Doc Rivers, Ben Simmons Meeting Reportedly Included F-Bomb Exchange

Doc Rivers dropping F-Bombs on Ben Simmons?

A new report from Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer confirms those suspicions, things got a little testy between Doc Rivers and Ben Simmons.

Fischer  wrote in a new story Wednesday some specific details from an L.A. meeting between Doc and Ben Simmons, including a spicy moment from Sixers head coach Doc Rivers:

“Dating back to those Combine dialogues, Philadelphia was adamant in its plans to withhold Simmons’ pay for not complying with the terms of the five-year, $170-plus million agreement he signed in July 2019. Later, at Rich Paul’s home, Rivers even shouted, “It’s in your f–king contract” to report and play for Philadelphia, sources told B/R.”

“It’s in your f—-ing contract!”

Behind the scenes of Ben Simmons’ rollercoaster holdout, sudden return to Philadelphia, and what comes next between the All-Star and 76ers, at @BR_NBA:https://t.co/A9bbHk6TTx

— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) October 13, 2021

According to the report, Doc and Ben have never gelled.

“By all accounts, the head coach, a former point guard, has never managed to build a strong rapport with Simmons. Perhaps that’s due to the additional demands coaches typically place on their nominal floor generals, or it may simply be a case of two differing personalities in a competitive industry failing to mesh.”

Simmons is back in Philadelphia and things may be a little awkward for a while.

Sounds like the Sixers are backing Doc on this one.

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