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Ben Simmons Sets a NBA RECORD!! šš

Ben Simmons the rookie āgreatā also known as āthe next Lebronā did something last night that far exceeds other NBA players.
What Did He DO??!!! š§š¤
(Weāre Glad You ASKED!)
Trailing BIGTIME, the Washington Wizards looked to take advantage of the situation.
<div class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)āsm Mt(0.8em)āsm" content="The Philly lead was 84-65 entering the fourth and 93-78 with 7:23 to play. At that point, Simmons came back into the game to help the Sixers close things out. But in an effort to close the gap, Wizards coach Scott Brooks ā with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (who does not trust the process, by the way) in the house ā employed the olā Hack-a-Shaq, or in this case the Hack-a-Ben (Simmons, not Wallace), intentionally fouling Simmons no matter where he was on the court.ā data-reactid=ā25ā³ style=ābackground-color: white; color: #26282a; font-family: āHelvetica Neueā, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1em;ā type=ātextā>The Philadelphia 76ers lead was 84-65 starting the fourth quarter and 93-78 with about 7 minutes plus left. Simmons entered the game to close things out. But in an effort to close the gap, the Wizards put on the ole fashion āHack-a-Shaqā movement. Intentionally fouling Ben Simmons for a big portion of the remainder of the game.Ā
<div class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)āsm Mt(0.8em)āsm" content="The Philly lead was 84-65 entering the fourth and 93-78 with 7:23 to play. At that point, Simmons came back into the game to help the Sixers close things out. But in an effort to close the gap, Wizards coach Scott Brooks ā with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (who does not trust the process, by the way) in the house ā employed the olā Hack-a-Shaq, or in this case the Hack-a-Ben (Simmons, not Wallace), intentionally fouling Simmons no matter where he was on the court.ā data-reactid=ā25ā³ style=ābackground-color: white; font-family: āHelvetica Neueā, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1em;ā type=ātextā>Simmons attempted an NBA-record 24 free throws in the fourth, making just 12 of them.
<div class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)āsm Mt(0.8em)āsm" content="The Philly lead was 84-65 entering the fourth and 93-78 with 7:23 to play. At that point, Simmons came back into the game to help the Sixers close things out. But in an effort to close the gap, Wizards coach Scott Brooks ā with NBA commissioner Adam Silver (who does not trust the process, by the way) in the house ā employed the olā Hack-a-Shaq, or in this case the Hack-a-Ben (Simmons, not Wallace), intentionally fouling Simmons no matter where he was on the court.ā data-reactid=ā25ā³ style=ābackground-color: white; font-family: āHelvetica Neueā, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 1em;ā type=ātextā>While the Wizards worked very hard to cut into the lead and possibly come back and winā¦. The 76ers eventually pulled it off with a 118-113 victory.Ā
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Ben Simmons set the NBA single-quarter record for free throw attempts with 24 in the 4th quarter
ā ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo)Ā November 30, 2017
Simmons finished with 31 points, 18 rebounds, and four assists, giving him his 12th double-double in the first 20 games of his career. He was 15-of-29 from the line altogether and 8-of-16 from the field.
Ben for rookie of the year???!!!
