People say things on Twitter, then others respond, and I write a story about it. That’s usually how it goes, especially when things get slow around Memorial Day weekend.

Today we’ve got Ben Simmons’ sister making a shooting comment, which caught the attention of Sixers’ fans and had the potential to be twisted and warped into a sports radio topic, before she basically told people to chill out:

https://twitter.com/livvalice/status/1131201597378371585

She is not wrong, but listen, it’s a sore topic. Ben Simmons with a jump shot is a perennial All-Star. Ben Simmons with a jump shot gets the Sixers into the Eastern Conference finals. Ben Simmons with a jump shot makes him one of the most dynamic and versatile players in the NBA while opening up the floor in a way that helps Joel Embiid flourish.

Here’s a sample of the responses, after the jump:


Liv explained that there is, indeed, no shade intended:

 

And:

https://twitter.com/livvalice/status/1131209299810631681

Ben actually shot fewer jump shots this season than he did as a rookie, so we’ll see what happens this summer. It’s easily a top two, top three offseason topic for the Sixers and I wrote about it last week, a real article with stats and quotes and stuff.