Gilbert Arenas has never been shy to dish out some heat. But instead of lambasting Ben Simmons like most talking heads have done since that fateful pass to Matisse Thybulle in the Philadelphia 76ers' playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, Agent Zero actually got behind him.
The outspoken former All-Star was vocal on why he felt that Ben Simmons' situation with the Sixers was a lot more understandable and didn't deserve the vitriol it generated against him.
Via No Chill podcast:
“I can understand where Ben Simmons is coming from. It wasn't the media saying he can't win, his own coach said ‘don't know' if the Sixers can win with him. Teammates know each other weaknesses they know Ben struggles with shooting and confidence issues. Putting him out there like that wasn't right.”
If you had to guess where Gilbert Arenas stood on the situation, it wouldn't have been surprising for him to be on the other side of the fence. The man has very publicly called out current and former players on social media over much smaller matters. But apparently Arenas sees eye to eye with Ben Simmons when it comes to feeling the support from your own teammates and head coach.
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