Let's be real, no one actually believes that this guy is injured. I just wish someone other than Stephen A. would say it.

@Ch3zzy

2 жыл бұрын

Slippery Slope

@zosproductions-cz6im

2 жыл бұрын

How do you know??? You in his body ??

@yvans.

2 жыл бұрын

@@zosproductions-cz6im Yeah he has been injured for 1 year due to a back injury… Sometimes you just need to use your brain 🙄

@xanderdom

2 жыл бұрын

@@yvans. lmaooo, Robert Williams III torn his meniscus several weeks ago, had surgery and came back to play before Ben Simmons did. This dude is a wet napkin

@Yandel21ableify

2 жыл бұрын

Ben needs to retire

Ben is setting the Sports/Mental Health conversation back with him weaponizing a serious issue

@jasonallen3678

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@thereelpineapple

2 жыл бұрын

Well said, and as a black man weaponizing his mental health is HORRIBLE

@checkanr138

2 жыл бұрын

nobody knows what is going on his mind, stop pretending you are his psychiatrist. there is so many sport athletes struggling with depression where everybody thought they look so healthy and could not possibly have problems with depression and other mental issues, that have revealed they had massive problems during their career. IF he actually has mental problems, this speculation on him pretending to being hurt etc is massively contraproductive. stephen a. smith has never worked as hard as any of these sport athletes he is talking about - he talks a lot that is all. he is just mad "his" new york sibling team has not made a run in the playoffs with his "best player in the world right now" durant and "bona fide stud" kyrie.

@philosophy20

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, fr...

Ben Simmons is actually a master finesser 😂

@jasonallen3678

2 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest in sports history..

@pushslice

2 жыл бұрын

At this point he’s basically one small step away from being like a Patrick Mahomes’ brother.

@millercmdn6805

2 жыл бұрын

Bruhh a scammer forreal

@sasori670

2 жыл бұрын

Ben Simmons isn’t finessing anything, it’ll work for this season but he about to mess the money up for everyone else. Owners are going to get together like Stephen A said and cuz of him and others that abuse sitting out. They’re gonna ruin everyone’s money.

The Nets would’ve been better off not trading for James Harden and keeping Jarrett Allen, Caris Levert and Taurean Prince

@Jj-bf7go

2 жыл бұрын

Big facts... That was the beginning of the end for them

@mikeedwards4546

2 жыл бұрын

Brooklyn went downhill trading D-lo Russell.

@adiddy911

2 жыл бұрын

Straight facts finally someone said it.

@Anukinihun

2 жыл бұрын

Thank You, I have no idea why they wanted James Harden in the first place. That team was a playoff team before Kyrie and Durant and went to the playoffs when both of them were hurt year 1.

@adiddy911

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anukinihun nets were a fun team to watch before kd and kyire joined 🤷

LSU, Philly, Australia, Brooklyn, and the list will keep going.

@FlpDScrp

2 жыл бұрын

Never seen anything like it in all of sports. Even Roberto Duran was in the ring fighting when he quit in the “ No Mas “ fight . 😂😂😂😂

@thekingbradable

2 жыл бұрын

This man quit on a whole country 😂😂😂 doesn’t get any worse than that

@FlpDScrp

2 жыл бұрын

@@thekingbradable 😂😂😂😂💯

@MafiaboysWorld

2 жыл бұрын

@@thekingbradable His feelings were still hurt from Doc Rivers and when asked to join Australia at the Olympics he cited "mental health" reasons for not playing. 🤦 All good, we won the bronze without him anyway. 😎👍

@AK-74K

2 жыл бұрын

@@MafiaboysWorld Out of game 4 with hurt feelings))

As an athlete, what Ben Simmons is getting away with is disgusting. Absolutely no guts and no competitive fire. Dude left his team because he was being criticized for coming up small in the playoffs. One of the most soft individuals I’ve seen play the sport.

I can’t wait to get into the analytics behind the next collective bargaining agreement for the nba. It’s definitely going to be interesting. Stephen A is dead on!

@Angetape225

2 жыл бұрын

What is collective bargaining agreement ?

