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No, Ben Simmons Didn’t Diss This Guy
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Saw this clip going around on social media last night and this morning.
It was a four-second snippet of Ben Simmons handing his shoes to a guy in the crowd, then pulling them back when the guy reached out to take them.
It originally popped up on the “Def Pen Hoops” account and was shared by Sports Illustrated:
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1095914924667224064
Hmm let’s see. There’s gotta be more to the story here.
Yes, here it is, after the jump:
Was givin it to a kid pic.twitter.com/4QMqnCieNX
— C (@vPicxsso) February 14, 2019
And here’s Ben himself confirming this:
Just to clarify, I gave my sneakers to a younger Australian fan who I heard calling out 🇦🇺 https://t.co/hfxGNuDBxP
— Ben Simmons (@BenSimmons25) February 14, 2019
Crisis averted.
If you’re an adult in a crowd, isn’t it best to just assume that nobody is ever handing you anything? These sneakers were for the children, just like Wu-Tang Clan.
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