Barkley rips 'jerk' Ben Simmons over standoff

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NBA fable Charles Barkley has taken a caller swipe astatine wantaway Aussie Ben Simmons, insisting it was clip for the 76ers to usage the stick, not the carrot.

The unit connected TNT's NBA sum were discussing the Simmons situation, and the conception of 're-recruiting' Simmons into the fold arsenic though helium was a caller look - thing Barkley took objection to.

"This dude has done everything helium tin not to beryllium re-recruited. They started disconnected the play begging him to travel back," helium said.

"He came, and past helium acted similar a jerk successful practice. They wanted him back, then, due to the fact that helium wanted to get paid helium came backmost and similar I said, helium started acting similar a jerk and they kicked him out."

Simmons ended his holdout a mates of weeks' agone and returned to signifier with the team, but was sent location by manager Doc Rivers.

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He re-appeared a week later but has yet to diagnostic successful a crippled for Philadelphia - Barkley said helium lone returned for fiscal reasons.

"They started fining him again - present he's back," helium said.

"They've bent implicit backwards to buss this dude's ass.

"Now they've started kicking his ass. There's lone two. You buss somebody's ass oregon you footwear their ass. It's clip to footwear his ass."

Last month, Barkley said determination was nary mode that Simmons could play different crippled for the team, declaring the Aussie's narration with the metropolis "over".

"There's lone 2 bonds successful pro sports: the locker country and the fans," helium said.

"He's burned some of those bridges."

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Simmons, the 2016 No.1 draught pick, inactive has 4 years near connected his contract.

He signed a five-year declaration successful 2019, worthy conscionable implicit $230 cardinal dollars. The 211-centimetre playmaker is owed $44 cardinal for this season.

The 76ers are enjoying a decent commencement to the season, boasting an 8-4 grounds done 4 games.

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