"I feel bad for Kevin Durant cause I think he’s way too talented to be connected to Ben Simmons" - Colin Cowherd opines that NBA players will think twice before taking KD's path in the league
“I think he kind of knew that I was gonna foul him, that’s why he passed it up” - Trae Young on Ben Simmons passing over a layup in Game 7 of the ECF, says he hates the Simmons slander
"I don't think you can go into the next season with both of them" - Howard Beck opines Brooklyn Nets will have to get rid of either former NBA champion or Ben Simmons this summer
“All these bums, how much money they make and they talking about ‘oh my back hurt’” - Shaquille O'Neal throws major shade at Ben Simmons, says you can’t question legends making money
“When you leave people room to speculate, everybody gonna make their own speculation” - Shaquille O'Neal says 3-time All-Star should call him if he said anything hurtful
“I can’t believe Russ lost to a carrot” - NBA World on Reddit crowns the Least Valuable Player of the season, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons feature as (dis)honorable mentions
“How the hell you got a back injury? I’m still trying to figure that out” - Stephen A. Smith says Ben Simmons having back surgery doesn’t change his perception of the Nets guard
"Reggie Miller kind of attacked him, and Chris Broussard was critical of him as well" - Rob Parker wants Shaquille O'Neal and other NBA analysts to apologize to 3-time All-Star
“When somebody says their back is hurt, you gotta come believe them, but your back can’t hurt if you’re jumping up and down” - Shaquille O'Neal on why people lost respect for Ben Simmons
“You don’t think I was scared going to the line after missing 8,9 in a row? I was terrified” - Shaquille O’Neal on 3-time All-Star running away from adversity, says it’s OK to be scared
“I do feel he’s his own worst enemy” - Nick Wright says it’s easy to empathize with Ben Simmons as a person, believes it’s fair to criticize him as a basketball player
“At some point it becomes Ben Simmons is gonna have to take ownership” - Shams Charania believes this off-season is the most important in Ben Simmons’ career
"They know but they don't want to see a guy who's making $40 million tell me his back hurt" - Gilbert Arenas rips into Ben Simmons' critics, claims he had to hold himself back because of injury
“Michael Jordan was fighting with a broken toe to play, and the doctors were like, 'You can’t play, you got broken feet'” - Colin Cowherd questions if Ben Simmons actually loves the game of basketball
"Jamie Foxx knows better... I’m calling out a Ben Simmons because of their impact and effect on the black athlete" - Stephen A. Smith sounds off on actor calling him out over Nets star
"This Brooklyn Nets will forever be remembered as a cautionary tale" - Stephen A. Smith believes the Brooklyn Nets’ loss to the Celtics is justice for basketball
"We lost a franchise player, and we got a franchise player back; but we didn’t get a chance to see him on the floor" - Kyrie Irving backs Ben Simmons despite questions about his commitment
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