@JusdoinstuF

2 жыл бұрын

@@Angetape225 players union and the owners negotiate how the player's contracts will be.

@Kevin.Costner.

2 жыл бұрын

Put Drink Milk In AD’s Contract

Mike miller had no back, 1 shoe and far less talent than Ben, but he still got out there to make a big 3 for Heat to help them win.

@millercmdn6805

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@TyBoogzz

2 жыл бұрын

‼️

@r.m.90

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂facts!! Man could barely walk.

@KB-yu9df

2 жыл бұрын

And he ended being a champion. 🏆

@hatakeanime1254

2 жыл бұрын

Literally

I love how they hit on the generational aspect of this, because it's not just sports. I feel like young people in general want 'the bag' with a minimal amount of effort. Part of me gets it, because we saw our parents get manipulated and overworked by companies that underpaid them, but knowing our worth somehow turned into entitlement.

@mramirez2681

2 жыл бұрын

🎯

@rodwells8577

2 жыл бұрын

Very well stated

@manzac112

2 жыл бұрын

It feels like a double-edged sword with no balance.

@MrElephantBeach

2 жыл бұрын

It's not just gonna be Ben Simmons though. I'm sure his agent, family, friends, accountant and every single person that benefits from him making all of this money is gonna be pushing him to fight for every dime. The entitlement goes beyond just the actual athlete.

@FreshZCORD

2 жыл бұрын

thats real

Ben Simmons is a coward point blank. I was actually rooting for him after he left Philly but I’ve had enough

@jmandan8728

2 жыл бұрын

Lol why the f would brooklyn even let him back when he misses the entire season and it's gonna be his first time playing with kyrie and kd lol?so they can have a scapegoat for their failures this season?i mean they're already doing it now,not surprised

@missingbuck

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmandan8728 Good point, the way I view it is how Ben said it himself and he's brought a lot of attention to himself. Now, he needs to accept the consequences of the publicity he brought on himself.

@Durag__bandit98

2 жыл бұрын

@@jmandan8728 great sensible point everyone in they feelings

@sunadkagitha1579

2 жыл бұрын

Same here bro 💯

@archiebolts1491

2 жыл бұрын

Send Ben Simmons to weenie hut juniors

He's reliable to sit at that proper 90° Angle, like Thanos in Guardians of The Galaxy😂

At this point I wouldn’t doubt it if Ben Simmons never plays another game in the nba.

Next NBA Lockout will have the season reduced to 50 games and starting late like 1998-1999 if what Stephen A is saying is true. It will be a HUGE showdown between the owners and players.

@sting6ph

2 жыл бұрын

This is going to be bigger than MLB

@felixrivas7873

2 жыл бұрын

And we all know that SAS isn't lying right now. All becuase what has happened with Ben Simmon (in Philly and Brooklyn, to long to tell), James Harden and quitting and changing teams as he pleases and Kyrie Irving that misses games whenever he wants and basketball isn't he's priority

@whoishim2998

2 жыл бұрын

They not going to 50 games lol that’s way to much money the NBA would leave on the table.

@user-xd6gr1yb6d

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no, that's gonna happen. You can't have dudes just not coming to work and getting full pay.

@adriankendrick4281

2 жыл бұрын

It's going to be ugly

players that caused the damage: - ben simmons - kyrie - john wall - james harden - AD to some extent by sitting out of games during the end of his tenure with the pelicans - kawhi leonard to some extent by missing games to rest.

@Curtis69213

2 жыл бұрын

Add Zion to that list

@alexnguyen1284

2 жыл бұрын

@@Curtis69213 in due time. He hasnt been in the nba long enough and he's still on a rookie contract.

@89ekaj

2 жыл бұрын

Kawhi got a pass because he won a championship with toronto but still he's one of those who hurts the league right now. He only plays if he wants to.

@Curtis69213

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexnguyen1284 three years. He has the option to sign a rookie extension after this season. Next CBA will be brutal for players and they can thank Zion and Ben for the role they played in it

@Curtis69213

2 жыл бұрын

Pelicans made AD sit out games to protect him from injuries before a trade. NBA intervened and demanded the pelicans cease what they were doing.

2:58 Man that Pat Riley quote an excellent summation/encapsulation of the mentality that players had to have and 80s/90s and even 2000s. Compare and contrast that to cats today like Stephen A says a bit later in the video. SAS is 100% right on this one today!

Ben Simmons really sat out an entire season because Joel Embiid and Doc Rivers hurt his feelings

@jayrivera8038

2 жыл бұрын

😂

totally agree with Stephen A. These nets will go down not as champions but as culprits in the scale back of the player empowerment era.

Such a shame the NBA didn't protect Larry Bird like they do to their current players. Larry was getting tackled by Bill Laimbeer or choked by Dr. J. The 80s and 90s hard fouls were brutal. Enough to ruin entire careers.

@CrookedJoeBiden

2 жыл бұрын

Larry Bird said the things that he was doing during the offseason was the reason why his career got cut short. I think his house was on a farm and he blew his back out working out there

@jtremaine23

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrookedJoeBiden Yep, that's crazy...something he didn't have to do with the money he was making but he had a different mentality. You do your own work!

@heisenberg2966

2 жыл бұрын

It was his own team mate, who put The Nail in The Coffin on Larry Bird’s Career. But, Bird did not help matters by spending his Offseason, FISHING, FARTING AND DRINKING BEER, instead of Strengthening his Body and Improving his Flexibility.

@mentok3027

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrookedJoeBiden He was shoveling out a new driveway for his mom. Foolish forb somebody with the money he had.

@nizzam1

2 жыл бұрын

Dam I would have loved to see Ben Simmons vs the bad boy pistons especially against bill laimbeer and Dennis rodman

3 years since KD & Kyrie signed and BKN hasnt sniffed an ECF? You hate to see it 😳😳😳

@ajbarros9751

2 жыл бұрын

1st year: KD is injured with achilles tear, Kyrie also missing significant time due to injuries 2nd year: Bad luck at 2nd round considering its pivotal when Kyrie is injured again but KD will that team but not enough. 3rd year: ...........no excuses.

@adriansmith5279

2 жыл бұрын

Crazy! And the funny thing is before being down 0-3 there were still favorites to win the title!

@SSJRome

2 жыл бұрын

@@ajbarros9751 let’s not forget Kyrie taking time off for things outside of basketball smh

@SSJRome

2 жыл бұрын

@@adriansmith5279 people kept saying nobody wants to see a healthy Brooklyn nets team in the playoffs lol

It's sad that these few players ruined contracts for youngins in the future.

By few, is Stephen A. referring to Kawhi, Kyrie, and Ben? Two of those three on the Nets. The last throwback player was Kobe. He'd still play with a sprained ankle. MJ would get mugged in the lane. Headhunted. Still plays 82 games 9x.

@brettlord6379

2 жыл бұрын

Guys like AI would be beat up and have nagging injuries all season and still go out and avg 42-43 mins a game. These dudes today are soft.

My sentiments are on course with a lot of others about Ben Simmons actions as of lately. But what really caused the players to start thinking of themselves. Everybody forgets about Isiah Thomas and how he played through his injury for the benefit of the Celtics only to be traded in the end. Now this may have nothing to do with Ben's supposed injury in question. However, the leagues owners are not always the good guys neither. So when we talk about a bad CBA agreement both side of the basketball had something to do with current state of todays NBA.

Only thing that hurts on Ben Simmons is his fragile feelings.

KD said time & time again that he didn't expect Simmons back & wasn't going to rush his return. The problem is everyone always believing everything Woj reports. He's the one who came out claiming Ben might return in game 3.

@JuiceCity13

2 жыл бұрын

@Gradi Dodo Woj probably got it from the same person who lied to him, saying that the Nets weren't going to trade Harden & weren't even talking to anyone about it. Bunch of bs. Scrimmaging with the team is NOT the same thing as planning to come back in a playoff game.

@jasonallen3678

2 жыл бұрын

True, but Ben Simmons is still a weak and selfish teammate.

@Howdidhenotseeme

2 жыл бұрын

Simmons said it HIMSELF!! He said it to reports 2 days ago!!!!

@irlshinigami4390

2 жыл бұрын

lol the organization is putting pressure on him by releasing these reports. It's happened a billion times

@xcwilliams7980

2 жыл бұрын

Also people don't know what "might" mean. He's obviously trying to get healthy, if he wasn't he could easily ruled himself out for the season a month ago. People critical thinking skills are lacking.

They PAID him too soon! They PAY most NBA players too soon!

@jayregal6478

2 жыл бұрын

Most so called NBA superstars today make more on one contract than Michael Jordan made for his entire career! Think about that!

@coldones9505

Жыл бұрын

@@jayregal6478 Role players make more than hall of famers lol

@coldones9505

Жыл бұрын

@@jayregal6478 I think by 2030, the 15th man going to be signing $200 million dollar contracts lol

The Jordan Rules was no joke. No exaggeration. MJ was literally getting mugged attacking the rim. Sometimes clotheslined. Many of those players in the 80s and 90s were. I saw Magic hitting Isiah while Isiah was in mid-air. Cheap shot.

@turnerburner922

2 жыл бұрын

We’re they called fouls or not? I saw far weaker foul calls in the 90s but I didn’t see the 80s. He got hit all the way too the floor and nobody called anything?

@rosedalepark78

2 жыл бұрын

@@turnerburner922 80's were vicious That's the players literally fighting era

@shyshka_

2 жыл бұрын

@@turnerburner922 the fouls WERE called, so its not like the players were getting away with murder

Throw Kawhi in there too. These guys are divas. 😎😂😂😂

@alexanderadonyae7937

2 жыл бұрын

Except Kahwi got 2 rings and a future hall of famer, Ben Simmons? Legacy is tarnished😈 he won't recover from this

Best thing SAS has said in a very long time

give Chris Herring his props, Stephen A! He wrote the book "Blood in the Garden"

I agree. Remember when Scottie Pippen was visibly in pain? He still was on the court to serve as a decoy to help the Bulls win another championship. Some of these guys just care for money. They not trying to get a ring.

I picked the Nets thinking Ben was playing I’m so salty 😂😂😂

Stephen A. Smith violated Ben Simmons with takes on & off the court

I’m glad I’m old enough to recall Kobe’s prime, when he swapped numbers and all that. Guys wanna be great but they don’t wanna put the work in, when was kobe ever called out for missing games? And quitting? Never. He didn’t do that

@dreamcage1801

2 жыл бұрын

Same here and I watched Big Fundamental prime on how he played the game everyday

SAS is right. That Pat Riley story should be heard by lazy 'players'

Stephen A: …And they are gonna pay for it. You can BOOK it! Me: SHEESH 😬

“Blood In The Garden” is a great book about the 90’s Knicks!

It’s like that in the NFL too 💯

"Wherever you go, there you are." - Jon Kabat-Zinn

1:56 PERFECT take Legs

Real talk

both great points from Stephen A and Legs 1:45 2:46

If you put some evil Disney music behind SAS this video would be perfect lol

One of the biggest ways to address players missing games, whether for injuries or sitting out for rest, is to make their STATISTICAL AVERAGES be based on 82 games, not on the actual number of games that they play. So for example...when you are determining who will win MVP based on their stats, a guy who plays 70 games and scores a total of 1,890 pts, would average 27 pts per game if the average was based on him playing in 70 games...but that average comes down to 23.4, if it is based on him playing in 82 games. Now, take a guy who scores 1,920 pts playing in 80 games...if it is based on him playing in 80 games, his average would be 24 pts per game...if it is based on him playing in 82 games, his average is 23.4 pts per game. His average only drops by a small fraction compared to the guy who missed 12 games and if we are looking at the conversation for MVP, the guy who averages 24 pts per game, would be in the discussion for MVP just as the guy who averages 27 pts per game when he plays, simply because the 24 pts per game guy, is more RELIABLE to play in games...THAT SHOULD BE REWARDED...THE GUYS WHO SHOW UP ON GAME DAY READY TO PLAY, SHOULD BE REWARDED FOR THAT. Make all the statistical averages be based on playing 82 games, not on how many games you actually play in. Just this small change alone, would force most players to want to play, if they want to be eligible for various AWARDS and for INCENTIVE MONEYS that require you to meet certain statiscal goals.

