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Ben Simmons on defending in today’s less-physical league: ‘It’s the NBA. No boys allowed.’

Simmons is tied for first in the NBA with Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet in deflections (3.8 per game) and ranks 10th in steals (1.5).

Ben Simmons, left, and Danny Green, right, of the Sixers stripoed the ball away from New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle in the first half of Tuesday's game at the Wells Fargo Center.
Ben Simmons, left, and Danny Green, right, of the Sixers stripoed the ball away from New York Knicks power forward Julius Randle in the first half of Tuesday's game at the Wells Fargo Center.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer