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Pippen Thinks LeBron Might Be the Greatest Ever, Not Jordan
Former NBA Player Makes Controversial Statement
"Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to play the game," the Hall of Famer said on ESPN Radio. "But I may go as far as to say LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game because he is so potent offensively that not only can he score at will but he keeps everybody involved.
"You have to be on your P's and Q's on defense. No guy on the basketball court is a threat to score with LeBron James out there. Not only will LeBron dominate from the offensive end as well, but he's also doing it on the defensive end, which really makes him the complete package. He's able to get in those passing lanes, shoot those gaps and create transition opportunities where he is pretty much unstoppable."
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Horace Grant, who won three titles with Jordan and the Bulls from 1991 to 1993, was surprised by Pippen's comment and said that he totally disagrees.
"Pip is my man, and we will always be close but I totally disagree," said Grant on Friday. "LeBron is going to be one of the top players to ever play the game. But Michael Jeffrey Jordan, who we bumped heads with at times, is I think in my era, the best who ever played the game.
"I'm kind of at a loss for words because Michael Jordan ... when you win numerous MVPs and you've taken the team to six championships -- and probably could have been eight if he didn't retire those two years -- and MVPs in the playoffs ... and he made us better.
"Believe me, he made myself, Scottie, B.J. [Armstrong], even Bill Cartwright who I love, he made us better players. He gave us that confidence. But first we had to earn his trust. And once we earned his trust you saw championship after championship."
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Pippen, who won 6 NBA Finals rings while playing for the Bulls with Jordan, tweeted the following message on Friday: "For all of you that don't know, I played the game you keep watching and cheering."
Not long after, he sent out another tweet that seemed to have him backpedaling just a bit.
"Don't get me wrong," wrote Pippen. "MJ was and is the greatest. But LeBron could by all means get to his level someday."
(Sources: ESPN.com)
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