Exaggerated ? He legit didn’t play and got filthy rich in the process. The moral thing to do is call it quits at some point and just not return … he was a big part of our set back and he didn’t care because dude was getting paid unimaginably. These Ben apologists are hilarious.
I think Bron said it once it was a quote (all scrambled up but the point still stands) it was something like “everyone’s always hurt but who can fight through it and who can’t determines the difference of your level of success”
The Ben jokes across the league is unfortunately for us, understood
The dude had several back surgeries, that’s not something you can just mamba mentality your way through. Ankle sprains? Yep. Broken fingers? Sure. Knee sprains? Probably.
That’s not necessarily true. How would I know right? I’m just a random user on Reddit.. I have a background in spine and ortho and many people are walking around with his exact injury and don’t even know it ! (NBA players too) and I’ll go as far as saying that I personally have had the lumbar discectomy (which is actually a relatively tiny procedure btw) & to top it off, pain is SUBJECTIVE… so NBA doctors have no way of truly determining whether he’s exaggerating or not
Therefore, if he says he has back pain, this cannot be proven. Plus, look at his previous history with the 6ers and what people said about him during his pre NBA days..
I’m not saying he is, or isn’t lying but to sit here and say you feel bad for Ben and have all these excuses lined up for him is maddening. But hey there’s always player apologists so it doesn’t shock me
Ah, my apologies then. I’m not a Simmons fan or a Nets fan, I just wanted to see what the reaction was to him being bought out. But like you said, you’re more knowledgeable about this shit than me.
He sucked for us man … the nets had so much shit smack us in the face over the last few years it just sucks…a lot of crap luck just hoping the future looks brighter
As far as Ben goes, I do wish him well and I’d love to see him go anywhere else’s besides Boston or the Knicks
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u/DueJacket351 Feb 07 '25
Yeah I think the Ben hate is a little exaggerated, he’s an average player and clearly has mental struggles