76ers: Ben Simmons’ former teammate calls him out for locker room tension

Georges Niang is fully ensconced as a pivotal role player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who boast their best chance of making it back to the NBA Finals since LeBron James’ swan song in Northeast Ohio. Ben Simmons, meanwhile, is a shell of the two-way impact player he was early in his career, more of a salary albatross for the Brooklyn Nets than a helpful nightly contributor. It’s been about a year and a half since they were teammates with the Philadelphia 76ers, too.