The Inside Guys Weigh In On Ben Simmons Being Out For Game 4 

With what Reggie tweeted, Ben will now be out for another year. He gets injured hearing criticism.

Me and Ben Simmons played the exact same amount of minutes in the NBA this year!!! I’m so proud of myself!!

That's why Kobe is so beloved and respected, not only among NBA players but other sports as well. Dude gave his heart and soul to the game, and never cheated you with effort.

Stephen A. put it perfectly: Guaranteed money is going to decrease in the next collective bargaining agreement, and it will be called the "Ben Simmons Rule."

Charles Barkley may not have won a championship but he definitely has a champion’s mindset, and that’s something very few people have.

Ben Simmons before game 3 “I’m back!!! I’m Back😝” Ben Simmons after game 3 “My back..My back 😣”

I remember Drexler with the rockets. Came down with this brutal flu in I think the 2nd round. Lost 10 pounds. Showed up looking like actual death. Only played like 8 minutes and looked like he needed to be hospitalized. But what he said after the game and says to this day was "I had to try." That's what gamers do.

“You know I know” Shaq knows those back injuries all to well in those days with the Lakers

I love how Ernie casually remembers that Scottie had 11 rebounds on Saturday night, and how he slides in those facts to support Charles' rant. He is the anchor of the show.

“I know if you sit on yo A** all the time your backs probably gonna hurt.” _-Chuck Barkley_

the worst part is him trying to still get paid 🤮 it’s rlly sick and pathetic for the game of basketball and nba

I have lost all respect for Ben Simmons as a professional basketball player. The dude few days ago said he had no pain and will be ready for game 4. They lost game 3, sensing a sweep, he automatically had a pain is his back. Shaq is right, this was a punk move.

"Get some icy hot I'll send it to you" Shaq with the shameless plug lol

Ben Simmons doesn’t have 10% the heart Scottie Barnes has lol

I only have one person to be happy for, Scottie Barnes, congrats bud on Rookie of the year, your actions speak everything, glad we drafted you buddy, glad that we have you!

Shaq “ we know what you’re doing buddy “🧐🤣🤣🤣😂😂

shaq's right. brook lopez won a championship, injured his back, had surgery, rehabbed, and came back to play in the same time that ben has been out. if ben's back has been hurting this long, he should've already had surgery. also to chuck's point, joel embiid is playing with a torn tendon in his hand. a torn tendon. that right there tells us all we need to know about why they didn't get along. one's a competitor, one is not

Charles Barkley was in Championship Chuck form today 🏆

Once upon a time in the 1970 NBA FINALS there was a center named WILLIS REED who got hurt in game 5. He didn't play in game 6. The Knicks won forcing a GAME 7 at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. In spite of his injury Willis limped unto the floor for warmups jumped center with WILT & even hit a couple shots before going to the bench the rest of the game. The Knicks went on to win the chip. His mere presence on the floor as THE CAPTAIN inspired his teammates to perform at even higher level than usual. If Willis could do it along with ISIAH in 1988 (don't get me started) why can't you BEN?

Nobody has pointed out how disrespectful it is to the NBA as a whole and the real deal ballers around the world. All the dudes who are in the gym right now trying to get the opportunity he seems to not want. All the G league players who deserve a spot. Any kid whoever looked up to him, wanted to be like him or ever had a ticket to see him play. All the players coaches and analysts who tried to vouch for and defend him. At this point the hardwood should reject his feet 🤬

Scottie Barnes praise. Love the old crew. They call it like they see it 😩🤣🤣🤣

Ben Simmons quit on LSU, Philly and now the Nets. They should have already known who he is.

Shaq Low key mentioning icy hot Always a businessman

Dude and its rare for Reggie to get that raw.

Stephen A’s take about Ben Simmons ruining the collective bargaining agreement is correct and valid

"Ballers know what that is" That's why I love Inside, these guys KNOW. Good point that it's not just the fans questioning his heart, his teammates and his peers in the league are doing it too

I watched Barkley play when he was at Auburn. One year he had bad back spasms, and the team doctor gave him cortisone shots so he could play. He made the fans happy and helped his team.

