Ben Simmons can’t catch a break after his bad performances in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Australian player failed to deliver when his team needed him the most, resulting in a painful elimination for the Philadelphia 76ers.
After the series was over, he earned a lot of criticism, and NBA fans aren’t done with the 24-year-old point guard. In the wake of the elimination at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks, trolls brought up one video of the player missing a shot with a huge basketball on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Ben missed the shot but scored with the putback, sparking many reactions around the NBA community. That is precisely what he does now that his shooting struggles have gone worse.
Loool its the fact they already had a fence their incase he crushed somebody
— 20Times (@thereddevilway) June 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/drug_sports/status/1407302385484058624
LMAO THATS HILARIOUS
— Adam Perrella (@ADamPerrfection) June 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/_NBANerd/status/1407326975916609539
Still bricking a wideopen jumpshot
— Benzoooo (@Benzoooo3) June 21, 2021
Lmao boy can’t hit nothing
— CallMeMeech_ (@CallMeMeech_) June 21, 2021
— jœ ferro (@TheJoeFerro) June 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/highiimcaleb/status/1407071487706767370https://twitter.com/blustrpzz/status/1407019436264001541
— Mike Thompson (@blaqmaq) June 21, 2021
Bruh ain’t no way 😭
— Nick (@Nick_1225) June 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/BigUncChamp/status/1407060538614497281
Dude in the yellow hoodie was like we fucked 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/4fWhOnklNo
— ⬛️▪️THE KING IN BLACK ▪️⬛️ (@nahhemi) June 21, 2021
No shooting, just putback dunks and vibes
— zaldi (@fearthefr00) June 21, 2021
Just a reminder
If you ever feel useless, Ben Simmons wears a shooting sleeve
— Giovanni Davis (@Mr_FineSSe242) June 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/OmarOrona11/status/1407046369425211398
y’all gotta stop saying in these comments that he made the putback.
THATS NOT THE POINT 😂
— Leb 🦋 (@PlayboiLeb) June 21, 2021
NBA fans are ruthless most of the time and more when a player who vows to get better at one aspect of his game doesn’t deliver. We’ve seen Paul George getting the same treatment in prior seasons, but PG13 recovered this campaign, leading the Clippers to the Western Conference Finals.
Simmons is still young. He still has things to work on to become that dangerous player that destroys teams on a nightly basis. He went from shooting jumpers consistently in his first season to not even tried in his fourth year.
Some things need to change for the LSU product if he wants to get that revenge in the league. Recent rumors suggest he could start shooting with a different hand or get traded out of Philly if things don’t improve. Time will tell how this situation develops.
