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Report: Ben Simmons files grievance against Sixers seeking $20M in withheld salary

According to a report from Ramona Shelburne, Bobby Marks, and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, former Sixers’ All-Star Ben Simmons thinks he’s owed some money and is coming for it with legal action. This unprecedented saga, came to an end (or so we thought) on Feb. 10, when Daryl Morey, Elton Brand and the Philadelphia front office acquired James Harden and Paul Millsap, jettisoning the disgruntled Aussie to Brooklyn along with talented role players Seth Curry and Andre Drummond.

Simmons wanted a trade, dating back to last Spring and told the team he couldn’t play for them any longer citing mental health reasons, by Oct.