The Philadelphia 76ers did not pay Ben Simmons the $8.25 million - 25 percent of his contract - that he was owed Friday, and placed it into an escrow account, sources told ESPN.
Moving forward, the 76ers will deduct any fines that Simmons accrues as the season progresses will be removed from that account. If, or when, Simmons shows up, he will be given the money that is remaining in it, sources told ESPN.
The next line of demarcation in this saga will come Monday, when the 76ers play their first preseason game in Toronto against the Raptors.