What is at stake for Ben Simmons this NBA playoffs?

Closure is just months away for Embiid, Simmons and the Sixers.

The enduring image of Ben Simmons’ last playoff game, was heartbreak at the hands of Kawhi Leonard.

It goes without saying that so much has changed since that moment. Remarkably, it has been two full calendar years since Simmons and Sixers had their hearts broken in Toronto. Al Horford has come and gone, while Brett Brown has been jettisoned. Doc Rivers…