4:10 the way they throw shots at each other and keep the convo going as professionals is what makes Inside the NBA Gold 😂

Ben Simmons puts more effort into his fits than his rehab LOL

Chuck’s exactly right. Bro, Ben didn’t have to come back and play 35 minutes and be a defensive stopper immediately. The difference in you playing and not playing, is not 3 days. The LEAST you can do is go out there and try FOR YOUR TEAMMATES. If you go out there and your back tightens up, or you’re not ready, that’s fine but at least you tried. Ben Simmons is a selfish player, there’s just no denying that.

Best quote of the year!!!! "If you sit on yo' a$$ 4 three months, yo' back gonna hurt." -- Charles Barkley

Quite rare for Reggie to be so open about this

As everyone said, "he is day-to-day with hurt feelings." My God.🤦‍♂

What makes it worse, is Simmons is trying to make sure he gets his paycheck. Now if the NBA decides to make a rule where players get paid by how much they play like SAS said, it’s gonna mainly be because Ben Simmons. And everyone is gonna hate him after that

My biggest question is when did he “injure” his back when he hasn’t been playing 🤔

I LOVE how dry-honest they are because that’s what EVERYBODY and their momma thinks the minute they heard this news and they ACTUALLY said it. They didn’t out their homie for speakin facts they had his back lol they are so funny too

Last week ESPN was so hyped saying Ben Simmons will play game 4 ACCORDING to Woj😂 look how that turned out

Scottie Barnes pushed through a legit ankle sprain in a week and came back to help his team down 3-0 and they won. Ben Simmons is a scrub.

Having had back spasms a couple times in my life, I know how bad a minor back injury can impact you. HOWEVER, the panel is correct - you have to try. Sometimes I wonder if NBA players could do a regular job - the 2nd time I got back spasms and couldn't even walk to my car and drive to work, my work told me I wouldn't be paid if I didn't show up, as they didn't have to let me use sick leave in this state until I had worked there 90 days (I had worked there 88 days). So I put a hot pack on my back, took some ibuprofen, waited an hour to get the back functional and still made it in to work. I guess when you get paid million$ to not show up, there isn't so much motivation..... BUT the TEAM aspect that was brought up was even bigger. And I get it for sports and life. Once was in London for work and had to move an office a specific weekend. But I got severe food poisoning. It didn't matter - I took meds, drank a lot of water, got the job done and then collapsed in the hotel room for 2 days. You do what needs to be done.

Not Shaq quoting his old icy hot commercials😂😂

Ernie knew those Scottie Barnes stats off the top of his head.

Imagine trading for a player and that player doesn’t even play 😂🤣🤣😆😆😆. Ben is LITERALLY just a troll now man lol, he’s wild 😂🤣😆

“Get some Icy Hot, I’ll send it to you.” I’m dying dude 😂

0:38 Shameles promo by Shaq XD

If Ben Simmons wasn’t gon play they should’ve kept James Harden

Kenny Smith is right, Ben Simmons hasn't done a selfless act..

I remember that Game 7 Chuck played against Houston: he got 20 boards, playing on one leg. It was amazing.

Chuck gave 30 years worth of history in 30 seconds, with 3 different scenarios and examples.

No one ever mentions the fact that harden sacrificed his hamstring to play in that game 7 vs the bucks last year

I love how these dudes ain't giving no passes. I agree with their take on being a CHAMPION.

Shaq and IcyHot has to be the greatest spokesperson relationship in history

I love when Kenny smoothly tosses in some gravitas.

Amen to Shaq and Charles keeping it real seriously, Ben Simmons is a big baby you got people out here dying in the real world and he can’t play one basketball game and he’s getting paid millions what a complete waste.

He's not even really injured... Just emotionally fragile... 😂

Loving the well-deserved love for Scottie!

Highlight Of This Clip “You Know I Know” -Shaq 😂😂😂

Ben Simmons is making some of the most head scratching decisions I've ever seen from an NBA player. It's like he either has zero self awareness or simply does not care one tiny bit what other people think about him, whether it's fans, coaches, owners or his teammates. Surely he knew exactly what he had done to his reputation leading up to the Brooklyn trade, he had become one of the most despised players since LeBron after The Decision. Most rational thinking people would say 'well, I have to do something to win back those fans' but Simmons has done the complete opposite. Brooklyn fans were very supporting and even defensive of any criticism of him leading up to this announcement but now it seems they have all done a complete 180 and are now bagging him as much as Philly fans have bagged him the last six months. He successfully alienated one fanbase by refusing to play, got traded to a new team in a new city and has now alienated that fanbase in the space of ten weeks. He is either the dumbest player in the history of the league or the most arrogant, there is no inbetween. The guy's career is close to finished after this.

