Ben Simmons sinks to career low
HE’S set such impossibly high standards Ben Simmons was always in danger of falling, and that’s exactly what happened against Detroit.
Ben Simmons
Born in Oz but an NBA star for Philadelphia 76ers, Ben Simmons is one of the basketball greats. Catch up on basketball news and updates.
Kyrie Irving cures Philly headache
KYRIE Irving sparkled as the NBA-leading Boston Celtics fought off a spirited challenge from the Joel Embiid-less 76ers.
LeBron’s incredible message to Simmons
BEN Simmons has revealed the motivation he received from LeBron James that set him on a path to NBA stardom.
Records tumble in Simmons stitch-up
BEN Simmons smashed his own points and rebound records against Washington but a “never seen before” ploy flipped his night on its head.
‘LeBron was making a statement’
US media and players and coaches from both the 76ers and the Cavs had their say on Ben Simmons’ first clash with LeBron James.
Simmons injured late in horror show
Ben Simmons’ boyhood dream of facing idol LeBron James became a nightmare as he endured the worst game of his career.
Not all brotherly love in Philadelphia
BEN Simmons’ 76ers are the NBA’s new darlings but behind their impressive start is a gripe that’s beginning to boil over.
LeBron to 76ers no pipe dream
LEBRON James, Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid could form the next NBA super power as speculation around the King’s future heightens.
Simmons, 76ers blaze up Portland
BEN Simmons fell just short of a triple double as Philadelphia continued to look like a playoff team with a blowout win against the Trail Blazers.
Simmons explodes in Aussie showdown
BEN Simmons had five points in a quiet first half against the Utah Jazz. In the blink of an eye he had a career-high.
NBA superstar pots ‘feisty Aussie’
NBA superstar Kevin Durant has poked fun at Ben Simmons’ Aussie background after declaring “he’s something I’ve never seen before”.
‘Player who could truly change the NBA’
BEN Simmons has blown America’s mind with his performances on the court — but that’s not the limit of his reach.
76ers star makes Kevin Hart look tiny
BEN Simmons wiped the floor with Lonzo Ball, but Joel Embiid stole the show — and impressed actor Kevin Hart.
‘A difference maker and game changer’
Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown was full of praise for the Australian phenom after he led the team to another victory.
Simmons’ ‘not today rook’ reality check
BEN Simmons went head to head with one of the games greatest trash talkers and found the going harder than any game he’s played.
‘He committed basketball murder’
BEN Simmons has left fans with their jaws on the floor after taking a stab at dragging his side out of the jaws of defeat.
Baynes’ stunning career-high, Bogut blasted
NBA WRAP: While Ben Simmons is hogging all the headlines, another Aussie is in career-best form and making huge waves for the NBA’s leading team.
Simmons topples 25-year old NBA record
BEN Simmons’ remarkable opening to his NBA career continues to go from strength to strength and now he’s broken a 25-year old rookie record.
‘He f***ed around and got a triple double’
BEN Simmons continues to capture the attention of NBA royalty. Kobe Bryant says Aussie fans are right to be going nuts.
‘The best rookie since LeBron James’
BEN Simmons’ incredible run of form continued today as he again etched his name into the NBA history books.
‘Holey moley’: Simmons stars again
BEN Simmons broke a streak of three straight games without posting a double-double today when he led the 76ers to their third straight win.
Simmons secures $8.4 million payday
AUSSIE Ben Simmons is set for a pay rise after just seven games in the NBA as his team announced a series of contract developments.
‘All Star’ Simmons smashes new career high
THE Ben Simmons hype train has reached new heights with an “All Star” declaration following his new career-best performance.
‘He’s way better than expected’
BEN Simmons continues to defy belief on the basketball court and today he left Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle stunned.
Ben Simmons shows us something fresh
JUST when you thought the start to Ben Simmons’ NBA career couldn’t get anymore impressive — he added a new string to his bow.
LeBron leads Ben Simmons love-in
LEBRON James, Lonzo Ball and Andrew Bogut led the wild reaction to Ben Simmons’ sensational start to the NBA season.
Simmons’ otherworldly NBA history
BEN Simmons became the first Australian to ever reach an iconic NBA record in his freakiest performance yet.
Ben Simmons needs help in Philly
BEN Simmons continued the historic start to his NBA career — this time matching a feat not achieved since 1960 — but it didn’t matter.
