Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons never got an apology from his team's harsh comments after their Game 7 loss against the Atlanta Hawks. The disgruntled 25-year-old has been out for his team so far this season as he continues to battle with psychological hurdles and, as it seems, the rift between him and teammate Joel Embiid and Doc Rivers continues to develop.

According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, both Rivers and Embiid, who were both quite critical of Simmons' Game 7 blunders against the Hawks, never reached out to Simmons after their comments went public.

For context, Simmons was thrown under the bus by almost everyone after the Sixers got their hearts broken against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of last season's playoffs. It was the worst game for the former ROTY to have an off-night as the Sixers' playoff hopes disappeared in thin air with a crushing 103-96 loss which ultimately ended their championship hopes once again.

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After the game, Rivers was asked if he thought Simmons could be a championship point guard moving forward and the head coach honestly responded that he didn't know the answer to that question at that particular point in time.

One of the plays that have been most alluded to the downfall of the former first overall pick was that infamous play where Simmons seemed to have passed on a wide-open lay-up in a crucial point of the game. This particular play stuck with teammate Joel Embiid and the four-time NBA All-Star couldn't let it go as he called out Simmons for the botched play which he referred to as the ‘turning point‘ of the game and basically the series.

A lot of people thought that the whole Simmons drama would eventually die down as the season progressed. But, a few weeks into the '21-22 NBA Season, it appears as though the problems between Ben Simmons and the rest of the Sixers continue to hit brick wall after brick wall. With everything that's happened, it's quite impossible to see Simmons suit up for this team again. Unfortunately, this seems to be a part of ‘The Process' no one can really fix.