For the second time in three games Ben Simmons had to leave the court early after getting his sixth personal foul. This time it was in a loss against the Grizzlies.
The Nets were down six points in the middle of the fourth quarter when the 26-year-old point guard took the bait from Ja Morant and fouled him mid-court.
Simmons does not think the foul call was warranted. He did not mince his word when addressing the situation postgame.
Via Brian Lewis of New York Post:
“It wasn’t a foul. He called it a foul, made a mistake. It is what it is,” Simmons said. “Really frustrating. But all I can do now is support my team from the bench. But f–k yeah it’s frustrating. It’s not a foul. That was bulls–t. It’s frustrating because it’s a late game, it’s fourth quarter, it’s a physical close game. It’s the NBA. This is not college. It’s not high school. Some people are going to get hit, some people will bleed. It’s basketball.”
Over the three games that he has played this season Simmons is averaging 5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in 28 minutes per game.
