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Fans welcome Ben Simmons back to Philly for Sixers-Nets: ‘I had to come and boo him myself’

Simmons returned to the Wells Fargo Center for the first time since the Sixers traded him to the Nets last month. The Sixers lost, but fans still booed their disgraced former player.

A Sixers fan dressed as a baby greets Brooklyn Nets player and former Sixer Ben Simmons (in foreground) during warmups before the Nets played the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday This is the first meeting of the two teams since former Sixers Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond were traded for James Harden.
A Sixers fan dressed as a baby greets Brooklyn Nets player and former Sixer Ben Simmons (in foreground) during warmups before the Nets played the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Thursday This is the first meeting of the two teams since former Sixers Ben Simmons, Seth Curry and Andre Drummond were traded for James Harden.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
    by Ellie Rushing
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