It's almost unbelievable how many lies were told in his press conference

A spoiled brat who's had his ass kissed his entire life got butt hurt because the coach and the best player called him out after he played poorly, and he cried his way out of town. Pretty much sums it all up

Not making light of mental health at all, but he made a mockery of it with that conference. And not one member of the NY media asked him a single challenging question about it. Because the mental heath excuse pretty much makes him untouchable and they wouldn't dare question it

I don't know whats going on in Ben's mind, but everything he's said doesn't add up. And why was it mental health was never brought up until AFTER the Sixers withheld his salary? Yet in this press conference he claimed this had been going on long before the Hawks series

I don't think there's a single Philly fan that dislikes Ben Simmons more than Crunkt does lmao

He could have had some demons in his head before the Hawks series, and the coach/embiid calling him out and fans abusing him potentially could have kicked in his anxiety for sure

It’s unfair to suggest he isn’t / wasn’t suffering from some kind of mental health issues after that every hing

From someone who has watched the entire situation unfold from the start and everything Ben has said. It does not add up.

He actually said he has no issues with the fans in the presser (another obvious lie). In fact, back when this first started, he stated that facing the fans was one of his fears about stepping back onto the court. Today, he flipped saying he has no issues with them at all. Um, what?

Also, how is it that one simple trade would make all his demons and mental health issues go away? He said today he is in a much better place mentally. All that in just a few short days, by something as small as a basketball trade? Sorry, I don't buy it. Because 6 days ago, he was in such a bad space mentally he could not step on a basketball court for the Sixers. That is what he has said this entire time. And the last couple days, he's practicing for Brooklyn and everything is sunshine and rainbows

This post was edited by Red Sox on Feb 15 2022 02:05pm

Let's not complicate this. Simmons wanted out because he played like shit, he was called out for it, couldn't handle the pressure, was embarrassed, and would rather run away than face his problems.

This is the same guy that has always been surrounded by people who say yes to him, no matter what. He has always been given what he wants, he has always been THE guy and never faced a lot of adversity. He finally started feeling the pressure of the NBA where expectations are high and the media and fans will feast on your mistakes and weaknesses. You can't get away with coasting like he did at LSU.

That is the life of being a professional athlete. If you can't handle the mental aspect of it, you have no business being a professional athlete. A LOT of talented guys out there are skilled enough to compete in the NBA, but it's the other things they can't handle.

Players will always give the diplomatic response in interviews, I wouldn’t read too much into what was said publicly

He’s clearly not going to come out publicly and say he hates the fans for crucifying him and hurling abuse at him, although we can pretty much make that assumption for him.

Obviously it’s the entire Philly organisation that has caused him mental scarring, I’m not saying that it’s undeserved, but some of the comments from fans were definitely over the top. It wasn’t just criticism, it was legitimate personal abuse. Obviously removing himself from that situation is going to play a big part in his positive mental health.

You’d be a fool to suggest he wasn’t suffering from some form of anxiety issues or depression after that Hawks series.

He has a mental block or problem with shooting a basketball, that's for sure. He has admitted publically regarding his FT's, a big part of it for him is mental

To my point about the NY Media. Not one person in attendance today asked him if he was actually diagonsed with something..Anxiety, depresseion, etc. That would have been a great question. This worked to Ben's benefit. Yeah, I'm sure he did feel a lot of pressure after the Hawks series. He's a good player and played like shit. He also really cares what people think about him. He won't shoot a ball because he can't live with looking bad. He literally cannot handle critiscm. Which is what led to all this.

What I know is his mental health situation was unbearable in Philadelphia 6 days ago to the point where he could not practice or play with the team, only brought up his mental health issues after the Sixers stopped paying him (not earlier in the summer when all the reports came out he was upset with being blamed for the loss, Doc, Embiid, etc), and all of a sudden he's fine by being in a city less than 2 hours away.

That doesn't seem odd to you at all?

This post was edited by Red Sox on Feb 15 2022 04:39pm

It doesn’t seem odd to me that he’s surrounded by a completely new work place, the nets, thus being relieved of the mental obstacles in his head that was caused (poor choice of word perhaps, as he is also at fault) by his former organisation, the 76ers.

96 pages of u guys arguing about this lmao. when does it stop ? when he debuts and does pretty good? cus the nets dont need perimeter shooting at all ?

what if he debuts and over the next year its the same old thing .. haha , all of a sudden u got durant saying in press conferences 2mo from now "man i just think benji could be doing more" -- he starts sitting healthy again and this post gets 200 more pages arguing about where he fits and how terrible he is ? lol

It doesn't, this is life now. Ben Simmons all day, everyday.