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Kevin Durant Comments On Ben Simmons’ Philly Return

By Curt Bishop March 10, 2022 @bishopcurtis5

Ben Simmons #10 of the NBA Brooklyn Nets and Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on against the Washington Wizards during the second half at Barclays Center on February 17, 2022 in New York City. Wizards won 117-103.
(Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

 

Tonight is a big night for the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers.

The two teams will meet for the first time since they agreed on the trade that sent James Harden to Philly and Ben Simmons to Brooklyn.

Of course, this also means that Simmons will be making his return to Philadelphia after having sat out every game before the trade took place.

Many around the NBA are expecting Simmons to be showered with boos tonight at Wells Fargo Center.

However, his new teammate Kevin Durant does not think that it will be a problem for him, and that players are used to being booed.

KD doesn't think Simmons will have a problem with the boos that await him in Philly.

"That's the profession we're in. We're out making 40 million dollars a year, you can take that [criticism] for 48 [minutes of a game], for a couple hours. I'm sure Ben has that approach."

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) March 9, 2022

 

How Will Simmons React

Durant seems to have faith in Simmons, which should help him deal with all of the crowd noise as he enters Wells Fargo Center for the first time since the trade.

NBA players are meant to have that sort of mentality, to be able to not only block out the distractions, but feed off of the negative energy projected by the opposing crowd, and embracing their role as the cowboy in the black hat.

Most athletes are used to such things, and Durant certainly can attest to that, having been hit hard with boos when he returned to Oklahoma City for the first time as a member of the Golden State Warriors.

We’ll see how Simmons reacts to it, given all the drama he left behind in Philly when the trade took place.

The game should be an interesting one, as both squads are in playoff position in the Eastern Conference, and the Nets are coming off a big win in which Kyrie Irving dropped 50 points.

Perhaps this could be a preview of what we see from each team come playoff time.

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About Curt Bishop

Curt is a massive fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and MLB. When he's not writing sports articles, you can find him playing MLB The Show, watching Cardinals games, and scrolling through Star Wars memes. He is also passionate about music, cats, and South Park.

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