July 05, 2016
No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons looked good in the Sixers' Summer League debut Monday, racking up 10 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists in a loss to the Boston Celtics.
Simmons would leave the game in the third quarter with cramps after initially playing though the pain. No big deal, since it doesn't seem like a serious issue and Summer League basketball is rather meaningless other than getting some early work in for the young guys and giving some fringe players a shot at making the roster.
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But if you'd only been following the Celtics' official Twitter account during the contest, you might have thought it was Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Whoever runs the account seemed a bit salty about losing out on the No. 1 pick to Philly, instead getting the No. 3 pick and California forward Jaylen Brown (h/t CrossingBroad):
Offseason work is already paying off for Terry Rozier, who outperformed No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons Monday night: https://t.co/d8Y61SF7RC
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 5, 2016
No. 1 pick vs. No. 3 pick.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 5, 2016
No. 3 pick wins👍 pic.twitter.com/qlQL0YCyjD
Apparently, Boston is still feeling the sting of missing out on the Aussie phenom, a pain that was best summed up by Celtics superfan Bill Simmons' draft-night tweets:
My son just asked me to go online and buy him a Ben Simmons/76ers jersey. This entire draft has hurt my feelings.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) June 24, 2016
My son is upset that Ben Simmons/76ers jerseys aren't available for purchase for 2-4 weeks. I'm putting my son on eBay.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) June 24, 2016
Whatever. I think we'll all happily take a guy who can do this:
.@BenSimmons25 threadin' needles to TLC in SLC. #SummerSixers https://t.co/EN7Ami33Dr
— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) July 4, 2016
