NBA fans wheezing as story about Ben Simmons bricking a 3 in a $20k bet with Bradley Beal goes viral: "Might end up being the biggest bust in NBA"

Ben Simmons has never been known for being a good free throw shooter during his career. It has even reached a point where Simmons does not want to attack the basket, with rumors saying that he's afraid of getting fouled and shooting free throws.

An Eastern Conference coach told Steve Bulpett of Heavy.com the story of how Bradley Beal tried to bet $20,000 with Simmons. It happened when Simmons was still with the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Washington Wizards were intentionally fouling him.

"Ben and Beal had this sort of animated conversation," the coach said. "Ben said, 'I'm tired of you motherf***ers fouling me on purpose, man. I'm going to step up here and knock these two down. $5,000 says I will.' To which Beal replied, 'You wanna make it 20 (thousand)?'

"And then he went up and bricked one. I don't think he said another word."

Fans caught wind of the story and went on Twitter to make fun of Ben Simmons. It has not been an easy season for Simmons, averaging just 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.3 steals. He's shooting 43.9% from the free-throw line and averages more fouls (3.3) than shots (3.2) per game.

Here are some of the reactions from Twitter:

"He might end up being the biggest bust in NBA history."

"Ben thought he was him for a second"

"Been telling folks that the Wizards broke Ben."

"Ben thought he was Kobe"

"Nobody in the league respects him."

"Why Ben talkin like he can shoot"

"Is there a bigger walking punch line in the history of the nba then ben simmons?"

"Simmons needs to retire and just try something new"

"He's just an embarrassment"

"Ben Simmons gonna be a bench player for the Shanghai sharks next year"

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Brooklyn Nets expected to explore trading Ben Simmons this offseason

Ben Simmons of the Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets hit the reset button at the trade deadline. They traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks, while Kevin Durant was dealt to the Phoenix Suns. The only remaining player from one of the most disappointing eras of Nets basketball is Ben Simmons.

According to Jake Fischer of Yahoo! Sports, the Nets are expected to gauge Simmons' value in the offseason. The LSU product has been pretty disappointing in his first full season in Brooklyn. He has more lows than highs despite playing a good chunk of his time with Irving and Durant.

However, Simmons might be a tough player to trade considering his value and remaining contract. He still has two years left on his deal after the season. He has a salary of $37.9 million next season and $40.3 million for the 2024-25 season.