Stephen A. Smith is baffled as to how Ben Simmons has not suited up for the Nets but.
In a “First Take” dialogue with Kendrick Perkins, Smith ranted that the circumstance with Simmons is “utterly absurd.”
Perkins thought it experienced reached the place where by the will-he-or-will not-he-participate in entanglement with Simmons has come to be too significant a distraction for the Nets, and that they should just shut him down for the postseason.
Smith disagreed, reasoning that the Nets could use Simmons, even if he’s a black hole on offense, to assistance their porous protection. If it was just for 10-15 minutes a recreation, Smith argued, that would even now be worthwhile.
“What are we chatting about right here?” Smith asked, just after likely to absurd lengths to ponder what Simmons could be performing as a substitute of taking part in, like going to get manicures and pedicures. “This is utterly ridiculous. The point of the matter is he should’ve been actively playing considering that the time he arrived from Philly.”
Smith continued to ponder what is getting Simmons so lengthy to enjoy
“Guess what, he came from Philly, and you know what, mental wellness concerns, we take it very critically. He will get traded from Philly, however, … will get to Brooklyn, obtained a cheesy smile that would set George Foreman to shame. Hopping off the bench, significant-fiving absolutely everyone, chilling out, all this other stuff, comfy as hell!? Smith ranted.
“But now we’re speaking about basketball and all of a sudden we really don't know if he’s completely ready. The brother ain’t performed because final June. All right, we obtained that. Really do not get me began with the pothole on the turnpike he must have strike, or he was obtaining his groove on and he hurt his hip!”
Molly Qerim briefly intervened: “Settle down…”
Undeterred, Smith ongoing.
“I do not know what the hell you’re carrying out that you hurt your back when you ain’t played due to the fact previous June,” Smith mentioned.
There have been rumblings that Simmons could engage in at some point throughout the Nets’ to start with-spherical series from the Celtics, which starts Sunday. Nevertheless, equally Kevin Durant and Steve Nash have claimed they don’t expect an imminent return.
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