NBA stars are main celebrities, which implies they usually strike up partnerships and friendships with different people who find themselves additionally extremely well-known.
However Ben Simmons is outwardly shut with one of the well-known and revered figures on the planet.
A video shared by the Brooklyn Nets, through ClutchPoints, confirmed Simmons saying essentially the most well-known individual in his cellphone is former US president Barack Obama.
That was a shocking revelation by Simmons and made much more shocking by the truth that he needed to search his mind after to suppose if he had an much more well-known contact.
“Who is the most famous person in your phone?”
Ben Simmons: “Probably [Barack] Obama.”
Dennis Schröder: “LeBron James.”
Cam Thomas: “My mom.”
It doesn’t get a lot greater than having a former president’s cellphone quantity.
Dennis Schroder got here shut by revealing that he had LeBron James in his cellphone, whereas Cam Thomas claimed his mother was his most well-known cellphone contact.
It’s not clear how or why Simmons and Obama swapped numbers but it surely’s undoubtedly one thing the Nets participant must be happy with.
Talking of satisfaction, he’ll attempt to make Nets followers really feel that emotion within the upcoming season.
It’s been fairly a while since Simmons has produced so much on the courtroom.
For instance, he averaged 6.1 factors, 7.9 rebounds, and 5.7 assists final season in solely 15 video games for the Nets.
One other harm slowed him down and in the end sidelined him.
However Simmons and the staff have repeatedly stated he’s in significantly better form and freed from the bodily issues which have gotten in his approach over the previous couple of years.
He must have an enormous comeback season or else Simmons’ cellphone could ring.
Nevertheless, it gained’t be President Obama calling him, it’ll be his agent saying it’s time to maneuver.
