Stephen A.: Ben Simmons has OFFENDED Philadelphia fans! | First Take
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Stephen A.: Ben Simmons has OFFENDED Philadelphia fans! | First Take
Stephen A. Smith and Jay Williams discuss what reception Ben Simmons should expect in his return to Philly since his trade from the 76ers.
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That’s why Allen Iverson was loved in Philly, hardworking and blue collar. All heart 💯
@Whips383
2 жыл бұрын
Iverson the sixers goat
@dthreezy
2 жыл бұрын
Practice?? We talking bout practice?
@corytennant1517
2 жыл бұрын
"hard working" no just naturally a dawg he didn't even practice but balled no matter what.
@phlbnr
2 жыл бұрын
@@Whips383 nah that's The Doctor. AI is #2 though.
@Chris_Kicks_
2 жыл бұрын
😂 practice!!!! 😆 yea that’s so true
Idk if you guys may have known or heard but Stephen A worked for the Philadelphia Inquiry for 17 YEARS
@unbiasedjisoostan3716
2 жыл бұрын
I've heard that as much times as I heard Skip witnessing Jordan's 1998 Last Dance Season.
@ericjohnson-greer9687
2 жыл бұрын
You may have also heard that KD has a 7 foot wingspan, can pull up from 40, and can average 30!
@appreciatealltheplayers481
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 a
@ike.o6944
2 жыл бұрын
@@unbiasedjisoostan3716 lmaooooo
@unbiasedjisoostan3716
2 жыл бұрын
@@ericjohnson-greer9687 not 30 bro. Its 'TTTTHHARTY!'
Nobody could’ve articulated that better than Stephen A😭💯 Sometimes he can be annoying & sometimes he can be wrong, but today I’m smiling from ear to ear 👂🏾 because he is spot on & this game is going to be crazy😂💯🥂
@doesntmatter6453
2 жыл бұрын
"From infants to Grandmas" 😭💀
@asiaroberson3442
2 жыл бұрын
@@doesntmatter6453 I'm weak 🤣 😭 😂
@livefree316
2 жыл бұрын
Stephen a simp. Needs Jesus to fix his leftist limp. JESUS IS THE TRUE KING!
@ziongaus8796
2 жыл бұрын
It was crazy alright
@YKSupe
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely crazy Harden did the Harden 😂💯
Disagree with Stephen A a lot but as a native Philadelphian I admit he's spot on here.
@TheOGway
2 жыл бұрын
First time in a long time he on point
@lances25
2 жыл бұрын
Lmao! Philadelphian!?!?!?!?!? YOUR NOT FROM PHILLY! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@adamperkins8162
2 жыл бұрын
Spot on!!!
@CappenKrunch
2 жыл бұрын
@@lances25 he from the white part maybe
@gorillasquadelite
2 жыл бұрын
Ben Simmons is a baby
Ben Simmons should just go ahead and get this game out-of-the-way. LeBron couldn’t run from Cleveland when he went to Miami and just like KD couldn’t run from OKC when he went to Golden State. Only difference is both of those guys went back to their former homes and dominated, it seems like Ben doesn’t even want to try
@melvynwindmon1927
2 жыл бұрын
same with kawhi and spurs and kyrie and boston
@corpyhogan4433
2 жыл бұрын
@@melvynwindmon1927 yep. Simmons just need to go ahead and stop hiding
@NeilTruick
2 жыл бұрын
That's not the only difference. LeBron never blamed the fans for not being able to win a title. KD never blamed the fans for not being able to be the best player on his team. Ben Simmons cited the fans as the reason he was never going to set foot in that arena again, and, if he's smart, he will keep his word until he can show up in an opposing uniform. Bottom line: Simmons and his agent are trying to file a lawsuit to get back the $20 million the Sixers withheld because he didn't comply with his contract. The reason: Hostile work environment. "Mr. Softee" is the perfect description for him.
@micah.1009
2 жыл бұрын
Lebron embraced the Villain role and it was about the gm not putting any help around him . Ben is just underperforming and left so it should be worse
@corpyhogan4433
2 жыл бұрын
@@NeilTruick Another good point!
Imagine getting paid over $30 million a year plus all expenses paid on trips to not even needing to play any games. Ben Simmons is living that American Dream!
@MrKeysjimmy
2 жыл бұрын
Well u might not be aware but as of Feb he had been paid 8mil ,the rest was taken in fines
@12savage68
2 жыл бұрын
@@MrKeysjimmy 8 mil in a few months for nothing is still the American dream...
@miltonmccarroll5430
2 жыл бұрын
Can't make that type of money doing nothing else' 30 million for nonsense
@SalesRizzAcademy
2 жыл бұрын
And he's Australian!! Lol
@azwanazmi1484
2 жыл бұрын
He got free front row seats to watch his new team smash his old team.
