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Originally Posted by Brian Swartz
Looks like the next chapter in the Simmons Saga is claiming mental issues, and then whatever litigation/arbitration procedures in the CBA to figure out whether or not the team pays him for not playing due to that. Ugh.
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For the first time in the whole saga, I am conflicted with how I feel about Ben Simmons's actions.
I believe that Ben Simmons is having mental health issues. I hope he gets the help that he needs. I don't believe those mental issues have anything to do with him not wanting to play for the Sixers, especially with that coach and the star of the team in the building. I also don't think his mental health has anything to do with the things he has done to make sure that he is not playing for the Sixers especially with that coach and that star of the team. I fear that he is the guy that people point to when they want to make light of athletes and their mental health issues.
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