This is the guy who tried to reclaim $20m for not playing due to his "mental health". It may have been real, it may not, who knows. Now he backstabbed his new teammates WITHOUT even playing. That's just sad

1:55 Props to Chuck for mentioning Scottie Barnes

Even during the raps finals run, kawhi was Cleesaaaaarly hurt and yet he played, which giving his track record, is really shocking

At this point, Simmons should quit right now 😤. So useless.

Scottie Barnes in his current form as a rookie is already better than Simmons will ever be 💯

He won’t be ready next year either 😂

i like hearing these guys perspective cuz they lived it.

4:10 kenny had to sneak that shot in 😂

As Reggie said Man up and play. I guess passing on the wide open layup in the hawks series last year broke him.

Inside the NBA is so far ahead of other sports shows, the way it can switch from comedy to real analysis, not the sound-bite drivel on other programmes

The crew on TNT is the only thing about the modern NBA that I still like.

Chuck the type of guy to say "First of all" twice in the same sentence to make two separate points.

I’ve only watched clips but this is like the 4th shot Kenny has took at Charles in this episode a lone. He really not over the bus rider comment. 4:12

The most telling part was Shaq's "you know I know" because of the big deal when Ben dm'd Shaq awhile back and Shaq said he wouldn't talk about it.

Fun fact, that Houston vs Phoenix game 7 where Chuck had to take cortisone shots in the knee, Chuck still had 18 points and 23 rebounds.

Simmons is a broken man. Nothing else to talk about. He is aloof to the highest degree

Funny how when Philly fans felt like this, everyone trashed us.... We tried to tell yall. Smh lol

Chuck, Shaq and Ernie when Kenny said “we would have beat y’all anyways” : 😐

These guys are legendary !!!!

Shaq once put it nicely - "I'm gonna do my thing, Chuck is going to do his thing, but dont nobody knows what Kenny is talking about."

Ben did not play because he knew they were probably gonna lose and he's afraid everyone's gonna blame him again. MANUP! #sixerswonthetrade

Love this show! LOVE!! Missing my cable TV though...

I think Ernie just accurately said the stat line of Scottie Barnes on Saturday off the top of his head. That's impressive.

How do you have a back injury sitting out an entire season?

Thanks God we didn't trade Jaylen brown for Ben Simmons last summer.

Shaq is always a pitchman "get some Icy Hot I'll send it to you" 😂

"Can we stop talking about this dude who ain't playing?" Oh Chuck.

BS is just a bus rider even when he was 100% healthy and in his prime. 🚌

Kenny: Ben Simmons is a terrific player. Shaq: What I’d say when I told you never to try to be funny on national tv again????

So no one caught that Icey Hot Plug from Shaq? No one else saw his commercial but me 😂😂😂😂

On point this is spot on

Shaq definitely knows more than he's saying. That's quite evident!

The top 5 of not playing basketball: PG: Ben Simmons SG: Kyrie SF: Kawhi PF: Zion C: Anthony Davis

And here we go the old guys reminiscing

These guys have Been GREAT alll playoffs long !!!

Ben Simmons is soft...... Kobe is shaking his head from heaven...

Street Clothes Simmons

Shaq sneaking the Icy Hot promo; he's the best and most prolific product endorser of all time.

That is probably the best thing ever heard Kenny “The Jet” Smith say! 💪🏾

Ben & I had the same amount of points this season. Get me a 10 day contract! 🤣

I think if they were up 3-0 he would play 😏

Charles Barkley is 2-0 as far as I’m concerned the man been on point on two of his last takes but he’s right on the last one fans are one thing but it’s a whole other level when players don’t respect you.

Kevin Durant in 2019 is a good argument against what they’re saying. But… Ben Simmons has shown absolutely no desire to contribute to the team. Ben isn’t on one leg risking a major injury like KD (at least that’s what we believe). Gary Trent Jr was on fumes in game 2 against Philly. Still showed up, gave it a go, and when he realized he didn’t have it he sat out. But he tried. Ben Simmons isn’t even trying. Instead he’s too focused on his clown outfits on the bench. Even if the Sixers don’t go far in the playoffs, they’re still winners for getting rid of that bum.