Ben Simmons, a 76ers guard who tossed around for a summer, abruptly returned to the Wells Fargo Center on Monday night local time as he prepares to play philadelphia's regular season game against the Nets, and he has received his first shot of covid-19 vaccine according to NBA regulations.
Simmons, who has been refusing to return to the 76ers after the playoffs last season, wants to leave and has not attended media day and preseason camp, and the 76ers are ready for his departure due to his delay in returning. However, his agent, Rich Paul, negotiated with the team's general manager and talked to head coach Rivers, but he did not inform Simmons that he was returning.
Previously because Simmons refused to return to the team, the 76ers suspended his $1 million salary, if he is not traded after the start of the game, he will have no ball to play, in the face of the 76ers' strong Simmons took the initiative to return to the team, and participated in the team's physical examination, he has now resumed training and is ready to participate in the 76ers' first game with the Nets. Depending on the schedule, it will take a few days to get vaccinated, and he can join the team as early as Friday local time to train with his teammates.
Now simmons is still training alone, he needs to get back to his form, but also need to hire shooting coaches, psychologists, 76ers ready to help him prepare for the beginning of the season. The general manager of the 76ers met with Simmons in New Jersey on Tuesday, the first direct communication with the team in nearly half a year, and the team has been communicating through text messages and networks before.
In August he asked the team to trade himself away, the 76ers made a lot of efforts but did not find a suitable next home, Embiid has been looking forward to his return, Simmons because of last season's poor performance of the Hawks in the playoffs affected him. The Philadelphia 76ers signed a five-year, $170 million contract with Simmons in 2019, and if Simmons doesn't return, they'll follow the contract. After Simmons returned, the team's crisis was lifted, and they could fully prepare for the NBA game of the new season.