Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf was a huge part of the recently concluded “The Last Dance” docuseries. The 84-year-old billionaire provided a ton of valuable insight with regards to the NBA journey of not only his team, but that of the great Michael Jordan as well.
There's no denying that Reinsdorf was and continues to be one of Jordan's biggest fans, even if they may disagree a bit on how the Bulls' dynasty ended. For his part, Reinsdorf has quite a strong opinion about the Michael Jordan-LeBron James comparison. According to Reinsdorf, this just doesn't make any sense:
“This is history. It makes for fascinating stuff,” Reinsdorf said, via K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago. “And ‘The Last Dance’ obviously should establish in the mind of any person with normal eyesight that Michael was beyond a doubt the greatest of all-time. In my mind, anytime anybody wants to talk to me about comparing Michael to LeBron (James), I’m going to tell them to please don’t waste my time.”
While they have their disagreements in “The Last Dance,” it comes as no surprise that Reinsdorf is siding with his former employee in this debate. However, it's interesting that the Bulls owner just totally blasted the idea of Jordan and LeBron being compared. Reinsdorf thinks it's just “not even close” between the two legends:
“I’m really pleased it showed how great Michael was to people who hadn’t seen him play,” Reinsdorf said. “I’m truly tired of people trying to compare LeBron to Michael when it’s not even close. They should try to compare LeBron with Oscar Robertson or Magic Johnson. Michael was so head and shoulders over everybody, and that really came out in this documentary. He was a phenomenon. We may never see another like him.”
Reinsdorf does an excellent job talking up his former superstar. It feels as if he's trying to sell us something — and succeeding at it, honestly.
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