Patrick Beverley reveals reason behind argument with Ben Simmons

Beverley was irritated by Simmons’ attitude towards his teammate, ended up arguing with the point guard during a pre-season game between the Sixers and Nets and was expelled

During the pre-season match of NBA in between Philadelphia 76ers It is Brooklyn Netswhich took place this past Monday, 16th, won by the team from Philadelphia by 127 to 119, one fact caught the attention of the fans. Patrick Beverley ended up being kicked out of the game due to a heated argument with the point guard Ben Simmons.

This past Wednesday, the 18th, the player explained on his podcast program the reason behind the strong discussion. The now Sixers point guard revealed that the former All-Star was ‘attacking’ the team’s rookie, Filip Petrusevand that he would have gone after the opponent to defend his teammate. “When it comes to basketball, I have no problem with Ben Simmons. But he was talking a lot in the ear of one of our freshmen and trying to intimidate and I did the same. He doesn’t trash talk me or Tobias, so I told him he was nothing and that Tobias (Harris) was killing him the whole game.”he stated.

In the match, Simmons performed well, but did not prevent his old team from running over his new teammates. Ben left the Sixers after a long soap opera and many controversies, even off the court with Joel Embiidstar of the franchise.


Source: sportbuzz

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