Ben Simmons has been at the center of NBA chatter lately. His agent, Bernie Lee, just dropped him, and it came right after Simmons turned down interest from the New York Knicks, according to the New York Post’s Stefan Bondy. Rumors started flying that the former Sixers star “ is questioning whether he even wants to continue playing in the NBA,” and Simmons himself admitted he mulled retirement last summer while rehabbing a back injury. But if you really dig into it, the real reason might be something else entirely—maybe that viral picture of Simmons and Trae Young from the 2021 playoffs holds more of the story.

That picture has Young going viral, and fans can’t stop talking about it. Some are even joking that he’s the reason Simmons was moving around, pointing to the infamous shot of S

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