Ben Simmons had trouble throwing a fish into a lake and NBA Twitter had jokes

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of many NBA teams getting used to their new surroundings in the NBA bubble in Orlando as they prepare for a few final regular season games and then hopefully a playoff stretch that will be unlike anything we’ve seen before in pro hoops.

Sixers guard Ben Simmons has grown used to hearing people criticize his shooting form and which hand he actually uses to shoot a basketball. Well, now his fish-throwing form is up for debate, too.

Why?

Because he caught a fish in an Orlando lake on Saturday and then had trouble throwing the fish back into the lake… with his left hand.

Ben Simmons throws fish back in the water with the wrong hand. pic.twitter.com/365wn4Imwh

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) July 11, 2020

That… was not smooth. At all. Though fish can be slippery.

NBA Twitter had jokes:

Dude had an entire body of water to throw the fish into and still hit the rim. More proof that he’s shooting with the wrong hand SMH

— Brock (@BrockOchoGOAT) July 11, 2020

I love him, I do, but I would have to think there was a three point line drawn at the edge for him to miss the water

— Beer, Boston and Banter with Ben (@BensBeerBanter) July 11, 2020

How did Ben Simmons miss the entire ocean? pic.twitter.com/ExnwmaaMlS

— JzoSports (@JzoSports) July 12, 2020

And…. missed the water…?

— Anthony F. Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) July 11, 2020

Ben Simmons missed the whole ocean but 76ers fans expect him to make 4 3s every game in the eastern conference finals lmao pic.twitter.com/MnBlBHmotd

— john (@iam_johnw) July 11, 2020

Missing a wide open body of water is incredibly on brand for Ben Simmons. You can’t make this stuff up https://t.co/JZLZT87065

— b 💫 (@hibritty) July 11, 2020

“You couldn’t throw it in the ocean”

Ben Simmons : pic.twitter.com/hRk0FGPmq8

— Backcourt Violation (@backcourtv) July 12, 2020

Ben Simmons can barely throw a fish in the ocean 😬 #TTP https://t.co/wuY4VSnSTG

— Dan Greenberg (@StoolGreenie) July 11, 2020

Man can’t even throw a fish in water right so how fans expect him to ever learn how to shoot a basketball.

— TimeIsNow (@Base718) July 11, 2020