Ben Simmons tried to achieve out to his former teammate Joel Embiid over the summer time, after years of stress between the pair.
It doesn’t imply that there shall be a reunion in Philly, however insider Ramona Shelburne isn’t completely ruling out the likelihood.
“He’d even reached out to Embiid and others final summer time, league sources stated, hoping to fix fences,” Shelburne stated. “Simmons, who’s within the last yr of his contract in Brooklyn, has proven how he can nonetheless impression a sport together with his passing, size and protection. However within the second quarter of the sport Friday, he additionally missed the rim on a layup in a clip that shortly went viral — reminding everybody of how his time in Philadelphia went awry. Might they ever attempt to determine it out collectively once more? One supply referred to as it unlikely, however stranger issues have occurred. Particularly with the Sixers.”
Embiid and Simmons performed 4 seasons collectively on the 76ers and it wasn’t with out it’s justifiable share of drama.
When Simmons was traded to the Nets Embiid informed reporters he didn’t suppose profitable was Ben’s high precedence.
“It’s unlucky profitable was not the most important issue,” Embiid stated of Simmons. “It’s unlucky that for him having his personal workforce and, I assume, being a star was extra his priorities.”
There was additionally drama over the Recreation 7 playoffs loss when Simmons blew it within the clutch and Embiid stated in reference to Simmons, “I’ll be sincere: I believed the turning level was after we had an open shot, and we made one free throw and we missed the opposite, and so they got here down and scored.”
Then, earlier than the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Simmons informed ESPN that he and Embiid “by no means actually spoke” once they performed collectively.
“I don’t suppose there was actually a relationship there. Like by way of a friendship? You possibly can strive as laborious as you wish to attempt to be near any person, be their good friend, no matter it’s, however everyone seems to be totally different as folks, so for me, it’s by no means private. I don’t have any anger or hate in direction of him. He’s who he’s and I’m who I’m. And we’ve acquired our private lives. And work is basketball, so in that second, my purpose is to win and I acquired to win with Jo. He’s a terrific participant, we simply didn’t get it finished.”
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