Ben Simmons didn’t appear to care that he was mercilessly booed by his previous group’s followers final week in Philadelphia as he went out after the sport to a neighborhood hotspot.
After his new group, the Nets, embarrassed the Sixers by 29 factors final Thursday, Simmons was seen after the sport at Michael Schulson’s high-end eatery Double Knot, we hear.
Throughout the recreation, Simmons — who was traded to Brooklyn final month and has but to see any enjoying time — was loudly booed. The Submit reported that, “In Simmons’ return to the City of Brotherly Love, the hate began early, ran deep and by no means let up.”
However a spy instructed Web page Six that, “After the sport, he arrived at [Double Knot] round 11 p.m. and stayed late into the evening. Simmons [was with] a big group of round 15 and didn’t appear to be he cared one bit about what occurred earlier on the Wells Fargo Heart.”
The supply added, “Safety guards additionally tagged alongside to ensure that native 76ers followers behaved.”
Simmons — who not too long ago bought engaged to UK TV host Maya Jama — had additionally been at Double Knot the evening earlier than the sport, we hear, with a gaggle of eight friends and his fiancée.
“They stayed within the restaurant’s lounge and loved cocktails and sushi,” on Wednesday. The supply stated that, “Safety was shut by” each nights.
Simmons bought engaged to Jama whereas he was with the Sixers.
A supply told the Sun earlier this yr that, “Ben adores Maya and has fallen head over heels for her. He picked up the ring on Jewelers’ Row within the diamond district of Philadelphia the day earlier than he proposed.” The supply additionally reportedly stated: “Ben fell for Maya virtually instantly and was completely taken by her sheer magnificence.”
The couple began courting final Might, and had been noticed collectively at Wimbledon final summer season.
Jama, 27, hosts the BBC present, “Glow Up: Britain’s Subsequent Make-Up Star,” and Simon Cowell’s “Stroll the Line” music competitors present.
Simmons was beforehand linked to Kendall Jenner. (We solely reported that the star couple break up in 2019.)
On the recreation in Philly, Simmons was roundly booed by his former fans who went on to boo their very own group by the point the buzzer sounded.
Simmons has open about his psychological heath points, and his group has rallied round him. Kevin Durant said of the game, “We take a look at Ben as our brother, so we knew that this was a hostile atmosphere.. it’s exhausting for you chant at Ben Simmons while you’re shedding by that a lot.”
It was reported that he’d pushed to Philly for the sport, however he didn’t hightail it again to New York afterwards.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that on the recreation, followers have been “seething in anticipation” to see Simmons on their house courtroom and that, “As soon as Philadelphians noticed him, they erupted in boos and periodically broke out into expletive chants. Each time the jumbotron instructed followers to ‘make some noise,’ boos ensued.”
Simmons, 25, had the final giggle. The outlet went on to report that, “the bought out area grew quieter because the evening went on, and generally followers appeared to boo their very own gamers amid an extremely poor efficiency from the Sixers. The Nets received, 129-100.”
