THE ODD COUPLE – Rob Parker and Former MLB player David Justice react to Stephen A. Smith retelling a story about his interaction with LeBron James’ agent Rich Paul in which Paul was offended that Smith would say LeBron James is the second-best player in NBA History.
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Bron be 2nd is insulting to the players better than him
Bro on steroids as well let’s not forget that
Lechoke doesn’t even break top 10…
Top tier guys
1) MJ this is pretty clear amongst all NBA players, Journalists, AND fans… I questioned alpha of his generation
2) Kareem, his resume speaks for itself… he’s not a 6x loser like Lechoke… he’s a 6x champion like MJ and unmatched 6x MVP… alpha of his generation
3) Bill Russell, dude is an 11x champion… the bus driver of those teams not a bus rider… not as many league mvp’s because of wilt etc… but was clearly the alpha of his generation.
Second tier guys
4) Magic, only played half a career due to AIDS but it’s still better than lechokes was the 1b of his 5 chips.
5) Tim Duncan 5 chips, beating leshipjumper in two of them and 24 seconds away from a third one had traitor Ray not helped Lechoke…
6) Kobe, OWNED Lechoke… go watch him shut Lechoke down and go off on Lechoke… 5 chips , had Shaq for 3 of them, but no doubt he was not riding Shaw’s coat… he was a 1B for 3 of those chips and 1 for the other 2
7) love for the OG George Mikan, 5 chips as a bus driver.
8) Scottie Pippen, there is no MJ without Scottie Pippen. He was 1c 😂 to MJ’s 1a and 1B, but no doubt he’s still a 1. 6 chips and MJ had none without him. When guys like The great Karl Malone giving Pippen props and we all saw him shut Magic down when MJ couldn’t… he is the original LeBron.
Tier 3 is where it gets tough to finalize the top 10… I’d have to give it to these 5 guys and Lechoke ain’t one of them…
Larry Legend, Wilt chamberlain, Shaquille O’Neal, Steph Curry and Hakeem the Dream.
Truly great players not wussies who jumped ship to try to steal rings. These dudes may have been traded but for the most part they competed. And they won with what they had. They didn’t jump ship whine for players to stack the deck and then still lose 6x in the finals… these dudes may have lost to greater players, Hakeem to Larry, Larry to Magic, Shaq to Hakeem, and wilt to bill, but there’s no shame in losing to greater players… it’s not like losing, pardon me, LeChoking to Dirk 😂 or a 6’3” Steph 3 times😂😂😂 Lechoke maybe top 15, there’s no disrespect in that. Just facts… I don’t care about garbage fantasy points… I only care about if you won, if you won like a man, and if you didn’t lose to your greatest contemporaries… unfortunately for Lechoke, he doesn’t pass that eye test.
LeBron James is the best hard-working human being in the world his motivation to be the best at every aspect of what he does is inspiring so mature to have the critics trying to attack this man unless lebron James has deceptive powers he just does everything the responsible strategic way 💯.
Goat James he is just a switch army knife he do everything 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Imagine if LeBron just attacked and tried to score all the time …. 😑😑😑 honestly he is the all time leading score without trying give this man respect 😒
Stephen A is being generous. The disrespect is calling yourself the goat. It's a disrespect to Kobe and the real and true goat, His Airness.
LeBron James is the Jay-z of the NBA.
I agree David that comparing MJ and LJ should not have ever been compared: Jordan could not be stop either. watch MJ mixed bull's tape. Lebron should be compared to other Forwards.
LeBron is not even second-best he never even pass magic Johnson or Kobe Bryant so how's it going to be the second best
I have to starting five magic Mike Cobe Kemp shack my second starting is five cobe Mike Durant keemp shack 😮😮😮😮
Lebron isn’t better Mike, Julius Erving,Kobe…even In Miami DWade was the best player on the team.
Rich Paul is insulting.
its insulting because the NBA wanting LeBron to be ranked #2 player of all time is TOO HIGH
that would mean hes better than Wilt, Russell, Oscar, Kareem, Magic, Bird, Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, Hakeem, Dr J, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetoukuompo, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant which he is not
LeBron belongs on Top 25 players of all time. no matter what he accomplishes, *his weaknesses and failures on the court simply drag him below other PROVEN winners who at least hustle on defense and dont "walk up" the court
Jordan was better offensively, SIGNIFICANTLY better defensively, better in the playoffs, SIGNIFICANTLY better in clutch situations and also SIGNIFICANTLY better in the finals going 6-0 and never even playing in a game 7 while Lebron is 4-6 and will obviously never make it back again. What the hell else is there? The only possible basketball skills you could ever argue that Lebron is probably equal with Jordan are assists and rebounds and the difference between them is 2 and 1 respectively. That's literally it…..nothing else is really close.
He’s not even top 5.
Mj tell Steve Kerr to be ready, means MJ wasn’t afraid of the moment. “Because you didn’t her Bron tell his teammates be ready), Bron is afraid of the moment? Makes no sense
So jordan is allowed to pass when 3 guys are in him. But Bron can’t?
