NBA Twitter Savagely Roasted Ben Simmons For Passing Up On Easy Dunk

 

Ben Simmons played some extremely underwhelming Eastern Conference Semifinals, and was visibly hesitant to shoot or score the basketball. 

Through the seven games, Simmons averaged 9.9 points, 8.6 assists and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 33% from the free throw line.

In last night’s Game 7, Simmons even denied taking a wide open dunk, and went for the pass to his teammate Matisse Thybulle instead. Thybulle was fouled, went to the line and made one of two.

 

Ben Simmons did not just pass this up… pic.twitter.com/4JyM7ZHNkJ

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 21, 2021

 

With Simmons leaving a point on the table due to him being hesitant to score, NBA Twitter went on to savagely roast him.

 

ben simmons when he has a wide open dunk pic.twitter.com/PSpipaWtkM

— buckets (@buckets) June 21, 2021

“You can’t have a guy on the court who’s afraid to shoot the basketball.”

Chuck talks Ben Simmons and the Sixers struggles in Game 7. pic.twitter.com/45vwFJRAxp

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 21, 2021

ben simmons on the basketball court reminds me of when i used to try to act busy so my mom didn’t ask me to do something for her

— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) June 21, 2021

can i use it? pic.twitter.com/tIx4NSypos

— (@mikeytwts) June 21, 2021

ben simmons out there like the kid in chorus class that dont want to sing

— jason c. (@netw3rk) June 21, 2021

here is Joel Embiid’s reaction when Ben Simmons passed up the wide open dunk pic.twitter.com/lrfdYiYpkv

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) June 21, 2021

That turnover is probably going to do it for the Sixers. Still cannot believe Ben didn’t dunk that ball a few minutes ago. That was Simmons in a nutshell and it’s why they will end the run tonight.

— Jason Myrtetus (@jasonmyrt) June 21, 2021

Ben Simmons passing up that dunk is a good time to mention that he’s played 43 combined fourth-quarter minutes in Games 2 through 7 of this series — 6 total games. And he’s taken exactly ONE fourth-quarter shot in that time.

— Fred Katz (@FredKatz) June 21, 2021

Just sitting here thinking about Ben Simmons passing up a wide open dunk with 3:29 to go.

— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) June 21, 2021

I had to stop tweeting when Ben Simmons passed up a wide open dunk to pass to… checks notes…. MATISSE THYBULLE… for a contested layup

My account was about to get suspended

— Jason Maples (@JJMaples55_MST) June 21, 2021

That Simmons passed-up dunk is legit one of the most shocking plays I’ve ever seen. That man is 6-foot-11 and got spooked by Trae Young under the basket.

— Jason Patt (@Bulls_Jay) June 21, 2021

Ben Simmons under the rim with a open dunk pic.twitter.com/4kiwxKhKHP

— Shake4ndbake (@ItsShake4ndbake) June 21, 2021

Ben Simmons…………. Wide open dunk….. passes…… this can’t be real life

— Andy Liu (@AndyKHLiu) June 21, 2021