Simmons joins NBA legends on rare list
WHEN you find yourself on lists filled with names like Kareem, Oscar, Shaq and Robinson you know you’re on track.
Simmons stuns NBA: ‘He’s like LeBron’
BEN Simmons lead from the front in his first NBA game and did something only one other player has ever done in the history of the game.
Star says 76ers’ plan is ‘f***ing bulls***’
THE man charged with helping Ben Simmons lead the 76ers to the promised land isn’t exactly thrilled with his team’s mode of attack.
What to expect from Simmons’ rookie rivals
AUSSIE Ben Simmons is favourite to be named Rookie of the Year, but here are the other NBA young guns the 2016 No.1 draft pick will be up against.
Aussie beast bulks up: ‘I just feel big’
BEN Simmons is stealing the spotlight but Australia’s other NBA superstar-in-waiting is ready to explode after a huge winter in the gym.
‘Best athlete Australia has produced’
BEN Simmons has shown flashes of brilliance, expect him to take it to another level when the season officially gets underway.
Simmons explodes in beastmode warning
BEN Simmons produced his best ever performance in the NBA, spitting fire at the offensive end to lead his team’s scoring against Miami.
Simmons, 76ers look ‘terrifying’
BEN Simmons paired with Joel Embiid for the first time today — and it was a frightening glimpse into the rest of the NBA’s future.
Sixers’ $190 million contract stunner
THE 76ers’ third preseason defeat in succession was overshadowed by a monster new contract which completely changes their future.
NBA superstar’s warning for Simmons
BEN Simmons has made the NBA go giddy all over again — but superstar Kyrie Irving has isolated a weakness rival teams will be able to exploit.
‘Oh my God’: Aussie’s super start
BEN Simmons made his long-awaited NBA debut today and had an opposition coach fearing for the future of the league.
Scary Simmons’ sledge cuts US wannabes
BEN Simmons doesn’t lack confidence as he burnt his fellow NBA rookies while preparing America for an Aussie storm.
Aussie Ben Simmons makes his point
THE Philadelphia 76ers just used the first pick in the NBA Draft on point guard Markelle Fultz but Ben Simmons has other ideas.
Prison inmate’s horrifying murder spree
OVER a period of 30 minutes, Denver Simmons lured four of his fellow prison inmates to their brutal deaths. WARNING: Graphic content.
Young gun joins Simmons in NBA steal
AUSTRALIA’S new NBA star has created a reputation for himself with a freakish frame that’s earned him a jackpot contract.
Aussie Bolden joins Simmons in Philly
AUSSIE Jonah Bolden will join countryman Ben Simmons and No.1 pick Markelle Fultz in Philadelphia as Lonzo Ball lands in LA. EVERY NBA DRAFT PICK.
‘Unbelievable’ Aussie beasts to wow US
SOME Aussie giants are about to make sure everyone knows their names after wowing the US in the first step towards global stardom.
‘Never seen anything like’ Aussie freak
PHILADELPHIA 76ers star Richaun Holmes has delivered a scary assessment of Aussie NBA gun Ben Simmons, who the world’s been waiting to see.
‘Never seen anything like’ Aussie freak
PHILADELPHIA 76ers star Richaun Holmes has delivered a scary assessment of Aussie NBA gun Ben Simmons, who the world’s been waiting to see.
Simmons sues over sex-change claims
THE American fitness guru Richard Simmons is suing the three US news websites over a series of “cruel” stories that suggested he’s had a sex change.
Simmons breaks three-year silence
AFTER three years of conspicuous seclusion, fitness guru Richard Simmons has finally broken his silence after being hospitalised this week.
Richard Simmons hospitalised
THE world has become obsessed with American fitness guru and why he decided to disappear from public life. Now he’s suddenly been hospitalised.
Richard Simmons mystery solved
PEOPLE are obsessed with why this superstar would retreat from public life. Now his brother has revealed what became of the fitness guru.
Where is Richard Simmons?
RICHARD Simmons is a multi-million dollar American fitness guru. One day, he just disappeared and hasn’t been seen since.
‘The gym got a lift, you could feel it’
GET excited Australian basketball fans. Ben Simmons took a huge step towards his highly-anticipated NBA debut in Philadelphia today.
‘We don’t put a gun to your head’
AUSSIE basketball star Ben Simmons has come under fire from one of the most powerful men in American sport.
