Bill Simmons Mocked For Being Wrong About the Suns Hiring Kevin Young
What's the opposite of a victory lap? Because that's what Bill Simmons is doing on Friday. For weeks, Simmons loudly proclaimed he had inside information that the Phoenix Suns were going to hire current assistant Kevin Young. He was 100 percent sure, all the Nick Nurse/Doc Rivers/Frank Vogel talk was just a smokescreen, the job was Young's. Yeah, about that.
On Friday, the Suns hired former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel. The franchise wanted him so badly it handed him a massive five-year, $31 million contract. Simmons sheepishly took to Twitter to accept his "L" but with a twist.
I’m taking the L. Was Kevin Young for a couple weeks, then Ishbia decided he wanted someone splashier and more experienced and shifted gears. What’s interesting is Booker was pushing hard for KY. But Vogel is an excellent coach. Can’t wait to find out what happened. https://t.co/l38s4UwOAb
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) June 2, 2023
So, you see, guys, he was actually right ... until he was wrong.
Here's the problem: Simmons didn't just say it might happen, that the Suns were considering Kevin Young or that he was the frontrunner. He said, unequivocally, that Young would be the team's next head coach.
Here's a clip:
Bill Simmons saying the Suns are going to hire Kevin Young: pic.twitter.com/gXiBRdWD1X
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Then he doubled down on it, calling rumors of Nick Nurse being pursued by the Suns "erroneous reporting":
Insider Bill at it again! https://t.co/i6w7WoINg3 pic.twitter.com/cFxGqhfduh
— Barstool Antifa (@comfrtblydumb) June 2, 2023
The Internet was quick to mock Simmons:
When your new best friend Mat Ishbia feeds you false information https://t.co/QIzg2OKB9j pic.twitter.com/OQyqemhIJ7
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So who was really doing the "erroneous reporting"?
Sorry, Bill. Check your sources. Leave the NBA insider-ing to the actual NBA insiders.