Ben Simmons loves Philly and 76ers fans so again, I’m calling for unity to finally ‘Complete The Process’

Listen, if you read The Liberty Line, you know I love Ben Simmons. I’m man enough to admit it instead of going on social media and firing off the typical talking points you see from “casuals” who don’t know a damn thing about basketball, being in a locker room, playing sports, and whatever else you want to relate to the dark days before his departure.

I'm so sick of crybaby Sixers fans pretending like the Embiid-Simmons Era wasn't the best of Philadelphia 76ers basketball in nearly TWO DECADES. It wasn't supposed to end like that. Time heals. Grow up. pic.twitter.com/qR9afM4vUR

— Drew Smith (@drewmsmith) November 27, 2024

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Time to come home, @BenSimmons25 😤 pic.twitter.com/wD7LNUDvp9

— The Liberty Line (@LibertyLinePHL) January 23, 2025

Before you exit out of the article because you’re still too emotional on how things ended with Ben Simmons in Philadelphia, why don’t you suck it up for three minutes and continue reading?

I’m beyond sick of 76ers fans pretending like the Simmons-Embiid era wasn’t the undisputed BEST basketball we have witnessed in this city in nearly two decades.

Grow the fuck up and at the very least, be open to a reunion in Philadelphia, okay?

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Ben Simmons’ last great season in the NBA? That was with Joel Embiid in Philly.

The Sixers’ most dominant teams, their best chances to win a Finals—or at the very least, finally escape the second round—were with the dynamic yet dysfunctional pairing of Embiid and Simmons.

Say whatever you want about it. I can guarantee that if you do not agree with me, it’s probably just your emotions talking and you simply don’t know ball as well as you think you do.

The Brooklyn Nets are in absolute shambles. Fans are calling Ben Simmons the “Tank Commander” while he’s fighting for his life all by himself on the court every night. Meanwhile in Philly, the 76ers can’t catch a break. Everyone is hurt, literally all of the time.

Simmons might be collecting checks, but he’s not doing worse than anything happening in Philly this season, right? Get this guy back in South Philly and let’s enjoy basketball again. The Sixers are always one piece away…when healthy. That’s why we need to be banging the drum for a Simmons buyout and a Philadelphia reunion.

WHO’S WITH ME….?!

Okay fine but if you’re still reading, there’s obvious that something is still intriguing about this so thank you for sticking with me. Here’s where I’m at…

• Simmons running the fast break again.
• Simmons locking down the best player on the other team. Embiid dominates the paint.
• Simmons not shooting, as he does best, but this time it doesn’t matter because Tyrese Maxey and Paul George are bombing threes.

It’s not about restoring Ben Simmons’ career—it’s about restoring order to the realm of Sixers basketball. Sure, it’s ridiculous. Sure, it probably won’t happen. But as someone who watched this duo in their prime, I can’t help but wonder what could be if we put the band back together for one more run.

The more Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are mentioned in the same sentence, the better. I’m dead serious. Keep the takes coming. Keep the comparisons rolling. Keep stirring the pot, because it’s time we stop pretending like the Embiid-Simmons era didn’t give us some of the most exciting basketball Philly has seen in decades.

Look, I get it—things fell apart. The Simmons drama reached biblical proportions. But if we’re talking pure basketball, those Sixers teams were a force. The potential was off the charts. The defense was elite. The fast breaks were electric. They were one or two moves away from winning it all, and anyone denying that is rewriting history.

Every time Stephen A. Smith or anyone else brings up Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid together, it’s like the universe trying to send us a message: “Run it back.”

It’s not just about nostalgia—it’s about unfinished business. Somewhere deep in the NBA multiverse, there’s a version of this duo hoisting a Larry O trophy, and we’re all losing our minds in at the parade down Broad Street.

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