When Bron drives it, he will either make shot or get fouled? So how come there was no foul call in Boston? He didn’t get a foul call when Ibaka broke his nose either. Stop with the lied
Jordan = 6 year winner 9 year loser where he wasn't even competitive. Y'all just blinded by the marketing hype. Jordan was right place right time. Jordan is overrated AF.
Rich Paul is someone that was 100% fabricated by LeBron just for being his most loyal sycophant. Dude ain't worth the dump I took this morning, a lowly vermin just like Lebron and his fabricated loser career. Scum of the earth.
Poor LePussy James my three videos taken by Mr Jordan illegally turned one into a goat and the other one LePussy James
Keep holding on to the queen like a junkie to a needle
I find it funny how ppl are insulted that someone thought saying Lebron was #2, when they are equally insulted when he implied MJ is is not #1. Both sides are basically doing the same thing.
Magic was close to LeBron… actually better than him
He's legitimately not even in the top 10.
Wilt
Bill Russell
MJ
Kobe
Bird
Duncan
Dirk
Magic
Karl Malone
Kareem
AI
TMac
DWade
Shaq
Steph
Klay
KD
even Charles Barkley would make lebron look like a cheerleader.
Lebron is barely in the top 20.
how tf is lecramps better than tim duncan? old man duncan son'd prime lewoke in the finals. twice.
skipping college and taking 20 years to surpass kareem's point total is NOT an achievement.
I thought all LBJ has is only "longivity", but after checking the stats, there are several players played longer than LBJ. So what else he has? All time score leader? But if you average out, then he is not that great at all. And if you count in FG% FT% & 4thQtr performance, he is not even considered as a great player. How many games LBJ played like he had given up the game in or before 4th qtr? And how many games you have seen other legends turned things around in 4th qtr and won the game? The GOAT debate is a joke.
Rich has exposed his down low love.
“You need independent thinkers who aren’t buddies with people” -Rob Parker
As if Stephen A. Smith isn’t buddies with Jordan.
Now the truth is Paul didn’t walk up to SAS and say it’s disrespectful to call LeBron #2 after Jordan. SAS put that on the table and it’s a bait question. SAS knows what he’s doing. And y’all all fell for it. What else is Paul going to say when challenged in the middle of a debate, everyone keeps raising the ante.
Rob Parker always has negative remarks and comments about LeBron but is always reporting on LeBron. Rob is WWE like Skip Bayless. I’ll be glad when this old guard of reporters is off the air. You can lien who you like but the whole thing where no matter what the athlete does you put a negative spin on it is corny and over done.
LeFraud Blames. This nickname defines his career and personality
LeBron is not above MJ or even Wilt Chamberlin.. PERIOD.
JORDAN,MAGIC,BIRD ,KOBE ,ROBERTSON,DR J,KAREEM,MALONE,BARKLEY,PIPPEN,EWING,DUNCAN,SHAQ,I GOT BRON AT THE END OF THIS LIST
I am a longtime Jordan fan, AND, a longtime James fan, as well. I consider Jordan the best all-around player I've ever seen. Yet, James is my 2nd all time favorite player. Abdul-Jabbar is my #1. I base that one the ability to play the game, in all facets. Titles are TEAM accomplishments. Many truly great players, some of whom many fans would put in the so-called G.O.A.T. conversation,because of their ability to play the game, never won titles. Decades ago, titles didn't really figure in to a debate about an individual's greatness. The media drove that point, and, now, many, if not most folks, consider that part of someone's legacy.
All said, I've always considered, and, still consider, the debate somewhat stupid. Not even interesting anymore.
I don't agree with Paul that Stephen A. having Lebron as #2 all-time is insulting;SA , professional that he is, is just another member of a LONG list of people…millions…who have an opinion on the subject. And, I take none of it, or the various opinions, seriously.
Jordan23 the one true mountain goat went to 6 champ fights and walked out with 6 chips. Pretend goat lebron went to 10 and walked out with 4 chips. What, youre giving participation trophies to pretend goat lebron? And kobe8 and duncan21 both have 5 chips each. We are not yet considering any of the greats before 1984. So who the hell is this lebron snowflake pretender? Mabuhay!
Lebron will never be the GOAT due to the following reasons:
-Jumping ship 3 times to team up with multiple all stars
-Losing 6 finals including the biggest choke job in Finals history again Dallas, 2x sweeps & losing by a record Finals margin to the Spurs
-Proclaiming himself to be the GOAT
-He is a pathetic free throw shooter. He is going into season 21 & he’s a 73.5% free throw shooter for his career
-The constant flopping and crying to the refs
-Excuses and trying to change the narrative when he loses (either by him, his inner circle, media or fans)
Stephen A just puts him at 2 to make a point, u think he'd actually put the loser above kareem, kobe, magic, bird, duncan etc Hell No!
Steven A. First had Labron at #4, then he got push back from Labrons people then moved him up to #2, so he looses credibility also
His free throw shooting is a liability, Jordan would bury free throws never afraid
Rich Paul, your boy LeBaby lost 6 championships out of 10!!!!