Oh boy. Ben Simmons suffered a partial dislocation of his left kneecap. He needs

arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body from the knee, and his season is in doubt.

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This is Derek Bodner, joined by Rich Hoffman, on the Sixers Beat, a part of the Athletics podcast Network.

So I guess if you haven't been paying attention, a lot has happened since our last podcast.

The Sixers are three in one in Orlando.

Three straight wins.

Three straight wins.

That is the end of the positive update that I have.

In the latest two games ago, God, what team was that washington Washington all jumbled together uh Benson is left in the third quarter um he was sort of clutching and

flexing his left leg we found out later that he had a knee injury a left knee injury it was a was a sublaxation, subluxation, subluxation.

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