I just say what I saw I saw in his eyes he was scared - Shaquille O Neal issues response to Ben Simmons for calling him a hater × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Basketball NBA News News I just say what I saw I saw in his eyes he was scared - Shaquille O Neal issues response to Ben Simmons for calling him a hater By Arhaan Raje Modified 25 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Legends & Celebrity Softball Game Shaquille O'Neal has responded to Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons calling him a hater. On the most recent episode of "The Big Podcast with Shaq," O'Neal shared his thoughts on the matter. He said he spoke from a player's perspective. "If you're great, you can't be no hater," said Shaq (H/T ClutchPoints). "First of all, I'm just seeing what I see as a player... If you don't like what I say, that ain't my problem. There's never a personal attack on you. I just say what I saw. I saw in his eyes, he was scared." ClutchPoints@ClutchPointsApp"Everybody goes through struggles. But this the game we play, this is the life we live. You're going to take criticism. They pay us a lot of money, somehow you have to deal with it."Shaq responds to Ben Simmons calling him a hater 13734"Everybody goes through struggles. But this the game we play, this is the life we live. You're going to take criticism. They pay us a lot of money, somehow you have to deal with it."Shaq responds to Ben Simmons calling him a hater https://t.co/VvSJhL40kU Shaquille O'Neal added that struggles are part and parcel of the business, and Ben Simmons should learn to deal with the criticism. The former showed concern for the latter's issues with mental health, wishing him well as he ramps up his return to action this season. "Everybody goes through struggles. We all do. But this is the game we play. This is the life we live. You're gonna take criticism. They pay us a lot of money. Somehow you have to deal with it, okay? Now I'm not gonna talk about mental health things. I know that's a real thing. "This is the first time he's talked in two years. So, I wish him well and hope he does what he does." Ben Simmons' poor performance during the 76ers' poor playoffs showing in 2021 drew criticism from the team's fans, coach Doc Rivers and co-star Joel Embiid. Simmons refused to suit up for the team during the 2021-22 season. He cited mental health as the reason behind his decision to stay on the sidelines. Simmons also didn't suit up for the Brooklyn Nets after getting traded in February. Shaquille O'Neal and many other former players, analysts and fans took shots at the three-time All-Star. However, he dealt with a back issue during that stretch and had to undergo surgery to recover from it this offseason. What did Ben Simmons say about Shaquille O Neal Shaquille O'Neal revealed he had a conversation with Ben Simmons when the latter refused to play last season. Simmons told him about the issues he dealt with, and since then, O'Neal has stopped taking shots at Simmons. However, Simmons called out Shaq for not reaching out to him. During a recent appearance on "The Old Man & the Three" podcast, Simmons said (H/T Fansided): “I DM’d him (Shaq) and I was like, ‘why are you saying this if you don’t even know the story?’ ‘Cause he always wants to say like yo, we’re LSU brothers, you’re my brother, all this, that. "If you’re my LSU brother you would’ve reached out by now and it’s been months since I’ve been dealing with this. You ain’t reached out once and said like, ‘hey, you OK? Like, what’s going on.'" Action Network@ActionNetworkHQ“If you were my LSU brother you would have reached out by now.”- Ben Simmons on Shaq(via @OldManAndThree)419“If you were my LSU brother you would have reached out by now.”- Ben Simmons on Shaq(via @OldManAndThree) https://t.co/62jt4iC1Ep Ben Simmons wasn't impressed with Shaquille O'Neal for not respecting the "LSU" connection. That was despite the latter always mentioning it when talking about the Brooklyn Nets' forward. Simmons revealed that several people linked to the NBA reached out to him, which explains why he seemed upset about O'Neal not reaching out to him during his difficult phase over the last year. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Arnav Kholkar × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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