Nets fans think Ben missing games next week will prove he was telling the truth but we all know that's just to cover up his BS
@phlbnr
2 жыл бұрын
What's he gonna play like 8-9 games? Hahaha
@miekgg
2 жыл бұрын
@@phlbnr then straight to playoffs, and kyrie is barely playing too, and KD just came back, joe harris is out for the szn, it’s a mess in brooklyn.
@llLeezy
2 жыл бұрын
@@miekgg lol.
@jon5080
2 жыл бұрын
@@miekgg na it's a mess in Philly after that beating 76ers took from the Nets 🤣
This man said from infants to grandmas lmao 🤣
@dripbeast7914
2 жыл бұрын
Bul funny asl
He really said Infants and Grandmas are disguted with Simmons lmao!
Stephen A was in his bag in this Segment 🤣🤣
From infants👶🏻to grandma’s👵🏻😂😂😂😂😂
IMO Ben should lace up and face the smoke the same way Lebron did back in 2010
@REMOV28
2 жыл бұрын
Even KD laced up against OKC. This man is weakness personified
@hansiseymour3767
2 жыл бұрын
Even kyrie laced up in Boston
@gaythugsmatter7029
2 жыл бұрын
He’s too beta for that. Without his genetics for basketball he’d probably be a cross dresser
@orasama6258
2 жыл бұрын
The problem is Ben is built like a lil girl and bron is built like a grown man
@savage9436
2 жыл бұрын
Ben is too soft for that
I haven’t watched this segment yet but I’m guessing Stephen A is going to bring up how he worked in Philly for 15 years and knows the city so well😂
@Akerzun
2 жыл бұрын
Correct
@calebbraswell9109
2 жыл бұрын
@@Akerzun lol ya I saw. not surprising at all😂
@KM-iz6sg
2 жыл бұрын
Correction, 17 years but close! 😂🤣
@mr_w_9647
2 жыл бұрын
I just looked at your profile picture and I haven’t read your comment yet. But I’m guessing that you guessed that Stephen A is going to bring up how he worked in Philly for 15 years, and knows the city so well?
If I was Ben Simmons I would surprise the world and run out the tunnel suited up talking CRAZY!!! Dunking on n*ggas, throwing up gang signs like “F*ck EVERYBODY!” LOL IM BAAAAACK!!!
@danweismuller9742
2 жыл бұрын
No, no you wouldn’t
As a Sixers fan. It's imperative that we get this win tonight on top of the Ben Simmons return. You know how happy he'd be if we put all the effort into him and came out with an L? And he didn't even play!? Yeesh. Win tonight Philly!
@carsonwentz8301
2 жыл бұрын
He will help the nets lose if he plays
@bubberz
2 жыл бұрын
@@carsonwentz8301 .. hahaha.. the nerve of Carson Wentz 😆
@ACT1O1
2 жыл бұрын
dont matter, Embid and Harden is not enough to win a Championship this season.
@lo8627
2 жыл бұрын
lose by 29🤭
@bubberz
2 жыл бұрын
@@lo8627 yeah.. I know. Thanks Marc Louie Van Pelt 🙄
This feels like a pay-per-view fight😅🔥🤣🤣
Ben might cry in that arena 😂
@markgraves2192
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@Terror832
2 жыл бұрын
Ben Simmons reaggravates his hurt feelings and is out for the playoffs
@thomasberrymanll4595
2 жыл бұрын
He’ll probably have headphones on.
@tigerhoods7927
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@dwightyawg7781
2 жыл бұрын
@@Terror832 💀
I’m from philly and live here trust Ben can’t even imagine how he’s gonna get cooked tonight lol . Like ppl are goin to go to jail because of the Ben harassment lol
@jfo1541
2 жыл бұрын
I might go to jail
@brother-dre
2 жыл бұрын
@@jfo1541 lol
@KM-iz6sg
2 жыл бұрын
@@jfo1541 You were probably headed there anyway!
Am I the only one that thinks Philly has taken this Ben Simmons thing too far, they have every right to boo him tonight. But this whole thing has been just pure ridiculing on the 76ers fans.
I hope the rowdy Philly crowd give him a worse time than what LeBron got in 2010, KD got in 2016, or even Vince Carter back in 2005 I wanna hear chants like “f Ben Simmons” while clapping
@corpyhogan4433
2 жыл бұрын
That LeBron game in 2010 was probably the most hostile sporting event I’ve ever seen in my life. They legit had to call the Ohio state police to provide security for the game Lmao
@cactaceous
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for Harden! Thanks for Harden!
@javianjohnson8746
2 жыл бұрын
@@corpyhogan4433 Yea also they couldn't serve beer bottles. They had to serve all drinks in foam cups because they didn't want someone throwing a glass bottle at LeBron's head, I remember that too
@Whips383
2 жыл бұрын
Menthal Simmons Menthal Simmons
@bcollins5011
2 жыл бұрын
Philly fans act like a scorn woman! I would laugh if I was him. Fans booing never changed any decisions. Lol!
