This conversation alone tells you everything you need to know about LeBron's greatness.
He's 41, about to turn 42, and podcasters are seriously debating whether he can win another championship.
Nobody was having that conversation about Jordan at 38, 39, or 40. Expectations for him were over. With LeBron, the expectation is still contention.
That's the difference when you're talking about the greatest player ever. ๐๐
"I remember when we were in Orlando for All-Star Weekend. Kyrie and I were playing in the Rookie-Sophomore Game. We were LeBron's little bros. LeBron was like, 'Hey, I'm watching you guys. Keep getting better. Keep working on your games. Good things are going to come and happen in your careers.' Kyrie and I looked at each other and were like... 'Oh, he's coming back for sure.'" โ @TThompson
They've spent generations minimizing Scottie Pippen for one reason: to protect the narrative that Michael Jordan was this great winner with a killer instinct.
The reality is Jordan never got past the first round without Pippen.
Even Phil Jackson called Pippen the greatest all-around player he coached during the years they were together. That alone tells you how valuable Pippen truly was.
Jeff Teague says Larry Bird had one rule when building a team...
NEVER sign players that played with LeBron. ๐ญ
Bird: "I will never pay anybody that played with LeBron. I would never pick them up on my team."
Teague: "I said, 'Why?'"
"He said, 'Because he make them all look good. They're all really sad'."
"You go get them, and then they're not going to be the same player you wanted."
16-6 was not because LeBron went to Miami. Lebron beat Kobe more times when he was in his first stint in Cleveland, on a mediocre team.
โRapping lyrics while cooking Kobeโ