Shaquille O'Neal has doubled down on his criticism of Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons. After blasting the 25-year-old Sixers playmaker about all the drama he's brought to Philly, Shaq has now decided to take a bit of a shot at Simmons' love life.
The Hall of Fame big man made a guest appearance on ESPN's Stephen A's World and Shaq did not hesitate to include Simmons' rumored girlfriend, Maya Jama, in his latest tirade against the want-away Sixers guard:
“I like Ben,” O’Neal said, via Peter Dewy of Lakers Daily. “I may be a little hard on him, but I can do that.”
“He went to LSU, my alma mater. And guess what? If he was my teammate, I’d tell him the same thing to his face. You gotta work on your game, man. Don’t be sending out tweets with you and your little actress girlfriend. I don’t want to see that. I want to see you win a championship for Philadelphia.”
The man, @Shaq on the @Sixers Ben Simmons pic.twitter.com/Megqsh4gyO
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) September 10, 2021
Stephen A. also went on an all-out, LeBron James-fueled rant against Simmons, calling him out for his lack of work ethic. Shaq is clearly on the same boat as he seems to imply that Ben's social life could be a distraction.
Both Smith and O'Neal agree that Simmons is a great player — that he is just a jump shot away from being LeBron's second coming. This isn't going to happen, though, unless Ben Simmons puts the work in.
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