The Latest Breaking News from Ben Simmons

PHILADELPHIA — He coiled his trim and wiry 57-year-old body, then uncoiled in a baseball swing. His right hand described the arc of an imaginary dinger.

PHILADELPHIA — The long local nightmare is over. James Harden has arrived. Ben Simmons has left. And if you’ve paid any attention to social media and the currents and eddies of public discussion about the 76ers-Nets trade that shook the NBA last week, you know that, once more, a Philadelphia-related…

John Gonzalez breaks down this past Sunday's Super Bowl, the future of the New York Knicks and the James Harden-Ben Simmons trade fallout in this week's SI Weekly podcast.

In one of the biggest—and most public—trades, the commissioner said he would have wanted the trade to happen more privately.

NEW YORK — Cue the Scary Hours, Part 2.

How closely have we been paying attention to the underlying messages of athletes who speak out about their mental health?

New York (AFP) - Ben Simmons said Tuesday he is mentally ready to return to basketball following his trade to the Brooklyn Nets after a turbulent end to his Philadelphia 76ers career.

A lot had unfolded since the last time he spoke with reporters.

It looks like things were such a big mess in Brooklyn.