Watch: Ben Simmons scores first points as a Net

The last time Ben Simmons attempted a shot in an NBA game, the No. 1 song in the country was “Butter” by BTS. A dark horse candidate named Herschel Walker was hinting at running for Senate in Georgia. Moviegoers were thrilled by “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.” With 6:23 remaining in the third quarter of Game 7 of the Sixers-Hawks series, Ben Simmons dunked the ball. (Two minutes earlier, he’d missed a seven-foot hook shot)

Early in…