The member of the Basketball Hall of Fame Shaquille O’Neal had difficult words for the Los Angeles Clippers guard, Ben Simmons, in a complaint against the current product of the NBA.
O’Neal rang in the game in the last episode of the podcast.
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Shaquille O’Neal reaches the red carpet before the semifinal game of the Emirates NBA Cup in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, December 14, 2024. (Candice Ward-Imagn Images)
“People get angry. It’s just a product of what I have seen,” said Los Angeles Lakers’ legend. “I have seen what greatness is, I’ve been there, played with them. I don’t see that all the time there. So, you want me to give this mother, rs the same accessories you give them?
“Even with the word ‘hate’, like these children f —- G, they like to throw that word. If you are not f —— G great and I am great, how the f — can I hate you?
O’Neal said he wants to see greatness on the court and regretted that “many of these mothers can’t play.”
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The Clippers Guard, Ben Simmons, passes to the Knicks striker, priceus Achiuwa, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
He pointed to Simmons, a three times there whose career has been tarnished by injuries. It went from an average of 14.3 points per game with the 76ers philadelphia to the average of less than seven points per game with the Brooklyn Nets and now with the clippers. All that, while averaging around $ 35.4 million per year in salary and has won more than $ 200 million in his career.
“Ben F — Ing Simmons, that mother — Er needs to be arrested. Jayson Tatum can play. It’s fine. I’m not going to hit him. But Ben Simmons needs to be arrested.
The current NBA product has found many criticisms in recent years. With more teams that take triples and stars that do not play the entire 82 games schedule, fans responded by turning off the game.
The qualifications were a hot conversation theme at the beginning of the season.
The Boston Celtics chief coach Joe Mazzulla even said that “rather he would see something else.”
Shaquille O’Neal before the game between the Celtics and the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA finals in TD Garden in Boston, on June 6, 2024. (David Butler II-USA Today Sports)
The NBA playoffs are ready to change that with superstar talent in the race for a title, including the Lakers and LeBron James.
