body will allow me. So if it’s one year, five years, six years, I don’t know what it is. But I just want to keep going until I can’t anymore.” -via New York Post / October 10, 2024
But with Simmons, few things have been given lately. Not his next contract. Or his availability. Or his health, physical or mental. “We have a younger team that I want to help these guys get better. I want to lead by example. I want to compete,” Simmons told The Post. “Jordi [Fernandez, coach] is coming in first year. It’s a big year for him. I want to be a leader on this team. -via New York Post / October 10, 2024
As he looks to bounce back this season with the Brooklyn Nets after battling ongoing injuries, former three-time All-Star Ben Simmons is also a sneaker free agent, with brands taking a wait-and-see approach before engaging. Simmons was one of the most sought-after rookies of the decade before being selected first overall in 2016, with a bidding war between Adidas and Nike playing out that spring. -via boardroom.tv / October 10, 2024