It took a bit of online sleuthing for Ben Simmons to find a Boston fan's tongue-in-cheek jeering about the 2018 NBA Rookie of the Year's lack of a long-range game. Simmons’ handle was noticeably absent when @kennydoyle3 dropped this gem online showing Simmons' 2K19 character unable to shoot from beyond the arc.
At the end of the video, it says "coward" under Simmons' gaming doppelgänger.
Again, the tweet didn’t call out the Sixers star by name or handle, so it’s unclear how it got on his radar. But, we know he saw it because he came back on the Celtics fan...by insulting his facial hair.
Facial hair is a weird way to come back from a joke that stings because of its accuracy –– ask Bean. Before engaging in any future worldwide web-slinging, Simmons should talk to Joel Embiid about how to properly respond to hecklers on Twitter. The guy's facial hair might not be barbershop tight, but it's still a pretty hollow rebuttal, especially when considering the wispy 'stache and soul patch on the Sixers bobblehead that looks nothing like him.
It makes sense the troll video comes from a Celtics fan. Simmons has said they're the team Philadelphia is trying to topple in the East, after getting eliminated by them in the second round of the playoffs this past spring. Simmons' shooting was a big reason they weren't able to advance.
