Stephen A. Smith says even Jesus couldn’t convince him to take ‘basketball abomination’ Ben Simmons

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Stephen A. Smith was as sharp and cutting as ever in delivering his criticism of Ben Simmons, who is reportedly eyeing an NBA comeback.

Simmons last played for the LA Clippers in the 2024-25 season. Since being cut from the team, he has spent over a year trying to find a new team to play basketball for.

Injury issues and attitude problems led to Simmons’ value hitting an all-time low. But with him now eyeing a comeback, Stephen A. Smith issued a fierce warning to any and all NBA teams willing to entertain the former All-Star.

Stephen A. Smith says Ben Simmons should pay NBA teams to let him play again

Speaking on his own show, Stephen A. Smith was left furious at the idea of Ben Simmons eyeing an NBA comeback after not delivering on numerous opportunities in the past.

Smith suggested that he wouldn’t even take Simmons for his team even if an almighty power tried telling him, before going on to call Simmons an abomination of basketball.

“I don’t think Jesus could convince me to take Ben Simmons… I think Ben Simmons is a basketball abomination.

“He is the only player that I have ever witnessed in NBA history who I believe should pay NBA teams to have him play.”

Stephen A. Smith calls Ben Simmons the ‘biggest waste of talent’ in NBA history

Speaking further on his podcast, Smith ridiculed the idea that Simmons would prefer playing in Miami, given how notorious the famed Heat Culture is for demanding accountability and results from their players.

“Do you know what he said, ladies and gentlemen? ‘I wouldn’t mind going to Miami.’ Really? That’s what we’re doing? Erik Spoelstra want you to play. Pat Riley is going to demand you to play.

“They want you to earn your money down there. A basketball atrocity. The biggest waste of talent we have seen in NBA history, if not all of professional sports.”

Smith has been a vocal critic of Ben Simmons for almost five years now, after his errant play in the 2021 playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks cost the 76ers a shot at the Eastern Conference Finals.

Since then, Simmons has struggled with his health and fitness, often missing games. And when he is available to play, he doesn’t deliver nearly at the same level he did during his first few years in the NBA.