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Entering Thursday night's matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets, there were no shortages of story lines. But arguably the biggest one was the return of Ben Simmons to the building that he left behind months ago. Even though the former Sixers player was not suiting up for this one, that didn't mean Philly fans were going to give him a pass.
This Sixers fan went all out for Ben Simmons' return and even included one of our graphics 💀
(H/T Leef Johnson/FaceBook) pic.twitter.com/QziegAad6r
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 11, 2022
Prior to tip, a Sixers fan is seen court side with a rather interesting Simmons jersey. Under Simmons number on the front, is a picture of Simmons with the words “Mister Softee.” But the back is truly hilarious. The Sixers fan taped “Crybaby Ben” above his name and included the ClutchPoints graphic of Shaquille O'Neal calling Simmons a crybaby. Of course, he is also wearing a baby mask, just to sell it all the way.
The divorce ended ugly between the Sixers and Simmons after he was traded to the Nets. Simmons had held out all season, citing various reasons. Most recently, he openly talked about the mental issues he had been dealing with. But if he was expecting Philadelphia fans to cut him some slack, he had another thing coming.
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Also during pregame, Simmons, who was booed ceremoniously when he took the court, actually got a new level of distaste. While in the layup line, Simmons throw down an easy little jam. He finally heard some cheers, sarcastically of course. It was the first basket he made on that court all season.
Nevertheless, Simmons is looking forward to moving on with the Nets and the Sixers seem happy with James Harden and Joel Embiid together.
