Basketball Hall of Fame Shaquille O'Neill had harsh words on Los Angeles Clippers guard Ben Simmons in his rumours on the NBA's current product.
O'Neal reverberated through the game with the latest episode of the podcast.
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Shaquille O'Neal will arrive on the red carpet before the Emirates NBA Cup semi-finals at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 14th, 2024. (Candice Ward-Impagn image)
“People get mad. It's just a product of what I've seen,” said Los Angeles Lakers legend. “I've seen what greatness is, I'm there and playing with them, I don't see it all the time over there. So, you want me to give these mothers the same props you gave them. That's not going to happen.
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O'Neill wants to see greatness in court, lamenting, “Many of these mothers can't play.”
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La Clippers Guard Ben Simmons will pass Knicks Precious Achiuwa in New York on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025. (AP photo/Adam Hunger)
He pointed to Simmons, a three-time All-star whose career was malfunctioning due to injuries. He averaged from an average of 14.3 points per game with the Philadelphia 76ers to under 7 points per game with Brooklyn Net and now with the Clippers. It all makes over $200 million in his career, with an average salary of around $35.4 million a year.
“Ben f — Simmons, his mother —- er needs to be arrested. Jason Tatum can play. He's fine. I'm not going to bash him. But Ben Simmons needs to be arrested.
The current NBA product has discovered a lot of criticism over the last few years. Fans responded by turning off the game as more teams earned 3-pointers and stars who weren't playing the entire 82-game schedule.
The review was a hot topic of conversation at the beginning of the season.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Matzla even said, “I want to see something else.”
Shaquille O'Neill before the Celtics and Dallas Mavericks game at the NBA Finals held at TD Garden in Boston on June 6, 2024. (David Butler II-USA Today's Sports)
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