Ben Simmons pretends he doesn't recognize Bill Russell, McGrady, face to face

by **arambone** Sat Jun 18, 2016 9:09 pm

Tracy McGrady (Probably) Calls out Potential No. 1 NBA Draft Pick Ben Simmons

Retired NBA great Tracy McGrady appeared alongside Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns on ESPN's The Jump Friday and revealed some gossip about the potential No. 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft.

McGrady and Towns apparently watched Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night in a suite with NBA legends Vince Carter and Bill Russell.

McGrady praised Towns for his respectful demeanor, but he also called out another player who was in the suite.

"There was one guy that just walked in there and acted like he didn't know nobody," McGrady told The Jump host Rachel Nichols.

McGrady never mentioned Ben Simmons by name, but he did say, "They say he might be the No. 1 pick."

Unless former Duke Blue Devil Brandon Ingram was also in the suite, it's a decent bet McGrady was referring to Simmons, who played his college ball at LSU and has long been predicted to go No. 1 in the June 23 draft.

Simmons seemed to think everything went OK:

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Perhaps it was shyness, rudeness, neither or both. Whatever the case, this is not a good look for Simmons.

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by **wideclyde** Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:51 am

Not to cut Simmons a break that he may or may not deserve, but I bet that there are a lot of other guys who are going to be drafted next week who have the same ZERO amount of knowledge relating to NBA history.

19 year old kids only know about computer games, chasing girls, etc.

by **gyso** Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:11 am

"There was one guy that just walked in there and acted like he didn't know nobody,"

Well, maybe he didn't. There is no crime in being the new guy and sitting in the back a bit, watching the going-ons. I cannot imagine the story if the opposite had happened and "He who was not named" had acted like he owned the joint and actually was rude and obnoxious.

McGrady sounds like he is training to be a member of the lamestream media. A little Vini, Vidi, Spinni and like by magic, he is in the news where there was no story before.

gyso

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