Those wondering if a day would pass by without there being any new drama regarding Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Ben Simmons will have to keep waiting, perhaps indefinitely.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported earlier on Thursday that Simmons elected against participating in a scheduled individual workout but needed treatment for “back tightness” at the team’s facility, and The Athletic’s Shams Charania later tweeted Simmons “is currently not mentally ready to play” for the Sixers and could remain out of the lineup “for an undetermined period of time.”
There’s a new twist to those updates.
Philadelphia media personality Howard Eskin now reports the 76ers believe “Simmons is faking injury and mental illness” coming off his request over the summer to be traded:
