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Seth Curry does not want an apology from Ben Simmons as the pair start a new chapter with the Brooklyn Nets.
Curry and Simmons were team-mates on the Philadelphia 76ers, although the former first overall pick had not played this season.
Simmons has now cited a difficult period with his mental health as his reason for staying away from the 76ers until a trade was agreed with the Nets.
The Australian was the subject of intense criticism following the team’s playoff defeat to the Atlanta Hawks last season, in which he was deemed to have shirked responsibility and passed up shooting opportunities.
With James Harden leaving the Nets for the 76ers, Curry and Andre Drummond joined Simmons in the deal going the other way.
It means Simmons must now play with team-mates he abandoned earlier in the season, but Curry does not see that as a problem.
“Business is business,” Curry told ESPN on Thursday ahead of the NBA’s resumption after the All-Star break.
“I said from day [one], even when he was out early in the season, people were asking me if I feel like, if Ben comes back, should he apologise to us or whatever?
“I understand the business; he doesn’t need to apologise to anybody. When he’s on the court, I know he’s going to do his job and he’s going to do what he does. So I understand the business.
“He was doing what he felt was best for himself business-wise and personal-wise. And the team’s going to do the same thing as far as making trades or whatever, so I understand it, I’ve been around it; I don’t take anything personal.
“When we’re on the court, we’re team-mates. Everything’s fine, and we depend on each other to do good things. There’s been nothing negative he’s done to me personally, so I’m fine.”
