as the hooper tries to reclaim his All-Star status in Brooklyn after years of injury and disappointment ... saying people need to"give him a f***ing chance!"
Irving spoke candidly when addressing the media after the Nets 110-99 loss to the Bucks, defending Simmons, who's been receiving heat for his early-season struggles. "If we're going to come in and be honest as a team," Irving said,"I'm not trying to be critical over what Ben's done right or done wrong every night."
"You guys keep coming here asking me, 'what about Ben? what about Ben?' He hasn't played in two years. Give him a f***ing chance. We stay on his s***." Simmons, 26, was traded to the Nets last season, but the former Philadelphia 76er didn't play a game for Brooklyn due to a
He's only a rookie, give him a chance.
Kyrie:
He’s had 5 years almost