LeBron James is widely seen as one of the best two best players in NBA history.
That said, a lot of people feel strongly that James will never be as great as six-time NBA Champion Michael Jordan. And former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury is one of them.
Via Marbury’s post on X: “Shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath as MJ.”
Shouldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath as MJ.
His post comes just days after he also disagreed with James winning the Men’s Basketball Olympics MVP.
Marbury wrote (in a deleted post on Instagram):
“They gave the MVP to the wrong player. Maybe they called out the wrong name by accident. I think we need to try to rewind ⏪ the moment when @stephencurry30 displayed himself as the best shooter who ever touched the ball.
“In international ball, if you can’t shoot, you can’t have the ball at the end of the game. I get LeBron is the King to many, but let me say this: when you give him what he doesn’t deserve, you basically say that because of what he’s done, he should receive such a high honor on the biggest stage. No, he didn’t earn it this time.”
Marbury is arguably a Hall of Famer for his NBA (and overseas) career.
He made two NBA All-Star Games with the New Jersey Nets and Phoenix Suns.
His career averages were 19.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 32.5% from the three-point range in 846 games.
