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Stephen A Smith Absolutely Nails this Ben Simmons Take
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Say what you will about Screamin’ A Smith, but the guy lived and worked in this city for a long time. He knows Philadelphia, and therefore nailed this take about Ben Simmons and the ridiculous hold out situation:
I couldn't find THREE places in America BETTER to be a star in than the city of PHILADELPHIA! pic.twitter.com/X2A1p7jPKg
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 29, 2021
Hear hear!
Stephen A gets it 100% correct. Philadelphia will ride and die with you EVEN IF YOU DON’T WIN! All you gotta do is play hard, show some heart, and blah blah. Aaron Rowand was here for a cup of coffee but everybody loved the guy because he ran into the fence and broke his face. Likewise, Mike Scott got his own fan club and people on Twitter have Tyrese Maxey avatars. I was in the building when Markelle Fultz got a huge ovation just for making a foul shot.
The default behavior in Philadelphia is unconditional support, and the only way you lose that support is it you fuck up and/or stop doing your job.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com