Cooney: Ben Simmons Knows How to Respond to an Award Winning Week
Ben Simmons certainly knows how to respond to an award-winning week. RELATED: Philadelphia 76ers’ Ben Simmons Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week The 6-10 guard, sometimes forward and emergency center,…
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Ben Simmons certainly knows how to respond to an award-winning week.
The 6-10 guard, sometimes forward and emergency center, posted 34 points, 12 rebounds, 12 assists and 5 steals in Monday’s win over the Brooklyn Nets. It just so happens he was named Eastern Conference player of the week during that performance.
During his award-winning week, Simmons averaged 21.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists, leading the Sixers to three wins in four games. His 34 points on Monday tied his career high.
The team has now won four in a row, including two straight on the road. They will travel to Toronto for a Wednesday night game, before hosting LeBron James and the Lakers on Saturday.
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Bob Cooney has been a part of the Philadelphia sports scene for more years than he wants to admit after 25 years in print media, and now in his seventh year at The Fanatic. Throughout the years, he has covered all sports from the World Series, multiple Final Fours and Regional Finals in men’s college basketball, to the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club and the 76ers. He takes his sports media knowledge and background to a new level by joining a conversation with the passionate fans of this great city. He writes about the Sixers, Eagles, Flyers, and Phillies for the Fanatic.
