(00:00-29:18) Today on The Anthony Gargano Show, Anthony starts off talking about the Sixers win over the Lakers and how great it is to watch Joel Embiid play.  He then talks about the relationship between Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons.  There is a certain sibling rivalry jealously Ben has toward Joel.  He sees how Embiid is succeeding and can’t understand how Ben would not want to be part of it.  His childish antics are hurting his career, wallet and well-being.  Andrew gives his take and believes Ben is not only an enemy of a team but an entire country (Australia).  Andrew plays Shaq’s comments about Ben Simmons from last night’s TNT pre-game show.

(29:19-40:56) Anthony talks to former Australian Rugby player and co-founder of the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) David Niu.  They talk about Ben Simmons and how he is viewed in Australia after skipping playing for his national team in the Olympics.

(40:57-1:20:51) Anthony continues to talk Sixers, Ben Simmons, and Joel Embiid.  He also talks about NFL mock drafts and different scenarios for the Eagles in the NFL draft.  He then heads to the phones to hear your thoughts. 

(1:20:52-2:34:57) Anthony is fired up about the comments on Pablo Torre’s podcast saying that James Harden would be hated in Philadelphia.  Anthony plays and ESPN clip put together by Kevin Negandhi about the Ben Simmons saga.  He also takes more calls.

(2:35:09-2:57:16) To close out the show, ESPN basketball analyst and former NBA player Tim Legler joins the show.  He talks about Joel Embiid dominating the NBA for the past 5-6 weeks and how he is the frontrunner for MVP right now.  He and Anthony talk about Ben Simmons.  They have different opinions on how the Sixers are handling the situation.  Tim thinks the Sixers overvalued him from the beginning and don’t think they will get the return they expect.