MICHAEL JORDAN THE GOAT 🐐 Stephen A.’s TOP 5 reasons why MJ still reigns | First Take

Stephen A. Smith reveals on First Take his argues with Shannon Sharpe his top 5 reasons why Michael Jordan is the GOAT following LeBron James’ playoffs elimination with the Los Angeles Lakers after falling 4-1 in the 2024 NBA Playoffs.

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yeah yeah yeah what’s up everybody I got
an A List and I’mma be cool and calm and
Collective because guess what you know
what on my show the Stephen A Smith show
the other day you know my little nephew
that knucklehead my little nephew Josh
actually came on my show and said he
agreed with SH Shay over there that
LeBron James is the goat now I know this
man is one of the top three players in
the history of basketball but I was so
appalled that my level of knowledge and
understanding and expertise didn’t TR
and send down to my brethren like my
little nephew I almost was ready to
disown him but I’m going to dedicate
this A-list to that damn man right over
there Shannon sharp okay because I am
tired of this argument I need to put it
to an end once and for all don’t worry
about his iPad don’t worry about his
clipboard or nothing I aist the top five
reasons why Michael Jordan is the goat
give me number five please right here
please bam the Jordan brand chanon Shar
alive and well did you know that the man
is 61 years of age Shannon did you know
that he don’t turn 62 until February in
his 60s the Jordan brand is still
topnotch okay by the way Michael Jordan
I need a couple of warm-up suits all
right man I ain’t got you got some stuff
in my siid but I need you to help a
brother out I need a couple of
sweatsuits in that regard but the Jordan
brand alive and well led by the great
Michael Jordan and that wonderful part
that wonderful person Esty girl I love
good to see you girl down Ed Brand
number five on the list I just threw
that out there just to shut you up from
the start okay let’s go to number four
on the list please give it to me right
now give it to me right now give it to
me damn it don’t make me wait Killer
Instinct you see Shannon sha what LeBron
James developed over the years what it
took Pat Riley to show him those rings
and D way to show them those Rings What
it Took the stimulus package that the
NBA gave them when they spended green so
Cleveland could come back from the 3-1
deficit when they what what what he
ultimately developed over the years
Jordan came into the league with an
assassin remember when he dropped 63 on
Boston at Boston Garden and Larry Bird
called them God in gym shorts that’s
what he said God in gym shorts I mean
this brother went religion because of
Michael Jordan this is what we found out
about Larry Bird this is what I’m
talking about here career 30o per game
scor 10 times leading the league in
scoring with the scoring title this is
what Michael Jordan did this is Michael
Jordan this is what we talking about
right here okay cuz I’m trying to help
you out Shannon I’m trying to help you
out let’s go to number three on the list
please give it to me right now conquered
Nemesis you see Isaiah in the Detroit
Pistons beat up on Michael Jordan in the
Chicago bus for years who did Michael
Jordan beat to finally get to the finals
it was them when he went into the finals
I know that magic was older and blot
devach and all of that stuff okay that’s
fine that’s your first title remember
when they were comparing him to Clyde
Drexler and he had to take Clyde Drexler
out in the Portland Trail Place remember
when they were talking about Charles
Barkley and Phoenix and then ultimately
Dan Marley and Kevin Johnson who
ultimately became the mayor of
Sacramento for crying out loud cuz Kevin
Johnson was big time it didn’t stop
Michael Jordan from being Michael Jordan
six finals six MVPs that’s what he
brought to the table and then after
retiring and coming back he beat Cole
Malone and John Stockton twice and Gary
Payton and Shan km not Sean Clump Sean
km that’s what he did that’s number
three and list give me number two please
give it to me right now give it to me
staying power you see he a have to go to
Miami he a have to go to Cleveland he
didn’t have to go to La he didn’t have
to contemplate golden the Golden State
he didn’t have to sit up there and
recruit dudes to come what he did was
they built from within they built from
within that’s what they did okay and
Scotty pipp helped SK you remember that
migrain headache that Scotty P all of a
sudden he got rid of that Harris Grant
balling all of these cats BJ Armstrong
and Steve cerr and John Paxton The Big
Three you talk Luke Longley and Scott
Williams and really with this Michael
Jordan we talking about here okay now
LeBron ain’t had a nemesis because the
league changed got a little softer your
definition of a nemeses was Roy hibbit
and Paul George in those boys just come
on now that’s number two on the list
give me number one please give me number
one right
now man I told you about breaking that
up
unbeaten ladies and gentlemen he don’t
have six finals losses he got six finals
wins okay wins all right by the way not
only does he have six finals wins he
don’t have a loss in the NBA Finals 6
and0 six n NBA Finals MVPs oh by the way
not one of those games reached the game
seven not one 10 scoring titles nine
times all NBA Defensive first team oh by
the way does LeBron James have a
defensive play of the Year award no you
rob you was a part of that you was a
part of that he got does he have an MVP
award he doesn’t have an MVP award on
the def all NBA Defensive Team all right
Defensive Player of the Year award he
you know what prior to
MJ they got there were guys that had
shoe deals but once the guys retired the
