[Neubeck] Report claims Sixers unable to contact Ben, team sources deny it. "We talked to Ben on his bday, we've been in touch with him throughout the summer,"

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PhillyVoice reached out to multiple team sources on Monday morning in wake of the report, and received pretty firm denials at every stop.

We talked to Ben on his birthday a couple of days ago, we've been in touch with him throughout the summer," one source said. "We're going to send some training personnel out to see him this summer, too...we have good dialogue with Ben, his team, and his family."

Simmons, at least recently, hasn't been the hardest guy in the world to find. After taking a bit of a hiatus from social media in the wake of Philadelphia's second-round defeat, Simmons has been active on his Instagram page over the last week, sharing photos and videos from his birthday festivities and his new home in L.A. As recently as Sunday evening, Simmons was spotted lounging next to the pool at his new house with red and blue lights flickering underneath the surface.