Josh Jackson and Ben Simmons engaged in a little exchange on Monday night when the Detroit Pistons took down the Philadelphia 76ers with a 119-104 win. Well, the fact that the Sixers lost to one of the worst teams in the league didn’t care as much as Jackson and Simmons going at it.
At some point, they were exchanging words when Jackson dropped an NSFW message to the Australian player, calling him a female dog while telling him to close his mouth, all in front of one referee.
“You a b**ch, shut up,” Jackson told Simmons. He was ejected during that exchange and that was the cherry on the top for the player.
"You a b!tch, shut up"
– Josh Jackson to Ben Simmons 😮 https://t.co/8MteG7LBTk
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) January 26, 2021
NBA Twitter was quick to react to it and the public was split; some supported Jackson and others went with Simmons. Still, everybody had a very interesting thing to say and the rest of the fans enjoyed that.
https://twitter.com/Ryan_burton2031/status/1353890949579980800
— jojo’s son (@JoelEmbiidsSon) January 26, 2021
What? Nobody fights in the NBA. Ben isn’t going to get suspended over some clown talking.
— Lyle (@WalkWithLyle) January 26, 2021
To be fair JJ is from Detroit hed beat Ben's ass
— James Jones Burner (@JamesJonesBurn) January 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/mrbuckets95/status/1353906085053214721https://twitter.com/hhbjk9/status/1353891291172634626
Josh Jackson’s one of the biggest busts in Lottery Draft pick history
— Tommy (@Tom_OBrienn) January 26, 2021
Me when a fight breaks out in the bar
— AJ (@ajforthree) January 26, 2021
bench players talking like starters u hate to see it
— omar (@chloe_burbank) January 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/maxkellermanb/status/1353891112843407360
Ref like 'damn moe you gon let him talk to you like that?!' pic.twitter.com/nU61FFylqE
— Internet Executive (@NMTVKain) January 26, 2021
“You a bust”
Ben Simmons to Josh Jackson
— Joey (@JoeySteinert19) January 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/slayburner24/status/1353890929929814017
Josh Jackson is one of the biggest busts in the league he shouldn’t be talking
— maxeysznn (Jalen Hurts SBMVP) (@maxeysznn) January 26, 2021
Prolly would know how to shoot if he did though
— Jason (@Elkin_Spark) January 26, 2021
Lmfao he know Ben soft 🤷🏿♂️😂
— Maybe Malcolm (@ShowtimeSmoove) January 26, 2021
https://twitter.com/Chubbs973/status/1353891299812929536
Simmons has been under a lot of criticism this year and he’s made it clear he doesn’t pay much attention to the trolls. This is different, though, as it’s a rival trying to get under his skin. In the end, Jackson had the last laugh, as his Pistons defeated Simmons and co. to get the 4th win of the season.