shoe deal went away that’s right he was
the guy MH that the shoe got bigger once
he stopped playing give that to Michael
Jordan the LeBron James lifetime deal
the Steph Curry lifetime deal the Kevin
Durant lifetime deal all was was birth
with Michael Jordan I’ll give you
that I’ll give credit where it’s due
okay he made it’s more this is not this
is not a a a a sneaker this is not a gym
sh brand
no it’s a
lifestyle Jordan you wear it with a tuck
seat and you see people wearing Jordans
to event that’s right that’s right I’ll
give him that that’s I could have put
that number one but I didn’t want it to
completely that’s what you should have
put number one the Killer Instinct okay
I’ll give you that Jordan came into the
leag you giving me four five or four no
I’m I’m I’m say the Killer Instinct a
lot of this here’s the thing Stephen A
the man was cut from his high school
team he developed that and High School
where LeBron was a prodigy from the age
of four so you de Abby now I you I just
I just say what happened he had no
choice you can you imagine LeBron ain’t
never been cut from anything okay go
ahead keep going the man was 3 years old
playing junior varsity keep going that’s
what he did keep going okay conquer
Nemesis really really really really the
bad boy Pistons what’s wrong with that
they were old excuse me they were good
enough to get to the Conference Finals
when Jordan took them out guess what
they had been to the NBA finals every
year since they W they won three they
they went to three in a row they won two
in a row and they would have went to a
fourth if it wasn’t for Jordan and they
probably and they would have beat the
Lakers with magic and and D the lake the
the Pistons would have three peated if
it wasn’t for Jordan don’t give me age
they would have threee age what was a
part of it would they have three if it’s
not if it’s not a part of it why did
they break the Bulls up because they set
of age right because I’m just say just
say Okay conquer this Nemesis really I’m
looking at these I got five four and
three look at hold on Clyde Drexler the
one Hall of Fame LeBron James has never
gone up against a guy in the NBA Finals
one time Jimmy Butler but you look at
four hall of famers on Golden State
three twice on Golden State four on San
Antonio so I just want you to tell me
this that explains the six loss I want
you to tell me this okay Jordan he would
if gu okay Magic Johnson and uh James
Worthy yes sir are they comparable to
Kevin Durant Steph Curry clay no he
could he went get them twice I got you
okay what about what about Steph get the
Lakers once bro once once the Lakers
once saying yes he only went to get the
Lakers now he went against he went
against the Seattle Super sun with Gary
pton Gary pton and Sean Kemp Sean km was
big time he ain’t in no Hall of Fame
okay did you watch did you watch the I I
watch the man I watch the man I watchig
a question let me ask you a question of
all these guys up
here I’m going name my top five guys
let’s just say it’s Kevin Durant Steph
Curry fair enough uh what um Tim Duncan
fair enough D nisy fair
enough fair enough I’m trying to figure
out what what your guys ranking with
those all these Hall of Fame guys keep
keep going cuz I want you to get to the
top two stay in power yes sir I can just
imagine LeBron 39 years of age if he
take two years off and fresh yo got
ducked you remember he took off ducked
he duck you’re accusing Jordan of ducked
I’m just I don’t know what he was doing
I don’t know what he was doing I don’t
know what he was doing but my guy stayed
you talking about stay in power 21
straight years 20 State 20 straight
allstar game appearances starts when was
the last time LeBron James didn’t make
it all let me ask you this question if
you want to bring that up how come you
don’t bring Kareem ABD Jabar into the
equation when he was in the league for
20 years when he got six titles six MVPs
you know all all leading scorer in NBA
history at the time Kar D Jabar did all
of that how come you don’t bring up him
reclaiming my time reclaiming my time
reclaiming my time now unbeaten in the
NBA Finals John hav is unbeaten in the
NBA Finals he’s eight and0 have the same
number Allstar appearances same number
all NBA teams right is that what we
doing so that is it about Rings now it’s
about R now see when I say about LeBron
win Rings y’all say it’s a
team but when the Jordan Jordan want all
them by himself no we ain’t saying
Jordan W all of them by himself what
we’re saying is is that LeBron went and
sought help got it and won Jordan didn’t
have to do that and Jordan LED Jordan
LED Jordan also infused a certain
culture Jordan was undefeated in NBA
Finals appearances he was MVP each each
NBA Finals he was a 10 he was a 10 time
scoring champion he was a n time I’m
just saying listen at the end of the day
I’m telling you why Jordan number one
hey LeBron James leav his team in assist
every year LeBron who let the team in
assist to rebound LeBron I mean George
never do that you need to do that when
you don’t have the confidence in
yourself to be able to score what you be
able to score ear on Le want
go all time n history ahead got aage 30
my guy just played played long my guy
could play that long he had better life
got the
brers can you help me out here then I’ll
go I need your grade I need your
grade he already conceded 54 and three
you first of all this should be number
one go ahead should be
number that cuz that’s what it’s about
cuz you can’t get past this you can’t
see anything but this okay the logo
what’s the grade man what’s the
grade I might not necessarily agree with
the
order but I give you a minus
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