When it comes to foot injuries, no team has worse luck than the Philadelphia 76ers.
Ben Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, suffered a fracture in his right foot during a practice scrimmage Friday, and there’s currently no timetable for his return.
Simmons joins an unfortunate list of recent 76ers draft picks who have dealt with. injuries. Nerlens Noel, the No. 6 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, sat out his entire first professional season after tearing his ACL in college. Joel Embiid, who was drafted No. 3 by Philly in 2014, has yet to see the court during the regular season due to multiple foot injuries. And Jahlil Okafor, the No. 3 pick in the 2015 draft, missed the end of his rookie season after suffering a torn meniscus.
Embiid, though, still is using a familiar line after the latest setback for the 76ers.
Trust The Process ????
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 1, 2016
Embiid was far from the only member of the sports world to react to this devastating news for Simmons and the Sixers.
Get well soon @BenSimmons25 ??
— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) September 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/Dloading/status/781990712816443392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The ghost of Sam Hinkie is striking the Sixers. https://t.co/xsDkRY7zjQ
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) September 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/HPbasketball/status/781984453971152896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Who am I kidding? Awful news to hear on Simmons.
— Kevin Negandhi (@KevinNegandhi) September 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/netw3rk/status/781985257251860480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Ben Simmons puts on 33 lbs, now a broken foot. Related? For sure. Athletes can't add that much weight that quickly w/out impacting movement.
— Tim S. Grover (@ATTACKATHLETICS) September 30, 2016
Nobody said trusting the process would be easy. But this is getting cruel.
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