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NBA: Brooklyn Nets trade James Harden to Philadelphia 76ers in deal for Ben Simmons, others
•The blockbuster deal was the major move that teams and fans had awaited before Thursday's NBA trade deadline.
NBA: Ben Simmons docked $360,000 by 76ers, faces more fines, says report
•The report says Simmons has been seeing mental health professionals through the National Basketball Players Association but not cooperating with team physicians regarding such issues
NBA: Ben Simmons out for home opener, still not ready to join 76ers
•Rivers said he didn't want to predict when Simmons might rejoin the Sixers — if the guard returns at all.
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers suspend Ben Simmons for one game for conduct detrimental to team
•“I just thought he was a distraction today,” coach Doc Rivers said on Tuesday after practice. “I didn't think he wanted to do what everybody else was doing. I just told him he should leave. We went on with practice.”
NBA: Bucks defend title, Nets go without Irving, new support cast for LeBron as season begins
•Milwaukee will try to become the first NBA champion from the Eastern Conference to repeat since James led Miami to titles in 2012 and 2013 as the league aims for its first full 82-game per club campaign since 2018-19
NBA Eastern Conference preview: Bucks have the title, 76ers, Nets have drama
•Brooklyn, Philadelphia finished ahead of Milwaukee in the regular season, but the Bucks ousted the Nets in the second round and went on to win their first NBA title in 50 years.
NBA: Ben Simmons drama drags on despite wantaway Sixers star returning to Philadelphia
•This much is known: Ben Simmons is back in Philadelphia. But there’s no clear sign yet the All-Star guard is set to rescind his trade request and actually play for the 76ers.
NBA: 76ers still want disgruntled guard Ben Simmons back, says Doc Rivers
•The bottom line of the holdout may very well be about the bottom line; the more games and practices Simmons misses, the more money he loses.
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers get used to life at home without disgruntled Simmons
•Three-time All-Star guard Ben Simmons on Thursday night skipped the Sixers’ preseason home opener — the official status update was “not with team” — and he's now a pariah in Philly.
NBA: Ben Simmons won't report to 76ers' training camp, says report
•Simmons, the No. 1 pick of the 2016 draft, is a three-time All-Star who had been paired with Joel Embiid as the franchise cornerstones as the Sixers chase their first NBA championship since 1983.