“Philadelphia 76ers are going for the Los Angeles Lakers”: Ben Simmons takes dig at Brooklyn Nets

“Philadelphia 76ers are going for the Los Angeles Lakers”: Ben Simmons takes dig at Brooklyn Nets

Ben Simmons against Brooklyn Nets

A lot of young players have now immersed to be front runners for the team. Ben Simmons has been a player of importance for the Philadelphia 76ers. After securing his ROTY title, he is running ahead for the DPOY title this season. The point guard turned small forward has been running Recently Ben Simmons took a shot at the Brooklyn Nets after their loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. He said that the Philadelphia 76ers are targeting the LA Lakers now for a predictable finals match up. His eyes are running only the one team in the Western Conference.

The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers are in a close contest against each other. They are the teams in the East who are following up closely against each other. The Nets and Lakers ended their game on high note while Brooklyn faced a blowout. The Lakers were without LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Marc Gasol and Kyle Kuzma and still managed to get over Nets by 25 points. This game started a very hyped debate regarding the addition of Andre Drummond to the squad. More importantly, the Brooklyn Nets fell by a position in the conference.

Ben Simmons clears Philadelphia 76ers intentions of meeting Los Angeles Lakers

Soon after the game, Simmons took a dig at the results. According to him, “We’re going for the past champs, the Lakers. They were the ones who won a championship, so you got to give the respect to them. Obviously, Brooklyn has a lot of talent. But at the end of the day, there’s only one ball and you gotta play defense too.”

This is definitely one of the most embarrassing facts for the super team like Nets. Simmons was loud and clear about taking on the defending champions rather than being bothered with the Juggernauts in their conference.

Both the teams in the East are going back and forth continuously. These remarks from Simmons are no surprise as they try to build mental pressure on the players ahead of their game tomorrow. Ben has proved that 76ers are more deserving than any other team in the league. Other than Joel Embiid’s offensive dominance, Simmons has kept the defensive line going strong. He is one of the favorites to the DPOY contest this season.

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