Brooklyn Nets ‘angry’ at ongoing Ben Simmons drama

If you’re sick and tired of hearing about the state of Ben Simmons, you can only imagine how the stakeholders on the network are feeling.

Speaking on ESPN’s “Get Up” on Monday, NBA insider Brian Windhurst said Simmons Not a “sympathetic personality” Because of the choices he’s made this season, the Nets’ fatigue has set him in The decision to sit outside the game 4 With what he attributes to the emergence of back pain again.

Your immediate reaction is that he doesn’t want that Play 3-0 serie. I’ll be honest with you – that was for me First reaction,” said Windhurst.

When I spoke to the people involved, they were indignant. They said he woke up, his back hurt, and he wasn’t able to play. There wasn’t much to say. They’re pretty much waving a white flag over this one. It’s extraordinarily disappointing.”

He said the Nets were “clinging” to optimism that Simmons It can be a difference maker After the first two games in Boston were too close together, Simmons himself was very positive about the idea of ​​playing for the previous 5-6 days.

“To have that ripped away — it’s very upsetting,” Windhurst said.

The clip began with a clip of Stephen A. Smith speaking at ESPN’s NBA playoff studio over the weekend, saying the rules will be changed in the next CPA after what we’ve seen from Simmons and his Nets teammate Kyrie Irving this season regarding matches played – or not played.

Smith went on to play Simmons on Monday’s edition of “The First Shot,” say It “may also be the weakest, most pathetic excuse for a professional athlete we’ve seen in not only American history, but sports history.”

Unless the Nets make a miraculous comeback from a 3-0 loss against the Celtics, we’ll be dealing with a long-running comment about how they have wasted their big talent, and what, if anything, they can do to bring back the tools for next year.