Ben Simmons & Sixers Settle Lawsuit Over Withheld Pay
ESPN Sources: Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers have reached a settlement agreement on the grievance the All-Star guard filed to recoup a portion of the nearly $20 million withheld him as a result of his failure to play games in the 2021-2022 season. Story soon.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 15, 2022
The two sides reached an undisclosed settlement amount after the holdout guard filed a grievance to recoup at least a portion of the nearly $20M in salary the Sixers withheld from him as a result of his failure to fulfill his contract and play games in the 2021-2022 season.
76ers maintained Simmons breached his contract upon failing to show up for the start of training camp and refusing to play in preseason and regular season prior to trade to Nets. Simmons cited his mental health for the reason his participation in team activities was so limited.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 15, 2022
Simmons cited "mental health concerns" as his reason for refusing to join his Philly teammates and play in games.
As part of the settlement, the two sides have agreed on a confidentiality clause that prevents either party from discussing the actual amount Simmons settled for.
The 3-time All-Star also failed to play a game for the Brooklyn Nets after arriving there at the trade deadline. A back problem kept him out of action for the balance of the regular season and the playoffs.
His fit with his new teammates has come into question as well recently, after a rumor about Simmons' behavior on a Nets team group chat during the playoffs.
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