76ers Fans Boo Ben Simmons, Twitter Reacts To Abysmal Playoff Performance
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Ben Simmons struggled in a playoff game.
The 76ers guard had a rough Game 1 against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday in Philadelphia’s 111-102 loss at home. Simmons had just nine points and was an abysmal 1-for-5 from the charity stripe.
Simmons always has struggled in the postseason (aside from not shooting 3-pointers), scoring over 20 points just one time in 11 postseason games. And it seems as if the fans are getting tired of him not showing up when it counts.
First, the Wells Fargo Center let him hear it after missing a free throw. Then, as it always does, Twitter jumped all over the opportunity to take shots at Simmons.
Ben Simmons shoots with the wrong hand.
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) April 13, 2019
Ben Simmons disappearing in the playoffs, a tradition like any other
— Handsome B. Wonderful (@JamPackard) April 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/ewh1971/status/1117185515105734656
Poor Ben Simmons, he don’t know how Philly fans operate 😩
— Erica Michelle ⚜️ (@EricaSpeaksss) April 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/iamloyk/status/1117183884888666112
I think it’s HILARIOUS that everyone crowned Ben Simmons the next LeBron… the dude can’t shoot beyond 10 feet! The only guy close to “Next LeBron” is Giannis. And Giannis is a Greek God mixture of LeBron and Shaq.
— Brennan Olin (@brennan_olin) April 13, 2019
Simmons had a message for fans during his postgame availability, telling them, “if you’re going to boo, stay on that side.” As you probably expected, Sixers fans didn’t take too kindly to that, either.
https://twitter.com/OGSWheel/status/1117183265172066305
https://twitter.com/alex_evange81/status/1117184966121656321
This is the fastest way out of the city. How bout we give Jimmy the contract we were gonna give you? @BenSimmons25 https://t.co/0Xh0jAnPrl
— brother dan (@brotherdanpart2) April 13, 2019
How about we will stop booing the @sixers when Ben Simmons learns a jump shot.
— MrRybread (@Mr_Rybread) April 13, 2019
You mean inside the paint? @BenSimmons25 😤 https://t.co/SPIXyKH13p
— roᥫh𐤠ꤵbeau (@caamoire) April 13, 2019
At least there’s always Game 2, right?
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