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Ben Simmons, who has cleared health and fitness and basic safety protocols and is eligible to rejoin the Philadelphia 76ers, did not participate in in Friday night’s preseason finale.
Simmons’ absence was detailed by the staff as “reconditioning,” and he did not journey with the workforce to Detroit for the game. The Sixers open up the regular year against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.
He was a single of quite a few Sixers to sit out of Friday’s 112-108 reduction to the Pistons, together with Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris, Danny Eco-friendly, Matisse Thybulle and Shake Milton.
Simmons skipped coaching camp and the preseason so significantly in the wake of his offseason trade need that rankled some teammates, raised the wrath of enthusiasts and remaining many puzzled why he wants off past season’s No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
The 25-year-aged Simmons, a a few-time All-Star, fulfilled with Sixers coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday.
Simmons has four yrs and $147 million left on his max deal — while the 76ers placed in escrow $8.25 million thanks to the guard, and fines for lacking video games and methods could be subtracted from that quantity.
Sixers president Daryl Morey and Rivers have been publicly optimistic due to the fact the begin of instruction camp that Simmons would play all over again for the Sixers.
Simmons has averaged 15.9 factors, 8.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists over four seasons with the Sixers.
The Connected Press contributed to this report.
