He’s been in the writing wilderness since leaving ESPN and recently wrote a pile of donkey plop regarding a fantasy DeMarcus Cousins trade to Boston – but this is Simmons back to doing what he does best:

Starting this winter, fans control only 50 percent of the vote; players and media members split the other half. My media ballot arrived last week; the NBA wanted votes for two “backcourt” starters and three “frontcourt” starters in each conference. None of this matters — not when the All-Star Game will be hijacked by the relentless awkwardness of Russell Westbrook playing with Kevin Durant again. Will they interact? Will they look at each other? It’s like if Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were to cohost the Oscars, only if Jolie were a constant threat to whip a line-drive pass at Durant’s head. We won’t even notice the other 22 players unless Giannis dunks from the 3-point line or something.

Wait, you want to hear about my ballot? I’m so glad you asked!