Sport
NBA Playoffs 2021: Ben Simmons is silencing playoff critics – Sporting News AU
76ers point guard Ben Simmons has been the focus of plenty of criticism through the first round of the playoffs, to the point where head coach Doc Rivers addressed…
The Philadelphia 76ers marched into the second round of the 2021 NBA playoffs thanks to a much-needed display from Ben Simmons in their closeout Game 5 against the Washington Wizards.
Entering the day, plenty of criticism was leveled at the Aussie for a perceived ‘passive’ approach through the first four games, but with Joel Embiid sidelined with a knee injury, Simmons did what no other point guard in the league can do and started Game 5 at center.
Ahead of the game, head coach Doc Rivers was quick…
-
General13 hours agoMelbourne lawyer fled Australia with $1.2m after filing for bankruptcy, court case alleges
-
General24 hours agoInjured former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas charged with hindering or resisting police at pro-Palestinian protest
-
General23 hours agoTony Burke’s detention inaction | The Spectator Australia
-
General21 hours agoGrattan Institute pitches blueprint to ‘save’ NDIS as foundational supports rollout stalls