r/nba • u/gko2408 Nets • 3h ago
Everybody should be rooting for Ben Simmons to make a comeback
Him succeeding this year would be the most public positive case of a working professional taking an exteeended mental health break to the benefit of everyone
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u/Desertsprinter Raptors 3h ago
Ben Simmons doesn’t owe us anything realistically
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u/DrMarvMonror 3h ago
Maybe not us but he owes himself and his god given basketball talent
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u/BiteyHorse Warriors 1h ago
"god given", rofl
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u/itsSmalls Thunder 1h ago
Reddit moment
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u/BiteyHorse Warriors 33m ago
The whole country is sick of you fake religious fucks.
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u/kasumikui 2m ago
No offense, but "god-given" is just an idiom and doesn't necessarily have any deeper meaning.
I hate fake-religious types, too, but if I sneeze and someone says "bless you" I just say "thanks".
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u/ViriditasBiologia 1h ago
If you really believe his talent is God-given and not genetic? You are a delusional fool.
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u/DrMarvMonror 47m ago
Call it what you will. He has the talent other players can only dream about. Would be a disservice to himself to not maximize what he can.
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u/Sensitive-Pool-7563 2h ago
No he doesn't, bro is made up for life.
You're flipping burgers while he's been roty, all nba etc
These are all stupid narratives by fans
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u/DrMarvMonror 2h ago
It’s more than just money. Ben Simmons can still build a basketball legacy. It’s for the love of the sport.
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u/GoodSalad05 Warriors 2h ago
The point of life isn’t just to coast on what you’ve been given and be rich
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u/420_69_Fake_Account 42m ago
He owes me for his shitty ass performances when I had money on his ass!
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u/Renzel0311 3h ago
Mental health is important but Ben himself said he gave himself a proper time to heal from his back. The non athlete is told to not even try to bend over during back surgery recovery so keep that in mind
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u/kdfailshot123 76ers 2h ago
Working profession lol. Even as a Sixer fan, I do actually like Ben. His first 4-5 years were actually very exciting to watch and his defense was spectacular.
But please bro, he plays basketball. In the words of Charles Barkley - he got paid massive amounts of money to dribble a stupid basketball. Brain surgeons and cardiologist don't need year long breaks to get their mind right and they have real job thats actually fucking matter.
So seriously, I do hope Ben does well, but come the fuck on bro. Less dramatic please.
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u/ubiquitouswonder Spurs 2h ago
I don’t care either way about Ben Simmons but I’m sure there are doctors who could benefit from extended breaks. Have you looked at our healthcare system lately…?
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u/Artistic-Lecture-888 45m ago
Do brain surgeons have millions of people micro-analyzing their performance?
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u/mccainjames11 [POR] Damian Lillard 9m ago
What a stupid question lol do you really think a brain surgeon feels less pressure than a professional athlete? One has people’s lives on the line and the other is Ben Simmons
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u/After-Analysis1146 2h ago
Ben was trying to compete against the world’s great athletes with a back injury.
Dr’s need to sit or stand. Also note… a lot of surgeons only operate 2-3 days a week max. Dr’s and surgeons are brilliant, but there’s a bit of a physical body use difference between steady hand and chasing around Steph Curry, or trying to guard Giannis.
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u/jandb25 30m ago
you missing the whole damn point. this isn’t about doctors. the point is most people don’t have the luxury of taking extended breaks because them bills aren’t going to pay themselves. i’ve known quite a few construction workers that were dealing with serious medical issues still getting up 4am m-f to drive an hour one way to work a 10+ hour shift in shitty conditions. not gonna get any sympathy from the common folk here.
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u/LimousineAndAPeetzah 76ers 3h ago
Would love to root for him if he didn’t make a new documentary every time he cleans fish guts out of his nails.
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u/iButtflap Hornets 2h ago
how does everyone benefit? multi millionaire basketball player takes vacation from working and then comes back making significantly less with basement level expectations isn’t exactly something most people can afford to replicate in their daily lives. nor will companies allow
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u/GenericUser584 Warriors 2h ago
Ben Simmons will lead the Kings all the way to NBA Finals against the 76ers, and then score 76 points on 76% TS on game 7 along with a game-sealing post dunk, and win the Finals MVP.
Edit: And after winning the championship, his first words are 'LeBron, we are good. I am here.'
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u/FantasticFox1641 Lakers 3h ago
Until he airballs or something and we see 100 different posts trashing him
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u/Countryb0i2m Hornets 2h ago
Of all the guys who had a ton of potential, didn’t live up to it, and washed out of the NBA, why is Ben Simmons the guy we should care about making a comeback?
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u/DrMarvMonror 2h ago
Because he still has time to turn it around. Would’ve loved to see a DRose resurgence but it’s too late for that.
