On April 25, Beijing time, according to the US media ESPN report, Ben Simmons has informed the team that due to the sore back after waking up today, he will miss the Fourth game of the Series between the Nets and the Celtics. As soon as this news came out, it immediately triggered a heated discussion on the whole network, and many celebrities, media and fans angrily criticized Simmons.
In fact, the anger and dissatisfaction of the outside world is completely understandable, although no team in the history of the NBA has ever staged a 0-3 turnover, and Simmons has not played for a season after all, and has not established enough tacit understanding with new teammates such as Durant and Irving, so even if he can play, the Nets are difficult to turn over.
But in any case, if Simmons can play, the Nets can still have a glimmer of hope, even if they are still out in the end, at least everyone can be regarded as "losing together", and having lost together has a great benefit to building team spirit in the offseason. But now? It was almost time for Simmons to desert as a deserter. If at the beginning he didn't say that it was okay to make a comeback, first draw a pie for everyone, and then don't cash in when the time comes, what does this make everyone think?
To tell the truth, even if Simmons simply shows up on the field, plays for a few minutes and then leaves the game, at least it can be regarded as an explanation for everyone. But now what he has done is tantamount to pouring another handful of salt on the net's wound. In contrast, Harden, who seriously injured his hamstring last year, gave a completely different performance.
In last year's playoff game with the Bucks, Harden, who had no recovery from his hamstring injury due to Irving's injury, chose to play with an injury in the Battle of King's Mountain, playing for 46 minutes. And you know, the hamstring strain normally needs to rest for 3-8 weeks, it is reasonable to say that Harden can rest completely, but he came back for the Nets, the result not only greatly affected the personal competitive state, but also caused a lot of impact on his body. Even now, Harden's hamstrings have not been fully developed.
But Harden, who worked so hard in the playoffs last year, still did not get the approval of the Nets management in the end. Irving does not vaccinate, Nash's tactical conflict, the Nets management all stand against Harden, and when Harden is not in good shape, it is a flood of criticism and questioning of him. In the end, Harden chose to go to Philadelphia through the trade and join forces with Embiid, but even after the trade, the Nets' accusations against Harden have not stopped.
But sometimes, only when the tide recedes does fang know who is swimming naked, and some people only know how precious he is after losing him. After falling behind 0-3, some Nets fans have missed Harden's organizational tandem, and after receiving the news of Simmons's "default", I don't know whether the Nets' management will regret their disrespectful behavior toward Harden in the first place.