Ben Simmons’ Outfit at 2024 Met Gala Inspires Jokes, Memes from NBA Fans

Scott Polacek@@ScottPolacekFeatured Columnist IVMay 6, 2024

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Ben Simmons’ Brooklyn Nets are not in the playoffs, so he has plenty of time to pursue off-court endeavors.

Such as attending the 2024 Met Gala.

Simmons arrived at Monday’s event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York decked out in quite the outfit that included a prominent clock:

Bleacher Report @BleacherReportBen Simmons has arrived to the Met Gala 🕟 pic.twitter.com/fQq2uduNIS

The clock makes sense considering this year’s theme for the Met Gala is “The Garden of Time,” per Jacqui Palumbo of CNN. Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth were the co-hosts for the celebrity extravaganza.

While basketball might take a backseat for most with so many celebrities in attendance, NBA fans were certainly ready with the Simmons jokes:

BetMGM 🦁 @BetMGMBen Simmons officially has more Met Gala appearances this season (1) than 15-point games in the NBA (0) pic.twitter.com/GeqbcLYo9B

Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenbandBen Simmons on a minutes restriction at the Met Gala pic.twitter.com/c99GjTaLej

Kevin O’Connor @KevinOConnorNBABen Simmons in mid-season form at Met Gala pic.twitter.com/skbB2qDzpA

Matt Goldich @MattGoldichLook, it would be so easy to dunk on this photo. That’s why Ben Simmons isn’t going to do it https://t.co/tCFMoZRz33

Andrew Salciunas @asalciunas975Ben Simmons put more effort in this outfit than he has in his last 3 NBA seasons combined https://t.co/3FOrdIVaH1

BrickWrld @BRICKW0RLDBen Simmons will do anything but hoop 💀 pic.twitter.com/b76KvGz8Xi

Complex Style @ComplexStyleBen Simmons is playing no games. An early contender for best-dressed man at the 2024 #MetGala pic.twitter.com/eX9s02zbtU

Madeline Hill @mad_hillThe clock is counting the time since Ben Simmons was a basketball player. pic.twitter.com/iP1clSuuHE

Dr. Danny Sanders @dannysanders80Nothing new here..Ben Simmons plays no games in the NBA either. https://t.co/TYNoU7pd7U pic.twitter.com/zgSeGikI1v

Tiffanee With Two E’s @tiffanee_dawnIf you squint you’ll see that the big hand is on 5, which is the number of games Ben Simmons plays per season. https://t.co/B5QVTXAR7p

Jacob Moreno @JacobmorenonbaBen Simmons went from being an all-star to being the protector of the time stone https://t.co/mJPzmZMuHK

Geo @sixersgeoBen Simmons when it comes to anything but playing basketball pic.twitter.com/iKWRSKLmvD

Simmons hasn’t been on the court much of late. He appeared in just 15 games this season and 42 games in 2022-23 after missing the entire 2021-22 campaign. The LSU product hasn’t played more than 58 games since he was an All-Star in 2018-19 for the Philadelphia 76ers.

The expectation is he will be ready for the 2024-25 season, where he will look to make an impression for his play on the court in addition to what he is wearing off it.