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u/LinuxDootTP [POR] C.J. McCollum 2h ago
if it was back problems all along i would be so thrilled to see him happy, healthy and hungry. i think everyone is reasonably doubtful because its seemed like he has had no passion or has just been apathetic and uncaring.
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u/Fit_Commercial_9438 1h ago
The topic of Ben Simmons is interesting. It’s always the same recycled jokes and pessimism about him. NBA posted about his comeback and it was just the same unoriginal slander. Like atleast be creative idk
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u/eldreamer86 1h ago
Unfortunately, I was born poor, so I'm forced to keep on going to my job, regardless of my health conditions.
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u/YodaForceGhost Nets 3h ago
As a Nets fan, I hope he sucks
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u/keeponrollingbaby Raptors 2h ago
He does suck, no way he makes a comeback strong enough to change the image he curated these last years. If he pulls off some sort of Bensanity run that actually leads to something ill happily eat my words
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u/goodnightmrdoback 76ers 3h ago
Sure but he’s going to suck.
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u/AdFeeling6573 Kings 3h ago
Looked decent tonight but I bet he will not play more than 2/3 of the games
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u/Leno-Sapien 2h ago
It would be a great thing to see because he got thrown under the bus by Doc and Embiid, two people notorious for their lack of taking accountability.
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u/a_large_plant Celtics 3h ago
Call me crazy but Simone Biles break and comeback might be slightly more impressive when it's all said and done
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u/RealLanceStorm Nets 3h ago
On a platform where it's common to rip apart people to extreme levels for public perceptions and groupthink sports narratives....
Jaylen Brown is a villain because Bill Simmons wants him to know his place. Shai is discredited because of how NBA refs call games. LeBron is a phony who never should get benefit of the doubt.
But Ben Simmons is who we must empower and hype up after all his BS because he's one of the few who can take a full year off.
Most people who get trashed online get impacted on a mental health level so maybe that should count for everyone?
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u/Content-Magician-789 2h ago
It would do the league some good. Perfect timing too with guys like Kawhi and Dame returning to their old teams, Kyrie and Hali coming back from injury, LeBron, Ja, Giannis on new teams. This year feels very cinematic and reminiscent of late 2010s NBA hype
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u/FuckinArrowToTheKnee Hawks 1h ago
Bruh stop with the parasocial shit these rich assholes do not give a fuck about you and don't owe us anything and we don't owe them
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u/samurairocketshark Suns 1h ago
I'm not sure this is the best place to assume people care about players' mental health. Let alone someone like Ben Simmons who hasn't exactly had the most favorable PR
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u/Longjumping_Idea5261 Knicks 56m ago
As long as he’s motivated and takes accountability as a professional basketball player, then im all for him.
But the way he never worked on his game and kinda gave up on the game was very unprofessional and easy to root against him. He was an entitled player and thought he was good enough. Hopefully he comes humble now
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u/DolphinRodeo Spain 55m ago
Reddit likes to act like athletes who are injured are being lazy or faking to get out of playing. There aren’t many people here who are grown up enough to get it
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u/ShaH33R2K 9m ago
I’ve honestly just always liked his game. Ya it’s flawed, but he’s always been fun to watch for me. So for that reason alone I hope this comeback is legit
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u/TastyPoopKnife 2h ago
Ben Simmons is a dog with fleas and it’s embarrassing that an NBA team would still pay him to play basketball. But that’s why GOD invented the Sacramento Kings. He will soon star in a remake of The Wizard of Oz as the Tin Man because he has no heart. Mental Health my ass!
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u/BadNewsBrown 76ers 2h ago
He’s a bitch. He had to go away for a year to forget that he was shooting the basketball with the wrong hand. Let him get the benefits and then walk away
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u/ChuzzoChumz 2h ago
No I don’t think I will. He’s done nothing to earn any kind of support and plenty to lose it. It’s shocking that anyone in the league still gives that guy a contract
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u/Prime255 2h ago
He's only doing this to get the pension you only get if you have a 10-year NBA career, but hopefully it works out for him and he can earn more money through a contract renewal or bigger deal. His biggest issue has always been himself, he's always been talented enough
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u/AfricanWarPig Supersonics 2h ago
but rooting for Ben Simmons doesn't get me friend points with other narrow-minded jerkoffs.
btw if you vote republican you're a satan nazi. Old white men don't care about your mental health!
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u/Yellowperil123 3h ago
Shame he's on the Kangz. He honestly looked the most professional player they have. The rest looked like they were playing pick up in the park
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u/kickinwood Hawks 2h ago
I was about to ask, "but isn't he a dick?" but they're probably all assholes, lol. I just like watching people play basketball. If he sucks or succeeds, I couldn't care less.
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u/IgnorantGenius Clippers 2h ago
Nah we aint fallin for that shit. He's playing to get a nice guaranteed multi year contract, and then he's going back on injury.
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u/CaskJeeves Raptors 3h ago
It's a win win. We either get a great mental health turnaround story.
Or
Kangz memes