Ben Simmons Played 23 Hours Straight of Video Games While He Was Dealing With Back Issues

It’s been a rough last year or so for NBA star Ben Simmons.

First, he asked for a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers despite having four years left on his contract. Then because he was seemingly frustrated at not getting traded, Simmons missed the 76ers’ training camp and pre-games, and eventually, stopped playing altogether due to not being “prepared mentally.”

Finally he was traded to the Nets, where most assumed we’d see him back on the court.

But now we know that never happened. Even Reggie Miller questioned Ben’s motivation after he missed Game 4.

Cmon MAN!!! Out for Game 4 when it was rumored you were going to make your debut. This dude has ZERO competitive 🔥.. As small a chance as the Nets have to come back in this series, you still have KD and Kyrie, all you need is to win ONE game and take it from there.. #ManUp pic.twitter.com/Y5smcnQkqZ

— Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) April 24, 2022

Now we’re finding out exactly how Ben was keeping busy.

Simmons allegedly spent 23 hours straight playing Call of Duty. A Tweet from user Broad Street Buddies has an attached screenshot of Simmons’ supposed PlayStation Network account that shows the basketball player was playing Call of Duty and that he’d been doing so for 23 hours and 3 minutes…

See below:

Ben Simmons is 23 hours deep on his Call Of Duty game.

h/t Seth Curry's discord server (link in replies) pic.twitter.com/mPNuCZlPSA

— Broad Street Buddies (@BroadStBuddies) April 10, 2022

If his back was an issue, gaming for almost a day straight is probably going to be painful.

His back must feel better ❤️‍🩹 pic.twitter.com/GKaV64kxI0

— SideAction (@SideActionHQ) May 2, 2022

It’s fairly normal that Simmons is playing video games while he’s off with an injury, but for 23 hours straight when he’s getting paid to not play due to his “back issue”

Ben Simmons is not worth the headache.

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