Ben Simmons is one of the most high-profile players in the NBA although we don’t always hear from him outside of the basketball court. Well, it appears as though the Philadelphia 76ers star is looking to change that in light of the police killing of George Floyd. Simmons is outraged by what has happened and recently, he took to Instagram where he made a statement.

In the post below, Simmons can be seen wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirt along with a heartfelt caption in which he speaks about the racism in America and how it must come to an end. He is also urging everyone regardless of race to speak up against racism and police brutality.

Per Simmons:

“Witnessing the news the past few weeks & hearing the outcry has given me a lot to think about. It is time for everyone, from all walks of life, to get comfortable with voicing & calling out the uncomfortable subject of Blatant Racism that exists heavily within our society. We are ALL accountable & we shouldn’t have to revisit tragedies like George Floyd or Ahmaud Arbery time & time again. 6 years ago I put on this tee shirt to show solidarity & we’re still fighting. Enough is enough.”

Simmons’ message is a strong one and we hope many of his fans and peers listen intently. This could very well be one of the greatest issues of our time.

As a 24-year-old model who has been strutting down the international fashion runways, it's unsurprising that Kendall Jenner is often tied to a number of famous men. She has dated her fair share of celebrities, but when she's spotted out and about with any man, the rumor mill gets to churning out gossip about her relationship status. That happened just recently when she was reportedly seen in Sedona, Arizona with Phoenix Suns baller Devin Booker. The news comes just months after it was rumored that she was once again dating Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons.

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On Twitter, someone took a jab at the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star when they shared a video that showed three men tossing around a little girl. "Nba players passing around Kendall Jenner," the person wrote in the caption. A woman came to Kendall's defense and replied, Maybe she passing them around ??‍♀️."

Kendall Jenner happened to see the exchange and decided to chime in. "They act like i’m not in full control of where i throw this cooch," she wrote. Kim Kardashian-West couldn't help but laugh at her little sister's sass. Check it out below.

Over the last few seasons, Ben Simmons has been one of the best rookies in the league. Okay, all jokes aside, he is definitely one of the most dominant big men in the NBA right now and continues to show off his strength while in the paint. What makes Simmons unique, however, is the fact that he is a terrible three-point shooter, despite being a point guard. You can count on one finger how many three-pointers he has hit in his career and he continues to be roasted for his lack of a jump shot.

Simmons has been adamant that he’s working hard on developing his shot although the results simply aren’t there yet. Despite this, in a new ESPN feature, Simmons promised that he will soon be ready to start attempting more threes.

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“I feel like I want to take them now as opposed to being asked to force them up. It could be during the playoffs,” Simmons said. “I’ve prepped so much for it, when I do it, it will work.”

This latest revelation should be music to the ears of 76ers fans everywhere who have been waiting for Simmons to make that leap. If he can start raining down threes in the playoffs, the Sixers could very well become title contenders.

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Ben Simmons has been one of the best big-men in the Eastern Conference over the last few years. While playing for the Philadelphia 76ers, he has helped turn the team into bonafide contenders who could someday play for an NBA championship. There have been rumors about his chemistry with Joel Embiid and whether or not the two can survive longterm together. With that being said, 76ers fans prefer them together although they would always love an extra player thrown into the mix.

During a recent Call Of Duty Livestream, Simmons was reading fan comments where he stumbled on one urging for Devin Booker of the Phoenix Suns, to come join the Sixers. Out of context, it seems like this was Simmons' own sentiment. The Sixers big knew this could be misconstrued and immediately noted that this is simply a fan comment and that he has no say on the matter.

The Philadelphia 76ers will be without All Star point guard Ben Simmons for the foreseeable future as he continues to recover from a nerve impingement in his lower back. Simmons suffered the injury during the opening minutes of the Sixers' loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on February 22nd.

The team announced on Wednesday that Simmons will miss at least three more weeks before being reevaluated, and they have not provided a timeline for his return.

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With the exception of the few minutes Simmons played against Milwaukee on February 22nd, the Sixers have been without the 23-year old star ever since the All Star break. During that time, the team has gone 4-5 and dropped to sixth in the Eastern Conference with an overall record of 38-26. If the season ended today, they'd be looking at a first round matchup against the Boston Celtics.

The Sixers will kick off a four-game home stand tonight against the Detroit Pistons, followed by games against the Indiana Pacers, Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors. Even if Simmons is given the green light to return immediately after he is reevaluated in three weeks, there will be just seven games remaining on the Sixers' regular season schedule.

In his 54 appearances this season, Simmons is averaging 16.9 points, 8.3 assists and 7.9 rebounds per game. 

