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

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FILE - Brooklyn Nets' Ben Simmons watches practice before an NBA basketball game, Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Philadelphia. Simmons hopes to play for the Brooklyn Nets during their first-round series against Boston, though he said he probably won’t be ready for Game 3 on Saturday, April 23. Simmons said Game 4 on Monday is more likely, calling that “reasonable.” (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, FIle)

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.

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:

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

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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