"Whether or not I wanna play, whether or not I am gonna be committed to the team" - Kyrie Irving confirms he was approached by other teams in the offseason
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"I don't give a damn if Michael Jordan is on your back" - Shaquille O'Neal believes Ben Simmons was making excuses for his wrong decisions during game 7 against the Hawks, says he needs to dominate physically
“If Ben Simmons can't play under the duress of negative backlash…Then there's a problem”- NBA analyst asserts Ben Simmons needs to handle pressure, says negative backlash is part of the game
“I’ve shown I can be an All-NBA player, I’ve checked every box” –Bradley Beal believes he has accomplished several benchmarks in the league, says winning the championship is now the top priority on his list
“First of all, these young players need to understand, Shaquille O'Neal don't need to hate on you”- Shaquille O’Neal asserts he will not sugarcoat his criticism of Ben Simmons or any athlete
“It seems like everyone's just trying to f*** with me now” – Ben Simmons opens up on his resentment in Philadelphia, says he was being pestered by the team and coach deliberately
“I feel like it’s Philly on steroids kind of”- Ben Simmons considers Brooklyn Nets a perfect fit for his capabilities, says Nets are similar to his former team but more talented and skilled
“Brandon Ingram is the closest thing I've seen to Kevin Durant” – NBA analyst asserts former all-star is unguardable and his game resembles Kevin Durant, says the playoff effort was intense from the star
“That's not a good sign to me unless you're gonna be Michael Jordan the rest of your career” - NBA analyst comments on Ben Simmons' "dark place" situation, says even Jordan faced criticism initially
“A lot of people just get up on top of a podium and they don’t try to do the work, they just have an opinion” - NBA analyst clarifies why he reached out to Ben Simmons, believes knowing the truth was important
"How can LeBron rank above Kevin Durant…That's team wrecking” – NBA analyst addresses the issue with LeBron James and Kevin Durant rankings, says James' shooting stats are "horrendously bad"
“I literally did not care about who I was getting traded for” – Ben Simmons opens up on being traded to Brooklyn Nets, says the transition from Philadelphia 76ers was emotional
"Still you gotta be able to make shots to finish games, if they're gonna win the East" - NBA analyst asserts Ben Simmons will be a problem for Nets if he doesn't shoot, says playing as a guard is not a solution
“It’s a responsibility; it's like you're given a lot of responsibility to take care of the ball” - Ben Simmons explains the challenges as a point guard in NBA, says passing comes to him naturally
“If you’re my LSU brother you would have reached out by now”- Ben Simmons believes Shaquille O’Neal to be merely a perfunctory colleague, says people around NBA reached out to him except Shaq
"There is no way in hell I don't have LeBron James and Kevin Durant out of my top 5"- Stephen A. counters NBA player rankings, asserts LeBron James and Kevin Durant are top 5 players in the world
“When I look at it now, I’m like, man, I should've just punched that” - Ben Simmons breaks down his infamous play against the Hawks, admits to making an inapt decision during the crunch time
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