Simmons addresses viral video controversy

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Australian NBA prima Ben Simmons has acknowledged changeless disapproval comes with the territory, and that extracurricular sound 'finds him each the time'.

"And it doesn't f---ing stop," helium said successful an interrogation with ESPN.

"Sometimes I'm adjacent sick of it, but past I'm like, 'OK, I'm Ben Simmons, you know? It comes with being Ben Simmons close now.'"

The astir caller illustration of an online pile-on came a mates of days ago, erstwhile a video went viral of Simmons air-balling a changeable astatine a Nets unfastened practice.

Simmons was asked astir the video up of Brooklyn's pre-season clash with the Milwaukee Bucks, wherever helium filled the stat expanse retired nicely, portion playing fantabulous defence.

"Meanwhile, similar 10 guys airballed aggregate shots," helium said.

"So it's similar radical volition find 1 clip and effort to marque it that everything.

"Like travel connected man, you deliberation I'm conscionable airballing each shot? It's not true. But it comes with it, and you got to person pugnacious tegument and I realise that, but nah, I can't instrumentality everything personally. It's societal media."

Clearly, he'd enactment that video down him.

The 25-year-old was mostly fantabulous portion defending against Milwaukee's prima antheral Giannis Antetokounmpo, and showed flashes of what he's susceptible of astatine the different extremity - astir notably with a behind-the-back dribble followed by a lob walk to Cam Thomas.

The Nets won the game, 107-97, and Antetokounmpo was conscionable 4-from-16 successful shooting attempts erstwhile defended by Simmons.

It's a immense if - but if helium tin enactment steadfast and co-exist with chap superstars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, the Nets could surely contend for a title.

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