It was a special night in Philadelphia on Tuesday as the 76ers hosted China’s Guangzhou Long-Lions. On this night in Philly, something that has never been seen before happened! Ben Simmons hit his first three-point shot in the NBA. While it’s only preseason and took three years for this to happen, the fans at the Wells Fargo Center celebrated like it was 1999.
Here is how Twitter reacted to Simmons’ big shot:
Me waking up to 100 Ben Simmons 3 videos
pic.twitter.com/6gQFXuCe7w— Chris Mallee (@mallee_chris_24) October 9, 2019
I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again: if Ben Simmons develops a jump shot, the @76ers will win the NBA Title pic.twitter.com/FJKz74riWn
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) October 9, 2019
Sixers fans, when they saw Ben Simmons finally make a 3 pointer pic.twitter.com/U2vrKRjnrN
— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) October 9, 2019
Congratulations to Ben Simmons. What an incredible accomplishment. I’ll always remember where I was when this happened. https://t.co/lnq2EzsMfR
— Kevin O’Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) October 9, 2019
cultural impact:
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— Josh Lyons (@TheLyons_Den) October 9, 2019
Ben Simmons with a 3 is dangerous! They might actually win a chip
— Cash ✌🏾HYPE (@CashNastyGaming) October 9, 2019
Best moments in 76ers history
1. 1983 Championship
2. 1967 Championship
3. Allen Iverson steps over Lue
4. Ben Simmons makes a 3 pointer— Full Court Prez (@fullcourtprez) October 9, 2019
Steven Adams hits a 3, Ben Simmons hits a 3, Boban hits a 3. Preseason is better than the real thing.
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) October 9, 2019
All of Philadelphia watching that Ben Simmons 3 pic.twitter.com/KBAyhBGTOM
— Jack (@JackChristy_) October 9, 2019
You know what, sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the amount of growth Ben Simmons has shown over his three rookie seasons.
— Anthony F. Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) October 9, 2019
The entire city of Philadelphia when Ben Simmons hit that three pic.twitter.com/NwXVQ4sJH3
— Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) October 9, 2019
where were you the night Ben Simmons lost his Three Card
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 9, 2019
BEN SIMMONS JUST HIT A NBA THREE POINT SHOT IN A GAME GLORY HALLELUJAH IT’S HAPPENING!!!!! pic.twitter.com/WADaZQmSfY
— Smitty (@SmittyBarstool) October 9, 2019
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