Shaquille O’Neal took a visit down reminiscence lane on his podcast with former teammate Udonis Haslem. The 2 former Miami Warmth gamers mentioned quite a few issues from their enjoying days, finally touchdown on the Ben Simmons saga. And The Large Aristotle definitely didn’t maintain again when speaking concerning the Brooklyn Nets guard.
O’Neal addressed the accidents Simmons retains affected by, particularly his again on The Large Podcast With Shaq. For the final couple of seasons, Simmons’ camp has launched a video of Ben understanding within the fitness center and supposedly returning to his ‘All-Star kind’.
And as quickly because the season begins, followers barely get to see the Australian in motion. Simmons finally ends up giving followers barely a month of play-time on the ground earlier than getting shut down for the remainder of the season.
Seems, it’s a irritating sight for not simply followers however for the Lakers legend in addition to he called out the former All-Star.
“Ben is delicate. He got here in with quite a lot of hype…When he obtained uncovered, we noticed it…Now the again factor, I let that go the primary yr, I’m not gonna let it go for 3 years in a row. That is 2024.” Shaq additionally went on so as to add, “You bought photographs, you bought capsules, you bought therapy. I don’t wanna hear it.”
O’Neal has dealt together with his justifiable share of accidents. Nonetheless, he additionally took into consideration how far medical science has come ever since and Simmons can’t use that as an excuse yr after yr.
When taking a look at Simmons ‘illnesses, his knee appears to have been giving him issues for the previous few years. However according to FoxSports, Ben has been coping with again issues as early as 2018. Since then, Simmons’ again ailment has acted up in 2020, 2022, 2023, and within the 2024 NBA season as properly.
Simmons’ annual mixtape
With the 2024-25 NBA season a number of weeks away from tip-off, it appears as if the Ben Simmons mixtape has already began making the rounds on the web. Simmons was recently spotted working out with NBA Expertise Coach, Chris Brickley.
The video reveals the Australian level guard placing time within the lab and dealing on his taking pictures. Now, at first look, Ben’s taking pictures kind seems to be significantly better than the earlier seasons. Nonetheless, it’s the truth that followers barely get to see any of the issues he does within the movies when it comes right down to performing these strikes in actual life.
A fan even went as far as to name out Simmons by telling Brickley he was a misplaced trigger. To that, the NBA Expertise coach responded with, “Thanks bro however Ben is wholesome, transferring very properly, he’s higher now than his All Star seasons. I’ve by no means co-signed a participant that didn’t show it when their season began. Belief me on this one..”
12 months after yr, somebody or the opposite has vouched for Simmons and this yr it’s Brickley. However will this be the yr that Ben lastly silences all of the doubters? We’ll discover out as soon as the season begins.