Simmons’ dodgy Rolls-Royce offers
BEN Simmons was tempted with free gifts of $400,000 luxury cars, jewellery and a house before he was signed up to the NBA.
How this man turned $150 into millions
IN 2013, Jonathon Simmons made a minor, but crucial investment which three years later saw him become the talk of America.
What NBA scouts really think of Aussies
BEN Simmons and the 76ers are a mess, Thon Maker isn’t ready to play and Andrew Bogut is only good for 45 games a season.
Simmons given huge wrap from NBA suits
BEN Simmons is out of action for three months, but even on one leg the Aussie star has been tipped for huge things in the NBA’s top officials poll.
Simmons receives more bad news
AUSTRALIA’S Ben Simmons may miss his entire rookie NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to reports.
LeBron’s advice for Ben Simmons
LEBRON James reacts to Ben Simmons’ disastrous injury as one scribe argues there’s a silver lining for the young Australian.
Aussie’s Simmons gibe: ‘Oh no, c’mon Ben’
DANTE Exum thinks Ben Simmons is telling porkies, while the Bucks’ practice week has been interesting for Thon Maker and Matthew Dellavedova.
Aussie Ben’s amazing weight gain
BEN Simmons explains his ballooning weight — plus updates on Bogut, LeBron and other highlights from NBA media day.
Simmons already 76ers ‘best player’
RATINGS of every NBA team’s best and worst players have been released and it makes for positive reading for Aussie Ben Simmons.
‘We have to clean up his world’
SIXERS coach Brett Brown has spoken at length about how he plans to turn No. 1 pick Ben Simmons into an NBA superstar.
Simmons cops brutal snub from peers
BEN Simmons is not a popular No. 1 draft pick. The Aussie NBA sensation has been discarded by his peers as a potential rookie of the year.
It’s boom time for hoops in Australia
BASKETBALL Australia says it is poised to cash in on the record eight NBA players taking the floor in coming months after the Boomers deep Olympic run in Rio.
It’s boom time for hoops in Australia
BASKETBALL Australia says it is set to cash in on the Boomers’ deep Olympic run in Rio with a record eight players signed to the NBA.
‘With Simmons, Australia wins’
IT MAY be too late to draft Ben Simmons into the squad, but Australia can pull off a miracle if it fixes these things.
NBA great’s outrageous Thon prediction
AN NBA personality who has watched Aussie Thon Maker for years has made a huge prediction which puts the raw talent ahead of Ben Simmons.
NBA legend slaps down Ben Simmons
HALL of Fame point guard Isiah Thomas has ripped into Australian basketballer Ben Simmons during the NBA Summer League.
LeBron smacks down Ben Simmons
BEN Simmons must have felt brave to send a cheeky warning to mentor LeBron James. The King’s response immediately put the rookie in his place.
Devastating Simmons tragedy
JUST days after he was taken as the No 1 selection in the NBA Draft, Ben Simmons’ family has been rocked by an unexpected death.
The simple thing Simmons forgot
THERE’S so much hype that surrounds the NBA Draft it can be easy to get caught up in it, and Ben Simmons forgot the most obvious part of his job.
Aussies survive draft controversy
BEN Simmons is a Sixer and Thon Maker survived an 11th-hour drama in an NBA Draft dominated by league-shaking trades.
‘Entire NBA in a state of shock’
BEN Simmons went at No. 1, but the selection of another Aussie in the NBA Draft, despite controversy, came out of nowhere.
Report: 76ers settle on No. 1 pick
BEN Simmons can reportedly enter Friday’s NBA Draft in a relaxed mood, after Philadelphia informed him who they’ll take with the first pick.
Filthy tactics agents use to lure stars
IN THE mad, moneyed sports business, agents are more than willing to get their hands dirty if it means securing names like Ben Simmons.
Call to snub Simmons in NBA Draft
BEN Simmons and Brandon Ingram are the hot favourites to go at pick one at the NBA Draft, but one esteemed coach has a very different view.
Check out this ripped Oscar winner
HE’S an Oscar-winning actor with a career spanning decades – and, thanks to a new role, he’s also now insanely ripped.
Nike’s game-changing victory over adidas
EVEN before he knows his NBA future, Aussie Ben Simmons has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Nike in a major snub to the three-stripe brand.
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