It’s July in Los Angeles, and PR flacks are ushering Ben Simmons from station to station. He’s just a teenager, not even 19 years old yet. But here he’s a workingman. He’s in town for the annual Gatorade Awards, which honor the top high school athletes in the country, and now’s the media portion of the evening. There are cameras and notebooks in every corner of this hotel conference room. Finally, Simmons gets to sit down.
“What’s something people would be surprised to learn about you?” he’s asked.
He pauses, considering the question.
“I’m the best PlayStation player you’ll ever see,” he answers. “I’ll play anything. Call of Duty, NBA2K, Grand Theft Auto. Me and Dante [Exum, a current point guard for the Utah Jazz who grew up in Australia with Simmons] used to go to each other’s houses after practice and stay up until, like, 4 in the morning playing video games. Even if we had to wake up at, like, 7 the next day. It was crazy.”
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