Why does jordan hate lebron

They have their own legacies. I'm trying to build my own. I know Michael, but I don't communicate with him.

I'm just trying to be me. Though James downplayed the Jordan comparison, he was forced to face it again in , when he made his Team USA debut -- wearing the same No.

That was the greatest basketball team of all time. Obviously, you guys are comparing him with me. But I think the thing about LeBron and what makes him hopefully survive is that he does what's best for LeBron, not what people expect him to do, who think he should be Michael Jordan. To become the best, you've got to beat the best.

It might not happen the first year or the second year or third year, but you just got to keep working at it and, hopefully, you'll get over that hump. He became the beast. Those classic Pistons-Bulls clashes -- four series from to -- saw Detroit's rough-and-tumble "Jordan Rules" blitz and bruise the Bulls star with a defensive scheme now outlawed. The Pistons overcame Chicago until Jordan got over the hump in Before Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semis during James' first postseason, James considered the obstacle of the modern Bad Boys, a Pistons championship group that would make six straight conference finals from to James, it turned out, was a year away.

In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, James put on a Jordanesque show, scoring the Cavaliers' final 25 points to lift them to a double-overtime win. Two days later, Cleveland reached its first NBA Finals by eliminating the Pistons, the same team Jordan had gotten past to reach his first Finals in Making 'The Leap' is where you do it every single night. It's expected of you, and you do it. Not one game, not two games. It's consistent.

Every defense comes in and they focus on you and you still impact the game. I think he's shown signs of that. As far as the next Jordan, there is no such thing. There's one Michael Jordan and only one, and no one compares with him. The other 23 is on the good side now. Of course, Jordan had been retired for six years, but the memories of his dominance hadn't faded, especially in Cleveland.

That's why when James hit what he called the biggest shot of his career to that point, a buzzer-beating 3 over Hedo Turkoglu to beat the Orlando Magic in Game 2 of the Eastern finals, the hometown hero said it was out of his "Michael Jordan bag of tricks. I know New York fans would love to have him, but you need a lot more components than just one player. He's done a heck of a job in Cleveland, and they deserve to have him there.

Not just myself, everybody in the league has visualized playing with somebody, even guys who are not in the league anymore. I visualized playing alongside Michael Jordan when I was a kid. Everyone has that vision. He's the best basketball player we've ever seen. Mike does it on the court and off the court. If you see 23, you think about Michael Jordan. You see guys flying through the air, you think about Michael Jordan. You see game-winning shots, you think about Michael Jordan.

You see fly kicks, you think about Michael Jordan. He did so much, it has to be recognized, and not just by putting him in the Hall of Fame. He can't get the logo, and if he can't, something has to be done. I feel like no NBA player should wear If I'm not going to wear No. In retrospect, James' comments before and after that Nov. James talked about teaming up with "a lot of guys" perhaps his good friend Dwyane Wade , for example , then said Jordan's 23 should be retired leaguewide -- like it already was in Miami, though Jordan never played for the Heat.

James wore No. I can't say that's a bad thing. Due to the constant comparisons between the two stars, James was expected to follow the footsteps of MJ. He was supposed to stay in Cleveland his entire time and win six to seven rings. They looked at it as a weak move.

Jamal Crawford: Stop comparing, and just appreciate. Greatest of all time, Davis said. Jeremy Lin: Soooo where does Lebron rank now all-time?? And the second-best was … John Stockton? Clyde Drexler? Grant Hill for that one year? Especially after Magic Johnson retired in , nobody came anywhere close. Malone and Barkley were the players who beat him out for MVP awards, while Olajuwon pushed Jordan down to third in and Robinson finished second, third and third at various points.

No sane person considered another perimeter player ahead of Jordan on their MVP ballot from to In the two years Jordan mostly sat out, of the first-place MVP votes went to the bigs I listed above.

Just nine went to perimeter players of any stripe. The six bigs I named above were the top six players in the MVP vote; only then did other perimeter players become a topic. Meanwhile, the gap between Jordan and every other perimeter player in basketball was simply massive. Eight of the others are by Jordan. Just 15 are from other perimeter players. In other words, Jordan was so good that he was the best player even though the league at that time was set up for bigs to be the best players.

He was so good that he overcame the gravitational forces yanking on every other perimeter player. By contrast, in the peak 10 seasons of the LeBron Era — from to — every one of the top 19 seasons is by a perimeter player.

Metta World Peace sure has a way with words. World Peace took to Twitter to make his bold claim: KingJames is the goat. Never thought I would say that over my brother 24 and my favorite mj.

I was an Allstar in mj Jersey I changed my number for one season to honor a legend. But the King is the greatest athlete to ever touch this galaxy. Better than the aliens too. He passed the eye test and the numbers confirm what my eyes have seen in every statistical category. Goat let it be known! Jamal Crawford: It's a shame how some just skip over him like he isn't on the mount Rushmore.

Can't acknowledge any list Magic isn't top 5 ever I knowwwwwww. Lebron is just across the board better than Jordan. I knowwwww it hurts the soul I know. Cedi Osman:. No one impacts winning more than LeBron. Mike Miller: Most Ever. Best Ever. If he smelled a little bit of blood, he would come after you and you were finished. He was like a shark. But after two seasons as the head coach for Golden State, the Warriors signed a player who would go on to win back-to-back NBA Finals MVP awards and simultaneously put the finishing touches on the league's most dangerous team in history.

In a conversation with The Ringer's Logan Murdock, Kerr explained why this player stands above all the rest. But Number 2? Nobody was tougher than you. Nobody got more out of me. What was it like playing with LeBron? Larry Nance Jr: For me it was just, he is the ultimate leader.

First in the gym, last to leave. Leading by example. He was all of that. You could try to beat him to the gym and you just couldn't. Just his leadership and the way he carries himself is really what makes me think he is the best player ever.

Who do you think is the greatest NBA player of all time? Larry Nance Jr: Oh gosh I hate this question. For me the greatest player is LeBron. The best I've seen with my two eyes. Michael Jordan defended his infamous 'Republicans buy sneakers too' quote in 'The Last Dance,' saying he was never an activist. Charles Barkley explains why Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods are the greatest athletes he's ever seen. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App.

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