Justin Simmons was born on November 19, 1993. He is an American football free safety for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
He played college football at Boston College and was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
On the other hand, Benjamin David Simmons is an Australian professional basketball player who plays for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
A consensus first-team All-American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, he played college basketball for the LSU Tigers for one season.
The Philadelphia 76ers selected Simmons with the first overall choice in the 2016 NBA Draft. He was voted the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2018 and was chosen three times for the NBA All-Star Game after missing a year due to a right foot injury.
Are Justin Simmons and Ben Simmons related? Where Is Justin Simmons From?
Justin Simmons was born to Victor and Kimberly Simmons in 1993. His father is of African-American descent and his mother is of European American descent. Simmons also has two younger brothers, Nate and Tristan.
On the flip side, Ben Simmons was born to parents Dave and Julie in the Fitzroy neighbourhood of Melbourne.
His mother is an Australian citizen of the white race, while his father is an African-American exile who became a naturalized citizen of Australia. Melissa, Emily, Liam, Sean, and Olivia were the five siblings who he was raised with; the first four were from his mother’s previous marriage.
Evidently, the two great athletes are not related in any way.