On February 16, Beijing time, the 2021-22 NBA regular season fierce battle is in full swing. In a trade last week, the Nets and the 76ers agreed that Harden and Simmons and others would complete the swap, and Simmons would leave the 76ers to become a member of the Nets.
In yesterday's Nets win over the Kings, Simmons appeared at the Nets' home court and sat with durant and others. You can see that he is very happy to be able to leave the 76ers. Earlier today, the 76ers held a press conference for Simon, who bluntly said the feeling of leaving Philadelphia was surreal. He also said that after the deal was reached, he had not had a conversation with Embiid.
However, although Simmons left Philadelphia, the local people of Philadelphia did not let him go, and his previous refusal to play for the 76ers and ask to leave the team angered the 76ers fans. After the deal was made, a local "Simmons jersey-for-vodka" event was held in Philadelphia.
Eddy McGehean, the campaign's initiator, said: "What do we want to do? Burn them (Simmons jerseys)? Tear them up? It has been proposed that we should donate them so they don't go to waste! Each recycled Simmons jersey is exchanged for a $25 gift card from vodka, which will be donated to a shelter in Brooklyn.
Interestingly, during the recycling process, Eddy McGehean deliberately let people keep the jersey outside the basket, saying: "Nobody wants to wear Simmons's shirt anymore, I asked them to throw the shirt into the frame, but I told them to deliberately not throw it in because that's what Simmons has been doing." ”
Eddy McGehean then added: "I think the people of Philadelphia love their athletes, but we also want the players to love us too, to give their all, but Simmons didn't, he didn't understand our city." ”
According to the schedule, the 76ers will host the Nets on March 11, which will be the first time the two teams have met since the trade, and Simmons will likely return to the 76ers home as a Nets player for the first time. To be sure, what awaits him will be a full boo.