Detroit Pistons icon Rasheed Wallace found himself on the receiving end of social media mockery after his rather shocking take on Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.
In a recent appearance on the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast, Wallace claimed LeBron wouldn't be as successful as he is today if he played in his era. While he didn't call the Lakers star “soft,” he also admitted that James wouldn't have been the beast he is today back then.
“He probably would’ve done good with his physical stature, with him being bigger than the majority of the rest of the players. So he probably would’ve held his own, but I don’t think he would be as successful as he is now. It’s a whole different era back then. I couldn’t necessarily say that he would’ve been a beast but I think he would’ve held his own,” Wallace said.
Of course, everyone knows what Rasheed Wallace is saying. After all, he still played in a time when physicality in the NBA was at an all-time high and height mattered more than anything else with the popularity of post-up plays.
However, Wallace might have forgotten that LeBron James actually played in the better part of his “era.” Sheed was in the NBA from 1995 to 2013, while LeBron was drafted in the league in 2003.
In fact, he dominated Wallace's Pistons at one point, scoring 48 points in Game 5 of the 2007 Eastern Conference finals.
Fans were quick to remind Wallace of that after his take on the Lakers forward.
Rasheed Wallace: LeBron wouldn’t last in my era
LeBron in Rasheed Wallace’s Era (96-13):
4 MVPS
2 NBA championships
2 Finals MVPs
9x All NBA pic.twitter.com/pyKFRZyLQG— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) September 7, 2021
https://twitter.com/_JasonLT/status/1435289395507073027
https://twitter.com/mightbe__simba/status/1435247085004099593
Brilliant take. The most physically gifted basketball player of all-time would get worse when the rest of the league backtracks. Not only that, but LeBron won 4 MVP’s during Rasheed Wallace’s career. I love Sheed — this take is worse than Chicago style pizza. https://t.co/9hdTFbeqQR
— Gary Sheffield Jr. (@GarysheffieldJr) September 7, 2021
LeBron has yet to react to the remarks made by Wallace, but it doesn't look like he needs to with fans and experts alike reminding the one-time NBA champion how the Lakers leader dominated the NBA during his younger years–when the league was still governed by big men and tough defenders.
https://twitter.com/steventurous/status/1435281200185106433
Rasheed Wallace 1995-2013
Lebron James 2003-PresentYeah, I'm sure Lebron would've STRUGGLED in those 8 seasons before he entered the league. "Sheed's Era" https://t.co/tdteG33rnG
— Nick Angstadt (@NickVanExit) September 7, 2021
LeBron won four MVPs during Rasheed Wallace's career. https://t.co/DY3JLBT08P
— Danny Cunningham (@RealDCunningham) September 7, 2021
Rasheed Wallace literally made two all star teams AFTER LeBron debuted. He played 49.1% of his career games with LeBron in the league? https://t.co/V2DB9zpjuL
— Lake Show Life (@TheLakeShowLife) September 7, 2021
Rasheed Wallace, you and LeBron played in the same era! You faced each other FIFTY-ONE times! Here's how he did against you in the regular season: pic.twitter.com/cNY9A7fW3J
— Jonathan Reidenouer (@JReidenouer) September 7, 2021
Rasheed Wallace was in the NBA during LeBron James’ only scoring title (2008) and highest PPG season (30 PPG) https://t.co/ENrSMMzc2V
— Josh Toussaint (@josh2saint) September 7, 2021
Rasheed Wallace retired in 2013
LeBron was drafted in 2003
LeBron played more than half his career at the same time as Rasheed Wallace.
Make this "my era" thing make sense https://t.co/1vbsO51KBa
— BlackVoice4u (@BlackVoice4u) September 7, 2021
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