It didn’t take Reggie Miller even nine seconds to destroy Ben Simmons.
Miller, who scored the famous eight points in the last nine seconds of the playoffs while Pacers stunned the Knicks in 1995, threw another post-season hammer in New York. This time, Miller, an analyst for TNT, used Twitter instead of his 3-point strike to send a message after the Brooklyn Nets rejected Simmons (behind) for game 4 of their series against the Celtics.
“Come on, MAN !!!” Miller wrote with the Nets on the verge of elimination. “Out of game 4, when it was said that you would make your debut. This dude is ZERO competitive [fire emoji]”
Players (active or retired) rarely criticize other players for injuries. It is considered an unwritten rule to avoid questioning the resilience of another member of the fraternity without experiencing the level of his pain.
Come on MAN !!! It comes out for game 4, when it was said that you would make your debut. This dude has ZERO racing 🔥 .. No matter how little chance the Nets get back in this series, you still have KD and Kyrie, all you need is to win ONE game and get it from there .. #ManUp pic. twitter .com / Y5smcnQkqZ
– Reggie Miller (@ReggieMillerTNT) April 24, 2022
Yet Simmons did not receive the same benefit from doubt. Maybe he’s wasting all his goodwill on the way he pushed off the 76ers.
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“No matter how small the chances of the Nets to return to this series,” wrote Miller, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame over a photo of Simmons in streetwear, “you still have KD [Kevin Durant] and Kiri [Irving], all you need is to win ONE game and get it from there. # Tighten up “
The Nets acquired Simmons as the center of the James Harden return package. But Simmons has yet to play for both teams this season due to a herniated disc in his back. The Nets will be eliminated with another loss to the Celtics, and the NBA teams are 0-143 in a series after losing in the first three games.
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