Latest NBA News & Rumors | 76ers will try to convince Simmons to stay, Lakers and more

The coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Doc Rivers, assured that he will try to change the way of thinking of Ben Simmons of wanting to leave the organization, according to an interview with “Keyshawn, JWill and Max” of ESPN.

“I hope we can change their thinking. That’s part of our job. In sports you can fail, but you can also try again,” Rivers said, emphasizing, “We are going to deal with this.”

The Brooklyn Nets are close to extending their star contracts, Kyrie irving and James Harden, team manager Sean Marks told ESPN Tuesday night.