I can't wait for "Inside The NBA" with the crew 🤣😭
He has to deal with it, in some type of way.
Philadelphia booed Kobe. They'll boo Simmons. Eagles fans are maniacs. Same with Phillies fans.
@ramonrojas3722
2 жыл бұрын
Philly only booed Kobe because his team beat the Sixers in the finals the season prior difference is everyone knew how great and talented Kobe was Simmons gives you none of that and decided to not take ANY accountability for him getting better in different areas. That’s on Simmons.
@mariostringer9816
2 жыл бұрын
Kobe never cheated the game, Simmons is a mentally weak defender. 76ers will love players who play hard every night like AI
He ain’t have to give Kevin Hart that stray tho 😂
I hope Ben Simmons’ return is worst than LeBron’s when he returned to Cleveland in 2010. He single handily ruined the Sixers title run last season, and then quit on them over the offseason and 2021-22 season.
@zubayerahmed2398
2 жыл бұрын
The second runner for DPOY ruined your chances, not an overpaid sf named tobias Harris 🤣 y’all are a joke
@xTnT87
2 жыл бұрын
Clear Philly fan delusional placing all the blame for failing last year in the playoffs.
@franciscoguzman1065
2 жыл бұрын
@J T the guy didn’t provide anything dude and played like one giant puss! Only 4 shot attempts?
@franciscoguzman1065
2 жыл бұрын
If simmons wasn’t such a puss they win that series. At least provide some scoring.
@travisealy3512
2 жыл бұрын
@@franciscoguzman1065 bro he held trae to 5/23. Y’all let a redhead drop 30 on y’all. Joel had 8 turnovers and Harris went 8/24😭😭 clearly that’s all Simmons fault right ?
If Ben hasn't played after this game it going to be the same situation like in Philly bc he should've been ready to play with the KD and Kyrie but he still look like he's scared to go play
@sbj97
2 жыл бұрын
Why is he in the NBA? Serious question 😂
You work hard and we will love you. Look at Fultz. There is still love for him in Philly.
Y’all know how we get when it’s Dallas week during the football season, imagine that 10x and instead of it being aimed at a whole football team it’s directed at one person. It’s still not to late to change your mind Ben.
Stéphan A is 💯 on this one. As a Philly fan, I feel betrayed that a player I supported for all these years is refusing to play just because I held him accountable for choking in playoff. This man is spineless
BROOKLYN in DA HOUSE. We got Ben Simmons back! Let's get it ON! 🌏🥊🥊 Lol 😂😆
Response from anyone that isn't a Philly fanboy: Good
1. Death 2. Taxes 3. SAS mentioning workin in Philly for 17 yrs
Missanelli on the Fanatic said that Simmons and his agent are filing a lawsuit claiming something along the lines of "hostile work environment" in order to get the $20 million withheld by the Sixers because Simmons didn't play. The *only* reason they are showing is to incite the response everybody and their grandmother knows he will receive, deservedly so, thinking it will help his lawsuit. Missanelli has also encouraged the Sixers fans in attendance to include a "Thanks for Harden" chant after they convey their frustrations to Ben for his behavior over the last nine months, in order to make the environment less hostile overall. In any case, the "Mr Softee" moniker is as appropriate a description as they come.
Stephen a told it accurately
Ben being on the bench could potentially send a message to him from his Nets teammates saying “you with us, we got your back”
One thing we know about Steven A is that he worked in Philly for 17 years
As a lifelong Philly sports fan, this is the greatest thing I've heard all week!
Philli gonna end up Hitting Ben with the Chicken Dance Tribute! 🐔🍗🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 No shames about it😃
Philly really showed simmons....with a huge loss and your recruit harden being owned
WOW!!! Couldn’t have said it BETTER Stephen A… !!!!
Man, this is going to be rough for Ben Simmons. Looking forward to when he actually suits up.
He sounds like when Martin gets mad at Pam😜
Have my Gatorade 😂😂😂
When Stephen A tells you how long he's worked in Philly, does anyone else say 17 years with him? Cause I do. Every time.
If you haven’t, please check out that Bill Burr Philly rant from like 10 years ago lol. Legendary take on the city and fans in general
“I’m talking infant to grandma” 😂😂😂
There are no words to describe the visceral reaction Ben Simmons will evoke when he steps onto the court and every time he touches the ball.
Next Season this will be a real thing💯
"I'm talking about from infants to grandma's" LMAO
Philly is going to boo Ben Simmons like no other. Ben Simmons should retire from the NBA because he doesn't want the criticism of the NBA fans and he's soft and wants to blame others for his actions.
@jasonau427
2 жыл бұрын
You know Ben Simmons?
