Sixers' Ben Simmons quits Australia's Olympic basketball squad Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ With questions looming over his future with the 76ers, guard Ben Simmons has withdrawn from Australia's Olympic squad. | USA TODAY / VIA REUTERS AFP-Jiji Jun 29, 2021 Sydney – Ben Simmons withdrew from Australia’s Olympic basketball squad Tuesday, with officials saying he was having a “rough time” in the NBA and wanted to focus on improving his skills. The 24-year-old guard was heavily criticized for his wayward shooting when the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers were bundled out of the NBA playoffs by the unfancied Atlanta Hawks earlier this month.