Ben Simmons

2022 - 10 - 20

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Ben Simmons Finally Plays, but the Nets Lose (The New York Times)

Simmons scored only 4 points and fouled out, perhaps a function of his enthusiasm, and his team lost by 130-108 to the New Orleans Pelicans. He was a bit rusty ...

Occasionally, he turned to Simmons, who sat next to him, and said something as they watched the Pelicans complete their 22-point victory. “Clearly, we started the game a little hectic, a little bit rattled to start the year. The Philadelphia 76ers, led by Joel Embiid and Harden, will also challenge for supremacy in the conference. But the way they played Wednesday didn’t match how they played in preseason games, perhaps hinting at their ability to play much better. The 2020-21 season was shortened by 10 games because of the pandemic, but the Nets finished it with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference. But to compete in the East this season will be no easy task. The Nets never found the right offer, if such a thing even existed for a player of his caliber. He spent the off-season healing and said he felt fully healthy at the start of training camp. The Nets said they did not want a part-time player, until they did. Simmons scored only 4 points and fouled out, perhaps a function of his enthusiasm, and his team lost, 130-108, to the New Orleans Pelicans in the N.B.A. “Would you rather be a team where you have championship aspirations and a lot of pressure on you to win? But just the fact that Simmons played in the game Wednesday was momentous.

Ben Simmons fouls out in debut and Nets sputter without their 'engine' (The Athletic)

Few debuts have been more anticipated than the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving-Ben Simmons triumvirate. How opening night at Barclays went wrong.

[Pelicans](https://staging2.theathletic.com/nba/team/pelicans/), led by [Zion Williamson](https://staging2.theathletic.com/nba/player/zion-williamson-l6xjgWmi8X4OMdjm/) and his 25 points, won 130-108 by taking advantage of 16 Nets turnovers for 26 points. The Pelicans also destroyed the Nets on the boards, 61-39, and in second-chance points, 36-4. “Fouling out is not an option,” Irving told Simmons.

Former Sixer Ben Simmons flops in Brooklyn Nets debut (Liberty Ballers)

In his first game since 2021, Ben Simmons tallied just four points and five assists as the Nets lost by 22 to the Pelicans.

They’re looking for their first win in [pic.twitter.com/XZJuHL8Fw2] [October 20, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/NKfgRCJ64c] [October 20, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/IHp0iQn7LU] [October 20, 2022] To be fair, last night was Simmons’ first real game since June 20, 2021. In the first game that counted in his new uniform, the former first overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers recorded just two points, five rebounds, five assists, three turnovers, and six personal fouls in 23 minutes of the Nets’ 130-108 loss at home to the New Orleans Pelicans.

76ers Fans React to Ben Simmons' Nets Debut on Twitter (Sports Illustrated)

As the Sixers kicked off their preseason with a matchup against the Nets at the Barclays Center a few weeks back, Simmons suited up for the first time since the ...

Meanwhile, Brooklyn went on to lose 130-108 to the Pelicans. The three-time All-Star checked into the game for 23 minutes. Plus, it was preseason basketball, so it’s hard to judge how a player performed, whether they were good or bad.

Nets' Ben Simmons scores four points, fouls out in Brooklyn regular ... (Fox News)

Ben Simmons made his regular season debut for the Brooklyn Nets, scoring four points on 2-3 shooting from the floor and fouling out in 23 minutes.

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Kyrie Irving had message for Ben Simmons after Nets' loss (Larry Brown Sports)

Mar 15, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving (11) during the second half against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center.

The Nets are the type of team that almost everyone is going to root against. And fouling out is not an option. 1 overall pick scored 4 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in the 130-108 loss.

'I think I was just too excited': Ben Simmons searching for reasons for ... (ClutchPoints)

Ben Simmons believes that he was too excited to perform well in his debut for the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.

But he fouled out ridiculously early, and wasn’t really a factor when he was on the floor. The game also saw the debut of Ben Simmons with the Nets, which was the first time he had taken the court in well over a year. As a first game obviously you want to win but we know the reasons we lost.

Ja vs. Warriors, Ben Simmons vs. 76ers and the Best Star-Team ... (Bleacher Report)

Potentially medium-warm take: Rivalries in the NBA that don't have everything—or, sometimes, even anything—to do with actual basketball are good and fun and ...

Salary information via [Spotrac](https://www.spotrac.com/nba/cap/). [booing the hell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKCj3tnupzw) out of the entire Hawks team during warmups before Game 2. Some will remember the Bismack Biyombo-Marquese Chriss kerfuffle [nobody asked for](https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/suns-mavericks-marquese-chriss-bismack-biyombo-fight-tunnel). And not only did he eliminate the Knicks in five games, but [he bowed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mgiRngirdE) to the Madison Square Garden crowd once he did. [was booed](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9_TWdOSigM) by Sixers fans while on Brooklyn's bench for a Mar. If Joel Embiid [held anything back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sjgd1FcKg5s) in his assessment of the moment, it wasn't much. Morant responded, [because obviously](https://twitter.com/JaMorant/status/1538375263016427523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1538375263016427523%7Ctwgr%5Ea09b05c070d27f5df4a12758ecc8f0a29c6326dc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fbayarea%2Fwarriors%2Fdraymond-green-serves-ja-morant-epic-clap-back-rent-free-tweet). He pushed for a trade, and the Sixers pushed to trade him. for a tweet he sent in March [mocking Golden State's](https://twitter.com/jarenjacksonjr/status/1508664030201794561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1508664030201794561%7Ctwgr%5E084373b58e0cb2aab90bd95517d0c47b1dfa8d72%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsports.com%2Fbayarea%2Fwarriors%2Fklay-thompsons-vicious-shot-bum-jaren-jackson-jr-after-warriors-title) "Strength in Numbers" slogan. That, of course, led to a [barb from Green](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/draymond-green-serves-ja-morant-epic-clap-back-rent-free-tweet) about the Boston real estate market being better...or whatever. That spurred a back-and-forth between him and Green that included everything from the pair (successfully) manifesting a Golden State-Memphis Christmas Day matchup to Green clowning Morant for imitating Stephen Curry's trademark [four-point play celebration](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/ja-morant-imitates-steph-currys-four-point-play-move-bench-game-5) while watching Game 5 from the bench. Will Ja dunk on Green so hard that he feels the need to apologize to the entire Green family and the next 12 generations of their descendants?

Nets HC Steve Nash on Ben Simmons' Debut: 'I Think He's Just Rusty' (SportsGrid)

Ben Simmons fouled out in 23 minutes, finishing with four points, five rebounds, five assists, and three turnovers as the Nets fell 130-108 to the Pelicans.

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Kyrie Irving Shares Message for Ben Simmons After Rough Nets ... (Sports Illustrated)

He spoke to the former 76ers point guard in the locker room after their first loss of the season.

“We told him in the locker room he is a valuable piece for us and we need him out there and fouling out is not an option. “So we talked about it.” Simmons finished the game with just four points after fouling out, and afterwards Kyrie Irving was asked what the team can do to better get him involved early on in a game.

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