Following a suggestion from his mailbag column, Simmons pushed for Lebron James to reveal his decision to leave the Cavs on a national television special. Simmons pitched the idea to ESPN and Lebron's camp and continued to push for the idea behind the scenes. Although James and his camp receive most of the criticism for “The Decision” debacle, Simmons is rarely given credit or blamed for the failure and he has criticized “The Decision.” Simmons has spoken about “The Decision” on his podcasts giving himself less of a role than others.