O Neal: Jokic is excellent enough and I don t need my encouragement. Embiid cannot accept my criticism

NBA legend O'Neal recently mentioned the encouragement of the junior center in an interview.

The host asked: "You gave him a lot of harsh love in Dwight Howard's career. And in the current NBA center environment, who would you give this harsh love to the same?"

O'Neal replied: "No one, the only thing I will treat is Jokic, but he is already the best center in the league, so I have nothing to say, and he has won the championship, which means It tastes like he knows the secret to success, so I don't need to spur him. Vinban Yama is still in the rookie stage. I tried to be tougher on Joel Embiid, but obviously he couldn't accept it, so I might have to remove him from my 'plan'. "

O'Neal revealed that he told Embiid to be tougher in the inside, just like the center he played against that year, but this suggestion was not accepted by Embiid. Since then, O'Neal has stopped trying to influence the 2023 MVP.

Last season, Embiid played only 19 games due to injury, averaging 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game, with a shooting percentage of 44.4%.