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Goated_don
May 6, 2022 at 9:43 am
Gone head retire bru
Marc
May 6, 2022 at 9:44 am
The surgery whether legit or not makes his case to get the money he is looking for. And if Vegas has odds If Simmons is a full participant on day 1 of training camp I am betting it all
TayR Smitty
May 6, 2022 at 9:45 am
the owners going use this but the players can use the John wall and Andre Drummond situation too how they getting paid but not to play how you pay Mfkas 25-40 million and won’t play them
Shelvin Simmons
May 6, 2022 at 9:55 am
Stephen A is mad at Ben Simmons like it’s his money, like if Ben plays it’s gonna be a little extra money in his pocket lol.
Brian Thompson
May 6, 2022 at 9:58 am
Dudes going to get his back cut up for $20 million. Pretty smelly situation. Also, players are not going to be in Ben’s corner after it affects their bank accounts.
Sai Yiddy
May 6, 2022 at 10:05 am
The thumbnail is hilarious media gotta funny way of portraying us
None Yabizz
May 6, 2022 at 10:53 am
It’s NOT surgery like y’all think ???????????? it’s an extraction. They put you under anesthesia, the whole process takes 10 MINUTES. 3-4 months is LAUGHABLE for a recovery time as you are back to 100% in a week… TOPS.
J
May 6, 2022 at 11:00 am
Ben Simmons is a joke. What a loser.
Tom Delay Beats
May 6, 2022 at 11:05 am
Trade him for John Wall.. only option
The Block
May 6, 2022 at 11:07 am
Stephen A only speaks for the owners. What about the things players can bring up?
CBA isn’t one sided
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May 6, 2022 at 1:51 pm
I love this upload! Pls make more similar vids to this. Ii
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May 6, 2022 at 1:53 pm
He always make me laugh or makes me appreciate the rest of the day %jl
E Williams
May 6, 2022 at 1:57 pm
Little Benny got his back blown out huh.
Michael Birmingham
May 6, 2022 at 2:33 pm
Why do you speak on everybody’s money ???? wow just get yo money
pavilon
May 6, 2022 at 2:38 pm
Philly better have a doctor in that OR to make sure its a real surgery on a serious injury lol
Warlock Magic
May 6, 2022 at 3:18 pm
Feels like a cover-up doesn’t it lol. I thought the same thing, didn’t hear nothing about it. Maybe it’s to say, he had a legit reason to sit. Lol so he can come back easier and feel justified.
Bald Guy
May 6, 2022 at 3:21 pm
Ben Simmons is just a sham and a troll. I believe he knows that he’s not an elite player. He’s just trying to wing it through the playoffs, it just turned out that he’s totally exposed now that he can’t be counted on to score points in games that matter.
It’s a bit questionable now that there’s mention that all this time he has back problems… For an elite athlete to earn 29m in a season without playing a single game… Funny how he could get away with short changing the system.
blogcast1
May 6, 2022 at 4:10 pm
These nerds get paid to speculate about these men. This is what Kyrie was talking about. This goes far beyond their play on the court. Because you didn’t hear about it, it didn’t exist? WoW, someone is really over estimating their importance!
Van Iyke
May 6, 2022 at 4:22 pm
Embiid had a back injury. Kevin Porter Jr had a back injury WHILE playing. Simmons was playing stop s woman when he broke his back.
inquizative44
May 6, 2022 at 7:13 pm
I don’t believe anything they say about Simmons. It’s all lies to me!
Josh Quintanilla
May 6, 2022 at 7:30 pm
Ben Simmons isn’t coming back until after the all star break 2023
JP Mercado
May 6, 2022 at 9:03 pm
He has had a history of back injuries
Leo Dickson
May 6, 2022 at 9:47 pm
Say it with me now “The Ben Simmons rule”
Mr. Honesty
May 6, 2022 at 11:31 pm
I hope this kid doesn’t have something serious like Tumors of some sort. My best friend had back problems & eventually got diagnosed with multiple Myeloma which is a blood Cancer that attack his spinal cord. Back problems could be anything huge or small.
David Roseman
May 6, 2022 at 11:37 pm
He doesn’t need back surgery he needs brain surgery