The Nets and Sixers finally faced off Thursday night … and it was as if nothing had changed at all, HowardBeck writes
It was a much more aggravating evening for Simmons’ former tag-team partner and frenemy, Embiid, who struggled from the field , thrived at the foul line and got very little help from his supporting cast. He declined to speak to the media afterward, presumably because he was in no mood to explain it all, or perhaps because he was annoyed at the Sixers’ sudden lack of rhythm and ball movement. Harden’s 11 points marked his lowest output as a Sixer, and he had nearly as many turnovers as assists .
If you tuned in expecting brilliant basketball from two NBA titans, you’d have been disappointed. But if you tuned in for the spectacle of it all, well, there was no shortage.Simmons—who sat out 54 games while waiting for Philly to accede to his trade demand—was booed the moment he ambled onto the court for pregame warmups at 6:44 p.m., wearing a black sleeveless Nets warmup shirt and black sweatpants, tucked into black socks. All he was missing was a black hat.
Simmons grabbed a ball, dribbled a bit, then played the part of rebounder and passer for teammate Patty Mills. Some fans started a chant: “Shoot. The. Ball.” – a pointed and poignant mantra, given that Simmons’ last games as a Sixer were marked by his refusal to shoot in fourth quarters, andSimmons never did oblige the fans Thursday, either, though he did eventually slam a one-handed dunk, eliciting a round of sarcastic applause.
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