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The Sixers Reportedly Met with Ben Simmons Yesterday
By Jim Adair
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In the midst of all of the “Ben Simmons isn’t working out for the Sixers because he doesn’t want to go to Philly*” hot takes, the projected number one pick met with the Sixers yesterday, according to Marc Stein. They know what kind of player Simmons is at this point and no amount of dribbling drills will change what they think about him. Meeting with him in person and getting to know him as a human could give them actual insight into his character, which is really what you’re looking for anyway.
*The “Simmons is trying to force his way to LA” take is bullshit because 1) he’s not working out for anyone and 2) he’s fav’ing basically any tweet that mentions him and the Sixers. It’s just stupid hot-takery.
When he's not writing about sports here or ranting about them on Twitter, Jim is probably watching X-Files on Netflix or drinking a beer somewhere. Jim has nothing against hockey, it's just not his style. He once met Duce Staley at a Sixers game.