WEBVTT - Ben Simmons is READY

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<v Speaker 1>Give me up, shet me up. She killed me up,

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<v Speaker 1>She killed me up.

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<v Speaker 2>It's skipping. Spotify is skipping. God damn it, Spotify. We're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna cut that song short.

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<v Speaker 3>You know what. I can't handle this.

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<v Speaker 2>We talked a little bit about Ben Simmons earlier, and

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<v Speaker 2>I would be remiss not to mention the latest news,

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<v Speaker 2>which is kind of the universe is undefeated.

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<v Speaker 3>It's amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>According to none other than stephen A. Smith, Ben Simmons

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<v Speaker 2>is ready and raring to go for the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>two twenty twenty three season. On his return after a month,

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<v Speaker 2>stephen A said this.

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<v Speaker 3>On first take.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, a little newsflash here ran to Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Simmons on vacation pause.

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<v Speaker 3>How where why? I need to know more about this? Anyway,

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<v Speaker 3>we go on.

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<v Speaker 2>He and I had a nice conversation. I support the brother,

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<v Speaker 2>had a problem with him not playing.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the past. He's ready to go. He swears he's

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<v Speaker 3>ready to go. Stephen A. Smith, on one hand.

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<v Speaker 2>Giveth and on the other hand he taketh away. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what he does. I support the brother, had a problem

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<v Speaker 2>with him not playing. He says he's ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how he finesses us. First of all, I thought

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<v Speaker 2>steven A.

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<v Speaker 3>Smith took a month off for shoulder surgery.

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<v Speaker 2>That's this is like a Tom Brady situation where we're

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<v Speaker 2>not quite sure why he left the building, how long

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to be gone for. Because the narrative around

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<v Speaker 2>stephen A. Smith, I thought he Now he's promoting a

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<v Speaker 2>memoir too. You've been busy, stephen A. You're running into

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Simmons. You're writing books, you're halving shoulder surgeries, and

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<v Speaker 2>you're enjoying your time off.

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<v Speaker 3>You show up to the set in a periwinkle suit.

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<v Speaker 3>What the fuck is going on? Anyway? Apparently Ben is

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<v Speaker 3>ready to go. What that means we will see.

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<v Speaker 2>He also made headlines Ben Simmons by coming to terms

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<v Speaker 2>in his lawsuit against the Sixers over findes he incurred

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<v Speaker 2>why sitting out. While sitting out the past season, Philly

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<v Speaker 2>fined him almost four hundred thousand dollars per game beginning

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<v Speaker 2>November fifteenth, twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 3>That is so much money. The Sixers have.

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<v Speaker 2>Maintained that Ben breached his contract, while Ben's camp argued

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<v Speaker 2>that his mental health was the reason that he could

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<v Speaker 2>not participate in team activities.

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<v Speaker 3>Did he just have back.

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<v Speaker 2>Surgery again for like the third time with the back

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<v Speaker 2>and the brain.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>Apparently all the health issues are behind. I sincerely hope

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<v Speaker 2>we get to see Ben Simmons play basketball. I sincerely

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<v Speaker 2>hope that he's figured out what hand he shoots with.

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<v Speaker 2>I sincerely hope he figures out he's not a point

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<v Speaker 2>guard and starts to figure out what his real role

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<v Speaker 2>is on a team, because the league is so much

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<v Speaker 2>better when we have actual film, current Ben Simmons game

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<v Speaker 2>film to make fun of, honestly, at least for me.

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<v Speaker 3>At least for me