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What Ben Simmons’ new 3-pt shot means for the Sixers in 2019

The Start of an Era

The NBA has become a three-point shooter’s league. Larry Brown hates the 3-point shot, while the beloved Gregg Popovich has begrudgingly accepted as a necessary part of today’s NBA game. What was once a rare commodity among basketball players has become a key to success in today’s game. After times of agony among Sixer’s fans, between having Twitter fingers and full-blown boos during games, fans have expressed their desire for a Ben Simmons’ three. Well fans, the day finally came.

It isn’t a secret that Simmons’ first three was going to be the story of nearly every media outlet once it happened.