NBA Twitter reacts to Ben Simmons’ return in Philadelphia: ‘The only Net who played well enough to win’
Ben Simmons flirted with a triple-double in his return to Philadelphia, finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds, and 11 assists.
His team, however, fell to the Joel Embiid-less 76ers 106-115.
As expected, Simmons got booed whenever he touched the ball by the Philly crowd, and during the game, he was trending on Twitter.
KD, Kyrie AND BEN SIMMONS are getting embarrassed at Philly by the Sixers without Maxey, Harden AND JOEL EMBIID.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons' first shot attempt in Philly being the same exact spot it happened was perfect.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) November 23, 2022
PHILLY SPOILS BEN SIMMONS HOMECOMING 😬 pic.twitter.com/0qJRfSsL1m
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 23, 2022
Sixer fans seeing Ben Simmons lose in Philly pic.twitter.com/L4p27xZfUJ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons in the 4th Quarter:
-0 points
-0 Rebounds
-0 Assists
-1 FoulRing a bell? pic.twitter.com/i56Xb86ggg
— Aidan Doc🧸 (@AidanDoc_) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons last 3 games:
15 PTS | 13 REB | 7 AST
22 PTS | 8 REB | 5 AST
11 PTS | 7 REB | 11 AST80.8 FG% over that stretch. pic.twitter.com/IHaCXlBKrO
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons made both free throws.
He's locked in. pic.twitter.com/KQWo5dcDxE
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 23, 2022
Sixers fans waiting for Ben Simmons outside the arena pic.twitter.com/6QybVkb4RX
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons tonight:
11 PTS
7 REB
11 AST
3 STL
3 BLK
4-7 FG0-1 against Philly. pic.twitter.com/mHqwEQWyFq
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons every time he touches the ball. pic.twitter.com/Dqs7BiT7i0
— nba paint (@nba_paint) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons wasn’t fazed with the noise in Philly.
(via @SNYNets) pic.twitter.com/M2JtMaBLso
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 23, 2022
Paul Reed, asked if there was some extra motivation going against Ben Simmons tonight:
"Naw."
— Austin Krell (@NBAKrell) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons stood up pretty well to the booing with 11 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds. He got into it with Niang, didn't shrink, kept battling. But he obviously was more focused on just surviving his return to Philly instead of imposing his will on the game and trying to win it.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons reminded #Sixers fans of his time with the team by going scoreless in the fourth quarter.
— Michael K-B (@therealmikekb) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons and Doc Rivers hug it out post game 🤝 pic.twitter.com/BnNbAbp5wu
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 23, 2022
Chick-fil-A workers after Ben Simmons plays in Philadelphia pic.twitter.com/By6BC0AjPd
— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons 4th quarter
Tonight in Philly: 0-0 FG https://t.co/eEQ2kErJqh— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons missed 2 FT's to give some free Chick-fil-A to his former fans.
Class act 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/MW2ODBwEj3
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons was the only player who decided to show up tonight, the opposite of what many would’ve thought would happen.
— Brooklyn Netcast (@BrooklynNetcast) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons, L.
— SPORTSRADIO 94WIP (@SportsRadioWIP) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons was about the only Net who played well enough to win. Rest of team was basically an embarrassment.
— Robin Lundberg (@robinlundberg) November 23, 2022
The Sixers without Embiid/Harden/Maxey beat the Nets in Ben Simmons return to Philly 😳‼️
— Guru (@DrGuru_) November 23, 2022
He's played great. Don't get me wrong. But Paul Reed isos against Ben Simmons might not be the way to close this one out.
— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons out there hitting MJ shrugs and shushing the crowd he a wild boy
— 🦦✨America Is Musty✨🦦 (@DragonflyJonez) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons "shh-ing" Philly fans 🤫 pic.twitter.com/noGa0kAFZk
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 23, 2022
Serving free chicken nuggets to all of Philly because Ben Simmons still can’t shoot pic.twitter.com/1HvZStfQ8P
— Jeff McDevitt (@JeffMcDev) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons has been Brooklyn's best player on the floor for the second-straight game
— Matt Brooks (@MattBrooksNBA) November 23, 2022
ben simmons missing two free throws to get the sixers fans free chickfila is the nicest thing he’s ever done for that city
— todd bonzalez (@doinkpatrol) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons a man of the culture
— Prez💊 (@PresidentEmbiid) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons provides the fans with free Chick Fil A
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons when he made both his free throws pic.twitter.com/2bdzhXpQyk
— Kevin Bermudez (@KevvyyG) November 23, 2022
Niang is outplaying Simmons
— Nima (@VStage13V) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons when he makes a single layup (immediately following a missed layup)pic.twitter.com/DEFsPVAQ1b
— Life of a Philly Fan (@PhillyFanLife) November 23, 2022
Simmons has been better recently. Playing with more confidence. It’s good to finally see, but nothing was more predictable than him feeling himself going up against the Blue Coats tonight.
— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons staring down the Sixers bench like bro u down 6 at halftime to a team without their 3 best players
— Prez💊 (@PresidentEmbiid) November 23, 2022
The is the most Ben Simmons has cared while playing basketball in like 3 years
— Mike Meech (@meechone) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons: *breathes*
76ers fans: pic.twitter.com/ZV0dpXwZV0
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) November 23, 2022
Ben Simmons after hitting two free throws against the Sixers pic.twitter.com/6cVUUcKkMG
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) November 23, 2022
Casuals came for Ben Simmons’ return to Philly
Real ones came for the Paul Reed masterclass
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) November 23, 2022
They tell u Ben Simmons can guard 1-5 yet he’s out here getting slutted out by Bball Paul bro
— Prez💊 (@PresidentEmbiid) November 23, 2022
Paul Reed locking down Ben Simmons is EVERYTHING
— Sixers Nation (@PHLSixersNation) November 23, 2022
They making fun of Ben Simmons celebrating hitting two free throws but they have no idea how I celebrate when Bron hits two
— Ballsack Sports (@BallsackSports) November 23, 2022