As new artists step into the music scene, they’re often compared to other established artists topping the charts. Tinashe shares that she is no different and throughout her career, people have attempted to size her up against other singers. The Songs for You crooner recently chatted with Just the Sip, and during the talk about her career, Tinashe shared that she was pitted against “every black girl.”

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“First, it was the superstars, which was like, whoa,” she said. “How are you guys gonna pit me against these people? It would be: Tinashe, the new Aaliyah. Tinashe, the next Beyoncé. I would be like, you guys are setting me up left and right. These people are icons.” After the “icons” were other artists who just fell into the same look and style.

“It started off there, and then it was everyone. I literally could name six different people at one point that has been Tinashe versus Jhené [Aiko], Tinashe versus FKA twigs, Tinashe versus all the R&B girls. Literally any black girl…Cassie. All the ‘whisper’ singers, whatever that means.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Tinashe touched on her public breakup with Ben Simmons. The singer said that she doesn’t regret being vocal about how she felt following their split because it helped her inspire the changes she needed to make in her personal and professional life. Check out Tinashe’s clip with Just the Sip below.

Ben Simmons has consistently been one of the best players on the Philadelphia 76ers over the last few seasons. While he has struggled with his jump shot, Simmons has become a beast around the rim and is almost impossible to move out of the paint. Having said that, the Sixers were in panic mode this morning as it was revealed that his back injury might be worse than expected. After undergoing some tests today, it was revealed that Simmons could be out for the foreseeable future.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Simmons has a nerve impingement in his lower back. This makes it much harder to move and in his current state, Simmons wouldn't even be able to think about playing. Instead, Simmons will be re-evaluated in two weeks and by then, doctors will have a better sense of when he can return.

Philadelphia 76ers All Star Ben Simmons is expected to miss an extended period of time following the back injury he suffered during the opening minutes of Saturday night's loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Simmons, 23, was said to be "emotional" after leaving the X-ray room at Fiserv Forum, and ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that there's "a real level of concern" about the severity of the issue.

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Although the team has not yet determined a timetable for Simmons' return, he is expected to miss the team's upcoming road trip which includes nationally televised matchups against the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. According to Wojnarowski, the Sixers are expected to announce the next steps in Simmons' recovery, and possibly a timetable for his return, as soon as Tuesday.

Simmons is averaging 16.9 points, 8.3 assists and 7.9 rebounds per game this season. Head coach Brett Brown started second-year guard Shake Milton in Simmons' absence on Monday night, although Josh Richardson also got some minutes at the point. 

The Sixers (36-22) currently rank fifth in the Eastern Conference as they prepare for a pair of games against the East's bottom feeders, including a trip to Cleveland on Wednesday followed by a home game against the Knicks on Thursday night. After that, they'll head to Cali for their four-game road trip.

Despite being hailed as one of the best Eastern Conference teams in the league prior to the season, the Philadelphia 76ers have been a beacon of inconsistency this season. At times, they look like they can beat anyone but on some nights, they are downright awful. Last night, the latter occurred as the 76ers were defeated 137-106 by the Miami Heat. It was a horrible defensive performance that saw Heat star Jimmy Butler score an impressive 38 points.

Immediately following the game, Sixers star Ben Simmons was asked about the game and what he thought of his team’s performance. As you can imagine, he wasn’t too kind as he called the team outing “soft.”

“We were soft,” Simmons said per NBC Sports. “You’ve gotta knock somebody, knock ‘em over. You’ve gotta hit somebody in the face and knock ‘em down, make sure they don’t score, hit ‘em in the face.”

With the loss, the Sixers are now sixth in the Eastern Conference with a record of 31-20. The Sixers were a team that many felt could compete with the Bucks for first in the league although it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen this season. Perhaps when the playoffs start in April, the team will be able to rally the troops and make a run. 

Kendall Jenner and Ben Simmons re-sparked their relationship at the top of the year when they were spotted partying together at New Years. Since then the couple has been spotted out and about making it clear that they’re taking another go at things. “I’m very young and right now I feel like relationships aren’t always super-certain and I don’t want to bring too much attention to something if you don’t really know long term [what it’s going to be],” Kendall previously said of her private reputation when it comes to dating. 

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It’s clear that things are heating up between Kendall and Ben since they both attended the Super Bowl together yesterday and were spotted lounging by the pool today, at their luxurious Miami hotel. 

Tinashe, Ben’s ex, recently opened up about her life after their break up when Ben moved on with Kendall. “It may have been worst day of my life, but it’s okay,” she explained. “I drank for like six months after that! Are you kidding me? I was like wasted for months. But I’m okay now. It was terrible. It was bad. Like it was bad, but I’m good now.”