Shaq says Ben Simmons needs to be ‘f–king arrested’ in wild evisceration of modern NBA
Shaquille O’Neal doesn’t seem thrilled with how the modern NBA is played.
And he really doesn’t seem to be a fan of former Net and current Clipper Ben Simmons.
During an episode of “The Big Podcast” this week, O’Neal sat down with comedian Roy Wood Jr. and opened up on the state of basketball, which the Basketball Hall of Famer was not particularly keen on.
“People get mad. It’s just a product of what I’ve seen,” O’Neal said when asked about LeBron James’ longevity being tied to the change in physicality in the NBA. “I’ve seen what greatness is, been there, played with ’em. I don’t see that all the time over here. So, you want me to give these motherf–kers the same props you giving them? That s–t will never happen. You can call it hate if you want.”
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And while O’Neal said he and fellow “Inside the NBA” panelist Charles Barkley have been criticized for calling out the modern game as compared to how things were played in the 1990s and early 2000s, O’Neal continued that the “product is s–t.”
O’Neal did concede that certain players — namely Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Nikola Jokic and Damian Lillard can play — but he was not a big fan of Simmons, the oft-injured star.
“But Ben Simmons [needs] to be f–king arrested. $250 [million] for that bulls–t? Get the f–k out of my face. Robbing people, man. You can’t do that.”
Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in 2016 by the 76ers, immediately began his career with impressive feats, winning Rookie of the Year before getting named to three straight All-Star teams.
