Tacko Fall is not the only teammate from the Boston Celtics that Jaylen Brown is playing with on the Philadelphia 76ers this season. Boston short-timer Anfernee Simons also signed with the Sixers, and the trio have brought a bit of the Celtics mentality of treating all 82 games of the NBA regular season equally – or at least that is what they say.
“I think they don’t overemphasize highly anticipated games,” said Simons via CLNS Media. “They treat every game like it’s the same, and that’s what makes them so consistent each and every year. But it’s going to be an ultra competitive game. Two tough teams that have been playing well .
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“And it’s just like I said, it’s going to be a really competitive game, really physical,” said Simons. “It’s going to be it’s going to be a good turnout for sure. It’s going to be a lot of competition out there for sure.”
“Whatever I think JB’s motivation is, it’s going to be what it is,” he continued , addressing the elephant in the room. “I think he’s always been a self-driven person, player, regardless of people feel like they counted him out. Even when maybe he was in Boston, maybe even now.”
“I think he always kept the same mentality going to teaching every game and each and every year. And it’s going to be the same when we go play on Tuesday. Playing against your former team is always going to feel kind of weird. But at the end of the day, going out there (and) competing just like any other game.”
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