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This is a moment he will never forget and only because we were able to grab this footage. A humble gene is something you cannot teach but maybe Ben Simmons was able to do it tonight as he blocked this shot after the kid kept saying that free throws are easy.
As fans, we say a lot of crazy things. Many of us have said, “I can play better than that guy!” But you actually can’t. This kid must be no older than 12 but he has learned a valuable lesson, be humble.
Ben Simmons was on the court before the Knicks-76ers game tonight and he played a couple of minutes with this young man. Once he walked away, the kid began shooting free throws. He made about 4 or 5 in before he started talking trash and said, “Free throws are easy.”. Simmons then entered the court again and it was a wrap since then.
Simmons 1, little kid 0.