76ers decide to fine Ben Simmons $ 360,000 per game until he fulfills his "basketball duty"

The Philadelphia 76ers (Sixers) have decided to fine again for Ben Simmons, who hasn't played yet this season. Reporter Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported. Simmons is off now and demands a trade from the team. He rallied for refusing Doc Rivers HC's (head coach) instructions on practice after the pre-season was unsuccessful, the training camp was delayed, and he finally joined the team. The Sixers have fined a total of about $ 2 million for taking harmful actions to the team, such as missing four games in the pre-season and absent from practice. However, the NBA's labor-management agreement has provisions that guarantee salaries if a player is found to have a mental problem or if the team fails to provide a player's playing environment. He explained to the team that he needed the help of medical staff because Simmons wasn't ready to play mentally, and the Sixers were fined to provide the necessary support to meet Simmons' request. Was stopped. Simmons acted with a mental health expert contacted via the NBPA (NBA Players Association) and refused to meet with the team doctor three times. Along with this, it is said that from the match against Detroit Pistons on November 5th (local 4th) Japan time, a fine of 360,000 dollars (about 41 million yen) per game will be imposed again. According to Wojnarowski, the Sixers will be fined until Simmons accepts mental health with the team doctor and fulfills "other basketball-related obligations." The annual salary is said to be put into an escrow account. 25-year-old Simmons has a four-year contract totaling $ 147 million, but when will he be on the court again?

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