Although he has not played a game this season, basketball star Simmons has received good news in succession recently. First, the injury situation improved and it is expected to return in the playoffs; then he signed a three-year contract extension with Nike. In addition, Simmons is ready to free his hands to "deal" with the old owner 76 people.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski, sources revealed that Simmons has formally filed a complaint with the league in hopes of recovering the $20 million salary confiscated by 76 people. Wojnarowski also added that Simmons' complaint was supported by the players' union and that the conflict would be resolved through an arbitration process.
Simmons was upset by the controversial remarks of head coach Rivers after the 76ers were eliminated by the Hawks last season, and since then he has been away from the team and missed Philadelphia's training camp and preseason, after which he had no choice but to compromise back to the team, but showed a negative posture in the team training, still refusing to play for the 76ers for mental reasons, until the Nets and 76ers reached the 5-for-2 deal on the trade deadline.
According to previous reports, although Simmons has the support of the players' union, it is still a bit difficult to recover this salary, after all, he has no reasonable reason to miss so many games. If everyone did what Simmons did, the interests of those teams could not be guaranteed, and from this point of view, it is unlikely that the NBA will officially support Simmons' demands.