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Dikembe Mutombo is asking cap on anyone who believes the Brooklyn Nets are an excellent team … because he tells TMZ Sports no such thing exists!!
We spoke with the legendary big man out at LAX this week … and after we brought up the very fact quite a lot of stacked rosters just like the Brooklyn Nets are out of the playoffs, the Hall of Famer said he is not on board with calling them — or anyone else, for that matter — a “super team.”
“What’s an excellent team?? Who told you that was an excellent team??” Mutombo asked our camera guy. “Everybody plays within the NBA. They play on the identical team. I work for the league. There is no such thing as a super team.”
Mutombo goes on to elucidate irrespective of how much talent is on a team, what really matters is what’s between the ears.
“In case you aren’t able to play, you lose,” added Mutombo, who won the DPOY award 4 times. “It’s like a boxing match. In case you not ready, any individual gon’ knock you out.”
Some fans will vehemently disagree with Dikembe’s take … especially because the Nets have a roster that boasts two of the sport’s best scorers — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — and an elite defender in Ben Simmons when healthy.
“In case you mentally … not tough, you’ll be able to be beaten,” Mutombo said. “In case you not mentally tough, any individual gon’ dunk on you.”
The quote echoes what some talking heads have said about Simmons, who was called out for not playing through a back injury. The criticism, nonetheless, can have been too harsh … because the hooper needed back surgery to assist the difficulty.
On paper, the Nets have one in all the scariest rosters … but based on Mutombo’s comments, he is not feeding into the hype of KD, KI, and Ben as a trio until they prove they’re tough enough upstairs.
