Shaquille O’Neal isn’t shopping for Ben Simmons’ excuse.
The Basketball Corridor of Famer went off on Simmons after the All-Star guard was dominated out for Monday’s Recreation 4 towards the Celtics with again soreness.
“Within the hood we name this a punk transfer,” Shaq mentioned Sunday throughout “Contained in the NBA” on TNT.
“You understand, when issues are going good, ‘Oh yeah I’m going to play in Recreation 4.’ Now that [the Nets] misplaced, ‘My again hurts.’ Properly, in case your again hurts, get some Icy Sizzling. I’ll ship it to you,” mentioned O’Neal, who counts the pain-treatment product amongst his many endorsements.
“We name this a punk transfer. Hear, in case you’re not able to play, you’d get extra respect from the folks in case you simply say, ‘I’m not able to play’ and don’t say nothing else. Don’t be taking pictures and saying, ‘I’m coming again.’ … In case you’re not going to play, don’t say you’re going to play. I believe you need to play.
“I believe you need to step as much as the problem and assist your group win. However no, the punk transfer… everyone knows what that's,” O’Neal continued. “Ballers know what that it… Guys that stay this life, we all know precisely what you’re doing buddy.”
O’Neal additionally mentioned he agreed with Reggie Miller, who went off on Simmons in a tweet after the Nets guard was dominated out for Recreation 4.
“Cmon MAN!!!” Miller tweeted Sunday. “Out for Recreation 4 when it was rumored you had been going to make your debut. This dude has ZERO aggressive [fire] .. As small an opportunity because the Nets have to come back again on this collection, you continue to have KD and Kyrie, all you want is to win ONE sport and take it from there.. #ManUp.”
O’Neal’s newest criticism of Simmons got here after he known as him a “crybaby” in February, and mentioned he doesn’t “respect” him whereas discussing Australian star on “Contained in the NBA” on TNT. O’Neal added that Simmons was mad about his feedback on the time and confronted him in a message on Instagram.
ESPN reported Sunday that Simmons had woken up with again soreness from a herniated disc he’s been coping with since he was with the Sixers. That got here 10 days after Simmons was reportedly pain-free amid ramping up to make his debut with the Nets.
Final month, Nets coach Steve Nash mentioned Simmons had an epidural shot “to speed up his restoration.”
Simmons has not performed a single sport this season after he requested for a commerce out of Philadelphia within the offseason throughout a summer time holdout with the group. The Sixers traded Simmons on the commerce deadline in as a part of a package deal for James Harden.
The Nets will attempt to keep away from a sweep Monday night time in Brooklyn as the Celtics are up 3-0 within the first spherical NBA playoff collection.
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