@FloydsHighHeels
2 жыл бұрын
Nah Philly fans are just mentally ill, bunch of weirdos
@manisankar3937
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine blaming everything on Ben Simmons and got punked 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@ninjedi6710
2 жыл бұрын
People be overusing the word "soft" nowadays.
Finally SAS told the truth. No one has been a bigger heel to a city/fan base.
We knew you couldn't SHOOT! WE UNDERSTOOD THAT! 🤣🤣🤣
The city of Brotherly Love
Stephan A., speaking for a whole fan base and city.
Why is ESPN building up heckling
Stephen “I worked in philly for 17 years” A Smith
"Until you defeat what cowers you, you can break the shackles that bind you..." - Alucard
Why he called her molecule @ 2:05 😂
I got goosebumps i can not wait for tonight he better wear noise cancelling 🎧 and a sleep mask!!!😂
J. Will needs two jackets for any occasion 🤣
☎️ *rings “Ben” “No” “yes”
Philly lost. Where is Stephen A Smith? 😂😂😂😂
That was a sick battle rap like quote from Charlie Mack. I know it's winter time but catch Mr. Softee (Ben Simmons) Mr. Softee the ice cream trucks that run through out Philly jersey and New York and surrounding areas in the summer time
As someone who struggles with mental health , just sitting in an hostile environment isn’t good for your mental health 😂. I would not want to be there.
That deep breath beginning pause, straight out of Being Skip Bayless: 101
*first take topic includes Philadelphia* “I worked in Philadelphia for over 17 years” SAS 😂
Mr Steven A “iv worked in Philadelphia for 17 years” Smith.
We know Ben Simmons inside and out we know his weaknesses better then anybody that gives the sixers a clear advantage when he comes back and for that reason I say we won the trade we own permanent realestate in their point guards head
@Stephenasmith I need that same energy with kyrie and boston
Both of these teams are full of divas
I feel like this is just Simmons’ way of trying to show he’s not ducking the Philly fans and is actually not ready to play. It’s cap though he’s scared to play in Philly, he’s fine sitting on the bench in Philly.
@lances25
2 жыл бұрын
Shiiiiiiiiiidddddd!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
RIGHT ON POINT . 😄🤣😅🙂🔔
He couldn't had said it any better
This is must see TV tonight. Outside of Ben, James and Kyrie gotta see each other tonight. Seth Curry might be feeling salty too tonight. Potential heat check.
Never shared the same narrative be with SAS but he's absolutely right in this one
Philly give Ben Simons PTSD every time he gotta play them 💀😂
I’m definitely want to play against a team or city that trashed me Ben weak
Didn’t even watch the video an hear SAS say he worked in Philly for 17 yrs… we get it dawg
I’m so glad it’s in Philly so that kyrie can play
The 76ers were #1 seed when Ben was running the show! Now what are they ranked without him. Just like draymond, there are some players you can’t see their value in the stat sheet. That’s Ben Simmons!
The hate for Ben Simmons is just ridiculously over the top, it reflects really poorly on the Philadelphia fan base all around the world. I hope I’m wrong but I have a feeling that outtakes of this will be shown on news feeds all around the globe
@mscooldeadly
2 жыл бұрын
Grow up dude, it's sports.
Leave to the media to over blow a situation. Booing doesn't change any outcomes and nor should Ben care if they do. Only great players get booed. So if I'm Ben I'd love them.
Philly booed Santa Claus and cheered Michael Irvin neck injury
Go Nets beat Philly. Because Kyrie will do whatever it takes to win just like KD will do whatever it takes to win. Because the Nets will do whatever it takes to win. Go Nets for the win.
Molly trying so hard not to laugh at Mr. Softee
Has Stephen A. covered Philadelphia sports for 17 years? I’m not sure
There was a photo of him at a bar in Philly yesterday Stephen a lmao
*Ben Simmons should wear full Scuba gear while sitting on the bench*
I'm out here in Cali and Cali people feel the same way about him
Let's get ready to rumble...! Nets Level!
It’s been going on for years what about the playoffs when Ben played good in the playoff while Embid
Was a fan of Simmons. But you’d rather SIT on the bench get boo’d/heckled/harassed than PLAY against your former team in a HUGE game & stick it to them? Drop 50 or put up a Triple Dbl. He’s healthy we know it. Why not get it over with, face the music & ball out 💪🏽
I Never met anyone tell me "Im moving to Philly"
Ben should walk up in the arena with a hate on me shirt with on
Yup..
This is the truest thing I’ve ever heard from Stephen A.
All that noise they made and they got a beat down
It's gonna he wild tonight....he gonna get that Lebron Return to Cleveland treatment
Philly gone rush the court.
Only way Ben can flip this around is if he suit up and drop 50 tonight. Bro needs to take the smoke and rise above it