Nets Teammates Came to Ben Simmons' Defense After Fan Called Him "Trash"
After a 15-point Nets loss to the Magic, an Orlando fan chirped Ben Simmons as he was walking back to the locker room. “You’re trash,” the fan says, to which Simmons responds, “why didn’t you say it when I was there, pussy?” Moments later, nearly the whole Nets team comes out to confront this fan:
Dennis Schroder defending Ben Simmons after a fan called him trash
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This kid got under the skin of an entire NBA team for saying “you’re trash”. Who’s softer? Ben Simmons, or the whole Nets team?
Simmons went from being called “the next Lebron” by the media to averaging 6 points for a terrible Nets team. A fan calling him “trash” is about the nicest of insults you could say. Simmons did have a good point though – the fan should’ve said it to his face. Waiting for him to walk by is definitely a soft move. What’s the worst that would happen if you said it to his face? If Simmons comes out and socks this guy, that’s easy lawsuit money.
I also can’t believe how soft this Nets team is. Why the hell is Dennis Schröder coming back from the locker room asking which fan heckled Ben? Is this middle school basketball? These guys are making millions each year and they’re worried about a kid saying “you’re trash”? I would 100% understand if this fan said a slur or something truly vulgar. But “you’re trash”? That’s what’s upsetting all you grown-ass men? Unbelievable.
So is Ben Simmons trash? Here’s what the numbers show us: he averaged 6.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 5.7 assists in 15 games last season, and this year he’s improved to 6.5/5.5/5.5 in a grand total of two games. The Nets will pay him $40 Million dollars this season, so yeah, he’s trash. At the end of the day, as much as I dislike Ben Simmons, he’s a human being who deserves respect. But it’s hard to feel bad for a guy who will have made nearly $200M in his career (Kinkead: and forced his way out of Philly). You’re an NBA bust Ben, get over it. Who cares what people say? You’ve made an ungodly amount of money, regardless of how trash you’ve played.
Kinkead 2: Ben Simmons is a bum, but calling someone “trash” from the other side of a barricade while their back is turned is a loser move