Ben Simmons mourns cousin killed in hit and runBrad Penner Ben Simmons walks off stage after being selected as the number one overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft. Tragedy has struck NBA No.1 draft pick Ben Simmons, after his cousin was killed in a hit-and-run incident in New Jersey. Simmons paid tribute to his cousin Zachary Simmons, 21, on Sunday morning, just two days after teenager Ben was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers. "He had just went to the NBA draft for his first cousin — number one draft pick." READ MORE: Australian Simmons to go No1 in NBA draft#ripZacharySimmons 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/3MXEOn0xTW — Ben Simmons (@BenSimmons25) June 26, 2016Zachary's mother Monique Steele told CBS the car was going at least 70 miles (112 kilometres) an hour.

Source: Stuff June 26, 2016 04:30 UTC