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Simmons 'cool and calm' on court

Don’t expect Ben Simmons to be the 76ers’ version of the hype man. The first overall pick out of Louisiana State described his on-court personality as calm.

Don't expect Ben Simmons to be the 76ers' version of the hype man.

The first overall pick out of Louisiana State described his on-court personality as calm.

"I try to hold in a little bit of emotion," Simmons said. "I try not to show too much."

The 6-foot-10 power forward also tries to hide being tired or hurt.

"So I am cool and calm on the court," he said.

The Australian said it's easier to play that way instead of singling himself out after nice plays. He believes people would blow his antics out of proportion.

But Simmons has been criticized for not showing enough emotion while at LSU.

"If you do too much they say a lot," he said. "If you do nothing, I have that problem now, and people think I am not emotional which is not true."

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