After the comments made by Carmelo Anthony regarding the value of the Olympic gold compared to the Larry O’Brien trophy, a Team USA mate followed suit in echoing similar sentiments.
In a recent interview with ESPN’s Marc Stein and Marc Schwarz, Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan sounded off on how he sees the gold medal as against an NBA title.
I think they’re above NBA rings. I may get in trouble for saying that, but I believe that. I feel like this is more special. You’re not just playing teams in the U.S. You’re playing teams from all over the world. And this is even more special because there’s an NBA champion crowned every year, but this is every four years.
You’ve got to really think about that, man, because it’s extremely special.
In terms of magnitude, an Olympic gold trumps the NBA title. But DeAndre Jordan is an NBA player more than an Olympian.
As he mentioned, the summer games are only played once every four years, and NBA stars don’t even participate in that many Olympics. People watch them six or eight months every year, so they are more remembered for what they do as professionals.
His comments are sure to attract criticisms, but Jordan doesn’t need the distraction. He knows better to simply focus on the task at hand, which is winning the gold, and then get back to training with the Clippers.
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