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Ben Simmons’ Brooklyn Nets are not in the playoffs, so he has plenty of time to pursue off-court endeavors.
Such as attending the 2024 Met Gala.
Simmons arrived at Monday’s event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York decked out in quite the outfit that included a prominent clock:
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
Ben Simmons has arrived to the Met Gala 🕟 pic.twitter.com/fQq2uduNIS
The clock makes sense considering this year’s theme for the Met Gala is “The Garden of Time,” per Jacqui Palumbo of CNN. Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth were the co-hosts for the celebrity extravaganza.
While basketball might take a backseat for most with so many celebrities in attendance, NBA fans were certainly ready with the Simmons jokes:
BetMGM 🦁 @BetMGM
Ben Simmons officially has more Met Gala appearances this season (1) than 15-point games in the NBA (0) pic.twitter.com/GeqbcLYo9B
Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband
Ben Simmons on a minutes restriction at the Met Gala pic.twitter.com/c99GjTaLej
Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBA
Ben Simmons in mid-season form at Met Gala pic.twitter.com/skbB2qDzpA
Matt Goldich @MattGoldich
Look, it would be so easy to dunk on this photo. That’s why Ben Simmons isn’t going to do it https://t.co/tCFMoZRz33
Andrew Salciunas @asalciunas975
Ben Simmons put more effort in this outfit than he has in his last 3 NBA seasons combined https://t.co/3FOrdIVaH1
BrickWrld @BRICKW0RLD
Ben Simmons will do anything but hoop 💀 pic.twitter.com/b76KvGz8Xi
Complex Style @ComplexStyle
Ben Simmons is playing no games. An early contender for best-dressed man at the 2024 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/eX9s02zbtU
Madeline Hill @mad_hill
The clock is counting the time since Ben Simmons was a basketball player. pic.twitter.com/iP1clSuuHE
Dr. Danny Sanders @dannysanders80
Nothing new here..Ben Simmons plays no games in the NBA either. https://t.co/TYNoU7pd7U pic.twitter.com/zgSeGikI1v
Tiffanee With Two E’s @tiffanee_dawn
If you squint you’ll see that the big hand is on 5, which is the number of games Ben Simmons plays per season. https://t.co/B5QVTXAR7p
Jacob Moreno @Jacobmorenonba
Ben Simmons went from being an all-star to being the protector of the time stone https://t.co/mJPzmZMuHK
Geo @sixersgeo
Ben Simmons when it comes to anything but playing basketball pic.twitter.com/iKWRSKLmvD
Simmons hasn’t been on the court much of late. He appeared in just 15 games this season and 42 games in 2022-23 after missing the entire 2021-22 campaign. The LSU product hasn’t played more than 58 games since he was an All-Star in 2018-19 for the Philadelphia 76ers.
The expectation is he will be ready for the 2024-25 season, where he will look to make an impression for his play on the court in addition to what he is wearing off it.