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2021-10-16 21:28:00其实原文有点偏长，这边翻译 ESPN 当初报导的版本，供各位参考：
Ben Simmons and the Philadelphia 76ers: The evolution of the offseason's most
complex saga
(西门和七六人：休赛季期间最复杂事件的演化史)
https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/32401328/
作者：Ramona Shelburne
开头备注：以下发生时间都是以“美国时间”为准
第一部分：
AT FIRST GLANCE there was nothing out of the ordinary about the call
Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand received a few minutes before
7 p.m. on Monday night. Agent Rich Paul was on the line, for probably the
third time that day.
乍看之下，在星期一晚间七点前数分钟时、七六人总经理Elton Brand 接到的电话中，没
有什么不寻常的地方。富保罗当时在（电话）线上，是当天的第三通（电话）。
That had become standard as the Sixers and Paul's client, Ben Simmons, played
out one of the longest, most frustrating games of poker between a franchise
and its disgruntled superstar the NBA has seen in years.
当七六人（特许经营权对象）跟富保罗的客户——西门（对球团积怨深厚的球星）正在上
演在近年来历时最久、最令人烦恼的扑克把戏时，这些（电话）已经成为常态。
After months of a mostly unproductive staredown, Brand received a call and
text message from Paul, informing him that Simmons had ended his two-week,
unpaid staycation in Los Angeles and was outside the door of the team
facility, reporting for a COVID-19 test.
经历了数个月没有结果的对视之后，Brand 接到来自富保罗的电话与短信联系，确认西门
决定结束这两个星期以来，在洛杉矶的无薪休假，并已经抵达球团训练设施的门外，准备
接受 COVID-19 检测。
Simmons had shown up to face an organization and a city he'd let down in the
playoffs last season