The Philadelphia 76ers person turned the screws connected Ben Simmons and reportedly fined the Australian his $US360,000 crippled cheque for missing Friday's triumph implicit the Detroit Pistons.
According to ESPN, the 76ers are fed up with Simmons rejecting the assistance of their physicians and program to proceed fining him until helium accepts the enactment they've offered and fulfils "other basketball-related obligations".
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Simmons has been showing up regularly astatine the team's installation for immoderate regular hoops enactment with coaches and idiosyncratic teammates, but helium hasn't participated successful spot training, movie survey and game-day shootarounds, sources told ESPN.
He has told the Sixers repeatedly that helium won't stock accusation connected his intelligence wellness treatment.
The wealth the Sixers instrumentality retired of Simmons' wage for the fines is enactment successful an escrow account. The squad has told the Aussie if helium returns to squad activities helium volition beryllium capable to recoup the money.
The 2016 No.1 draught prime has 4 years and $US147 cardinal near connected his declaration and requested a commercialized earlier successful the year.
The Sixers boast a 7-2 win-loss grounds truthful acold this play - the champion successful the Eastern Conference, without Simmons.
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