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Shaquille O’Neal Compares Ben Simmons to LeBron James
- Updated: September 14, 2016
Newly minted Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal believes Philadelphia 76ers top overall pick Ben Simmons possesses many of the same talents as Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James.
Jessica Camerato of CSN Philly passed along comments Monday from the four-time NBA champion about why he rates Simmons so highly ahead of his first career game.
“He’s a LeBron-type player,” O’Neal said. “What I mean by that, LeBron does a nice job of making everybody else around him better—passing the ball, doing the small things—and Ben is that type of player.”
O’Neal and Simmons both attended LSU, which allowed the longtime dominant center to keep tabs on one of the most hyped recruits in recent memory at his alma mater. He doesn’t think much of the criticism the 20-year-old forward was warranted, per CSN Philly.
“He took a lot of flack, especially at LSU with not really taking over games,” O’Neal said. “But he’s young. He’ll get to that. …