The reason I question the back is 1. The timing so you telling me as soon as he got to Brooklyn (which he needed to pass physicals to get there btw) he has an injured back 2. The dude demanded his money from the sixers when he refused to show up to training camp that isn’t the sign of someone who is hurt and can’t play normally you focus on your injury ask Klay and KD what they thought when they couldn’t play.

Facts 💥

It’s funny how he’s not doing a single segment on kd..but let that man drop 40 one game and he’s the greatest of all time lol

@Curtis69213

2 жыл бұрын

He did

The owners are coming is the new winter is coming 😂😂😂😂😂

He is who he is!

I completely agree with Stephen A

Clutch Sports👏🏾

Steaven a is absolutely right

Look at what kd did against the raptors in the finals

As an employee, you don’t take a full year off and ask to get paid.

It’s part of his plan of (1) sign a max contract, (2) force a trade out of philly, (3) force a trade to the west coast. His original plan was to get a supermax, but he got edged out for defensive player of the year. His ideal scenario would’ve been to end up in LA last summer.

@ruckusroke

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but I would add his original NBA intent was to be in the LA area from the jump so he could date actresses/entertainers and live lavish. The Philly landing was an inconvenience for him but he tolerated it until Doc and Embiid called him on his s**t. For now though he'll have to settle for IG models. The upper echelon women already got a bag - what they want is fellow star power and homeboy is a bad look right now. Notice I'm not talking about basketball at all - that's not Ben's concern either.

@user-vv6lo6tm1e

2 жыл бұрын

@@ruckusroke nice clarification 😂. Guy built a mansion but forgot to include an indoor gym to practice shooting. I think I’ll also put the lakers sucking because of Ben Simmons. I think lebron wanted Simmons with him, so he forced the trade for westbrook, with the intention of making the Philly trade (ie 76ers needed a quality PG at season start with salary match). Lebron goofed. So in one season, Simmons has had a hand in tanking (or attempting to tank) the 76ers, nets, and lakers.

Ben Simmons need to be treated harsher than how the league treated Carmelo Anthony. That's a fact.

Let's say a player gets 30M$ year divided by 82 games = 366.000 per game. If the player misses the entire season, he gets paid only 20%, 6M$.

This is absolutely untrue. Ben Simmons is extremely reliable in summer workout and beach videos.

I already was thinking the owners was going to make the players play for sitting out idk how but it’s gotta be something

Reminding of me kobe shouting left handed while having an injury

The "Simmons-Irving Rule" is coming. 😁

The bag is way different than in the 80s and 90s

At this point Kyrie and Ben Simmons are the same person

I would not trust Ben Simmons to make my team better, or even to take a basketball court again at this point, but it's some real shenanigans to say he quit on Philly. His coach and the leader of the team both called him out after that series in a way that made it clear they didn't want anything to do with him. You can say that maybe dude has some personality issue that made them dislike him, but you can't just say "he quit on them" like they had his back. There is a way you call a teammate out or a player on your team when you want him to do better, and it ain't saying stuff that amounts to "I don't know if we can ever win with this guy" about a guy his 4th year in the league and your first year coaching him.

Ben Simmons is finessing the NBA

He also quit on Australia which Bogut has confirmed

If Brooklyn would’ve won game 3 and they were 2-1 heading into game 4, Ben Simmons would’ve played.

@watchmyshoes22

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't get much more speculative than that

Kyrie and Simmons on the same team is the worst combination of players you can have cause they’re not willing to lace up every night, and that hurts chemistry in the long run

I'm with Stephen A, CBA needs to be fixed to make sure what we saw this season doesn't happen again. Things like 5 years, fully guaranteed contracts will probably be a thing of the past soon. All future players can point to this season to understand why they're getting paid or not paid.

@watchmyshoes22

2 жыл бұрын

It's already happening look at what's going on with Zach Lavine! They are wanting to put an injury clause into his contract, it's super messed up! Ben simmons Kyrie and Harden literally killed the player empowerment era

With Cavs missing playoffs the Nets need to trade Simmons & those 2 Philly 1st for Levert & Jarret Allen. Nets made a hug mistake

@AEMoreira81

2 жыл бұрын

What team would want to trade for Ben Simmons except to buy him out? But his contract doesn’t expire until 2025.

