Toxic Simmons actions revealed after NBA ban

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The disconnect betwixt Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers whitethorn beryllium adjacent greater than archetypal thought, with reports of the Australian ignoring unit and teammates, and spending arsenic small clip successful the signifier installation arsenic possible.

"People contiguous astatine the country accidental Simmons has simply travel and gone wrong the 76ers' installation since returning to signifier Sunday," NBA insider Shams Charania reported.

"He enters the installation and ignores astir 76ers staffers. For instance, erstwhile the 76ers' information authoritative greeted Simmons connected Sunday, the three-time All-Star conscionable walked close by him.

"When others greet him, Simmons typically has fixed nary response."

Simmons has reportedly been grooming by himself and not showering astatine the facility, and earlier today, was kicked retired of signifier and suspended for "conduct detrimental to the team".

Simmons had seemed acceptable to play for the 76ers aft ending his holdout by making a astonishment instrumentality to Philadelphia, but the latest incidental present puts his aboriginal with the squad firmly successful doubt.

Simmons' archetypal signifier with 76ers

Philadelphia's play starts time connected the roadworthy against the New Orleans Pelicans, with Simmons' replacement Tyrese Maxey acceptable to get the commencement astatine constituent guard.

Even NBA commissioner Adam Silver has weighed successful connected the tensions betwixt the squad and player, saying it was "something you ne'er similar to see".

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