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ESPN's Kane Pitman caught up with Stephen A. Smith at the finale of the NBA In-Season Tournament over the weekend and basically asked him what's up with Ben Simmons, which triggered Smith...
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"I don’t care at this point that he’s injured and the reason why is too much time went by when you were not injured when you were not playing. But you certainly made sure that your check was in your bank account every single month. We understand that mental health is a huge issue, it’s serious, it's not something to be diminished or maligned in any way. But you know something, you think about your money. Every time you turned around he thought about his money.”

"You believe him and you understand not to sit up there and malign him as if you’re questioning the legitimacy of the injury. We’re not doing that. What we’re saying is we don’t care because if it was not that injury it’d be something else because over the last two to three years what you’ve shown us is an unwillingness to have a passion to play the game of basketball."
(The Big Lead))

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com
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atltiger64875 months
This year (in the 5 games he played) he averaged 33 minutes per game and only 6 shots per game. Only 4 FTs total. Those are WAY down from his first 4 years in the league. The guy can't shoot a lick, and now he simply refuses to shoot at all. Massive liability on offense.
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Kracka5 months
I know the NBA and NFL is riddled with examples of it, but this is a prime argument against guaranteed money.
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Geauxldninja5 months
I don’t like SAS but he’s right ya know.
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Revorising5 months
Respek my decision~ Ben Simmons
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jbird75 months
Any team still willing to pay this pussy needs new management.
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SwampyWaters5 months
I thought BS was already out of the league! If there's one recruit that I wish never came to LSU, he would be the one! He was truly a player that came with a lot of hype, but no substance!
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PetroBabich5 months
Ben Simmons is a bum.
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chinhoyang5 months
Ben Simmons ruined the best basketball coach LSU ever had --- Coach Johnny Jones.
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