SAS is right on this one.

Jay Will is actually really smart

Even if he's injured, he should have at least helped the team in their defense.

I Haate SAS, but hes right on on this one. Show up to work, or don't get that sweet bag of cash. No other industry works this way

Even AD returned last year in the playoffs

Ben Simmons now targeting Game 7 or Game 8. Details to come.

It’s crazy to think that Ben Simmons reputation will never be the same after this unless he wins a championship

@otaviofrn_adv

2 жыл бұрын

BS winning a championship it's the same as counting with future lottery earnings for your budget

Can someone find Bens heart and give it back to him ? Dude doesn’t see his guys getting outplayed and he’s just sitting there watching? How could you not feel cringey knowing you could possibly make a difference but just elect not to? He doesn’t even have to shoot; just be a new defensive body on Tatum and Brown…for 10 minutes. Approximately 2-3 minutes per quarter. But nah. I really thought dude would show up for game 4

@fredcasdensworld

2 жыл бұрын

Ben never had heart to start with, you can't give it to him if he's never had it

Pendulum swings.... There's a Grant Hill and Penny Hardaway story for every Ben Simmons

2:18 the only problem with this thinking, is that if you play trash while hurt teams will use that to not pay come contract time. Ask Baker Mayfield.

@e84fresh

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Or the injury could get worse

he been 2 places 😭

Stephen A is 100 percent right on this one. These premadonas only care about collecting paychecks than making the NBA must see tv today. Reason why college basketball is better. The money isnt the top priority its making the league. When you make it to the league the competitive drive go's away and all they care about is there bag. I wish I was around to watch the NBA in the 80s, 90s, and even the early 2000s when players had more of a competitve drive

ben simmons not shooting conflict is already backfiring to him

Money's a hella of a drug.

I see the NBA changing the rules. They’d probably do a play for play rule.

Even cashnasty wouldn’t be able to pull off such a finesse move as Simmons

If his back is that bad you would see it within 2 mins on the court and you pull him and say "at least he gave it a go"

Stephen doesn't miss a chance to nuthug the owners

So disrespectful that great players paved the way for these guys to get the type of money they get and Ben Simmons is messing it up for the rest of the league .

This guy is the Elizabeth Holmes of basketball.

The way the Celtics are playing right now reminds of the 90s NBA with their defense. Thats why till this day the 90s was the golden era of the NBA for me. During that era even the worst teams had gladiators playing basketball, not these diva's nowadays...dressed up like walking Skittles..

@dreamcage1801

2 жыл бұрын

Wimps and lollipops

Stephen A. has been saying the owners will use this against the players come cba time. It could get ugly.

Players gotta remember this is their JOB. If you don’t wanna work then you won’t get paid

When it’s the organization do something f up “it’s a business” when it’s the players it’s character assassination smh

100 million only goes so far.

This actually may be a good argument to allow high school and college players to make money off of their likeness and for playing the sport, cause some of these dudes may feel like they worked hard from since their dad had them running drills in the driveway, from youth basketball, to varsity, to college, and now that they made it to them NBA it’s like F that, I made it, I don’t have to work hard anymore… they need to see that this is part of it all

Wondering which players he’s talking about at the end… Ben, Kyrie, Kawhi?, who else has missed a bunch of games for questionable injury reasons? AD?

He’s been sitting for 11 months! How is he not ready?

@coldones9505

Жыл бұрын

Hes just trying to get paid without playing.

Stephen A hit the nail on the head btw how players approach the league now vs what it used to be. Crazy that they are being paid at an all time high when players of yest weren’t making near that much and would show up every game. The number of televised big games this year that I tuned into this year and u had literally 1-2 stars on both teams out was absolutely ridiculous. So many games I didn’t watch this year cuz of that. I love the NBA but this year was especially terrible as a fan

At least ad tried last year

Don't give him the whole salary. NBA should change the rules about injuries. Amend it so that they at least get some sort of pay cut.

@chilamilla

2 жыл бұрын

Just like workman's comp or disability.