Ben Simmons tried to achieve out to his former teammate Joel Embiid over the summer time, after years of stress between the pair.
It doesn’t imply that there can be a reunion in Philly, however insider Ramona Shelburne isn’t completely ruling out the chance.
“He’d even reached out to Embiid and others final summer time, league sources mentioned, hoping to fix fences,” Shelburne mentioned. “Simmons, who’s within the closing 12 months of his contract in Brooklyn, has proven how he can nonetheless influence a recreation together with his passing, size and protection. However within the second quarter of the sport Friday, he additionally missed the rim on a layup in a clip that rapidly went viral — reminding everybody of how his time in Philadelphia went awry. Might they ever attempt to determine it out collectively once more? One supply known as it unlikely, however stranger issues have occurred. Particularly with the Sixers.”
Embiid and Simmons performed 4 seasons collectively on the 76ers and it wasn’t with out it’s fair proportion of drama.
When Simmons was traded to the Nets Embiid advised reporters he didn’t assume profitable was Ben’s prime precedence.
“It’s unlucky profitable was not the largest issue,” Embiid mentioned of Simmons. “It’s unlucky that for him having his personal workforce and, I assume, being a star was extra his priorities.”
There was additionally drama over the Sport 7 playoffs loss when Simmons blew it within the clutch and Embiid mentioned in reference to Simmons, “I’ll be sincere: I believed the turning level was after we had an open shot, and we made one free throw and we missed the opposite, they usually got here down and scored.”
Then, earlier than the beginning of the 2022-23 season, Simmons advised ESPN that he and Embiid “by no means actually spoke” once they performed collectively.
“I don’t assume there was actually a relationship there. Like when it comes to a friendship? You’ll be able to attempt as onerous as you need to attempt to be near anyone, be their pal, no matter it’s, however everyone seems to be completely different as individuals, so for me, it’s by no means private. I don’t have any anger or hate in the direction of him. He’s who he’s and I’m who I’m. And we’ve received our private lives. And work is basketball, so in that second, my aim is to win and I received to win with Jo. He’s a terrific participant, we simply didn’t get it finished.”
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