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Will Ben Simmons Get a Video Tribute on Thursday?

By Kyle Pagan

Published: Mar 8th, 2022 · 11:53 AM EST

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After Monday’s victory against the Bulls, Doc Rivers was asked if Ben Simmons should get a video tribute on Thursday:

“Our fans are so silent…”

Doc Rivers was asked if Ben Simmons should get a tribute video when the Nets visit on Thursday.

Great – and entertaining – answer 😂 pic.twitter.com/ggtnDVlhny

— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) March 8, 2022

Let’s get this out of the way. He will. He doesn’t deserve it, but I’m sure there are some meetings being held in Camden today about Tyrese Maxey being a Klutch client and how will it affect relationships with other Klutch clients in the future if there is no tribute. Again it’s not right. Do we think the United States would’ve given a video tribute to Benedict Arnold if he came back? Hell no. But it is business. I’d hate to be the video coordinator that has to put this package together. It has to feel like treason. Not to mention you’re going to put all this work into it and nobody in the entire arena will hear it nor care. It doesn’t matter if it’s five minutes long. We’ve already shown the world the lung capacity we have for a good boo:

Welcome to #Philly, Roger Goodell. The boos lasted almost a minute! #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/bvnGLllcm8

— Alex Holley (@AlexHolleyFOX29) April 28, 2017

If you’re looking for a good example of what a video tribute will be like, John Tavares coming back to Nassau as a Maple Leaf is probably the best one. Except multiply that by a million:

This was the reaction inside Nassau Coliseum that John Tavares received during his video tribute. #Isles pic.twitter.com/adRtviSFmX

— Rob Taub (@RTaub_) March 1, 2019

We’re going to make the Dirty 30 look like functioning members of society:

P.S. – How big do you think “Sixers Fans Boo Simmons” is written on the white board of the Get Up office for Friday’s show? It’s probably in bubble letters or some shit. I’d love to get a camera on the producer who gets to text Greeny the clip of Sixers fans booing Ben. Smiling ear to ear. We just programmed 45 minutes of your two-hour show in one 30-second clip.

P.P.S – The oddsmakers at Crossing Broad are setting the total at 3.5 “Fuck Ben Simmons” chants. Calvin Ridley has gotten down on the over. He has it in a three-leg parlay with over Embiid and Maxey points too.