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Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala gave his take on two popular debates, putting Michael Jordan above LeBron James as the greatest of all time, and the 1996 Chicago Bulls over his own Warriors as the best team ever, according to Forbes associate editor Alex Konrad. Iguodala was attending the 2018 Cloud 100 event put […]

There is one question that has been presented to almost every NBA commentator, pundit, and player for several years now: LeBron James or Michael Jordan? Hall of Famer Ray Allen has weighed in on the debate and made it clear which camp he sides with: This question has caused heated debate and will continue to do so. […]

Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon recently conducted his own basketball camp, only weeks before the start of training camp. But the newly signed franchise player could not avoid some of his campers’ curiosity, asking him for his favorite player. Answering didn’t keep him from imagining his ideal create-a-player, rolling three of his idols into one […]

Six-time All-Star and four-time champion Tony Parker accepted a two-year deal worth $10 million to join the Charlotte Hornets in July, leaving a 17-year career with the San Antonio Spurs in his wake. Why would Parker, a beloved member of the Spurs organization for such a long time, pack up and leave? It seems the […]

While NBA legend Michael Jordan is widely considered as a local hero for the city, at least one Chicago native has a certain disdain towards the five-time Most Valuable Player winner. This isn’t just any Chicagoan, as this hater comes in the form of Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper. Chance jumped on the […]

Widely regarded as one the best, if not the best, shooters of all-time, newly-inducted Hall of Famer Ray Allen was actually quite the high flyer during his younger years. This is why it comes as no surprise that during his acceptance speech, he credited the great Michael Jordan as being one of the biggest influences […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson took to Twitter to express his admiration for Grant Hill, invoking the names of some of the best players to ever lace them up in comparison to the new Hall of Famer. “If it wasn’t for an injury while playing in the NBA, Grant Hill would have gone down […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is slowly closing in on the title of being the Greatest of All Time. Then again, according to a recent survey conducted by CBS Sports, the race is actually not as close as some would presume. As it turns out, Jordan blew James out of the water by accumulating […]

What do the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant have in common with all-time greats Bob McAdoo, Bernard King, Moses Malone, Karl Malone, George Gervin, Adrian Dantley, Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Michael Jordan? According to basketball-reference.com, they are the only 12 players in NBA history to average more than 30 […]

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is part of at least two exclusive clubs, either of which most people would not make it to even if they’re given ten more tries at life. Aside from being a basketball Hall of Famer, the former Chicago Bulls shooting guard is also part of the world’s billion-dollar group of […]

Lou Williams of the L.A. Clippers is the greatest player of all time and there’s a very simple explanation for that claim. On his Instagram account, Williams, a two-time winner of the Sixth Man of the Year award said that his kids have no idea who NBA legend Michael Jordan is. So for them, their […]

Lance Stephenson of the Los Angeles Lakers posted a photo with NBA legends Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan. Check out the photo below as posted on his own Instagram account. As observed, three of the greatest players of all time are looking at Stephenson as he pumps himself up. https://www.instagram.com/p/BmuTC55lyUu/ The photo was […]

Mychal Thompson, the father of Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson, has recently quelled the rumors pertaining to his son’s imminent exit from the Bay Area. According to Mychal, unlike the 1990’s Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls, the Warriors will not be breaking up anytime soon. Klay will see his current deal expire after next season, […]

As much as he was a rugged defender when he was still playing for the Indiana Pacers, Jalen Rose has built a reputation of being boldly honest as a basketball analyst. When Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey stated that LeBron James is the best ever to play the game of basketball, Rose begged to […]

Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker has become a household name in the NBA. The lightning-fast point guard has been selected as an All-Star for two consecutive years already. SB Nation’s Kristian Winfield sat down with Walker at the recent NBPA camp as the latter talked about his best lineup of all time. Kemba Walker’s all-time […]

Fox Sports 1 personality Skip Bayless isn’t forgetting the good ole’ days so fast, and if he didn’t make it known throughout the last 15 years — he will never put Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on the same pedestal as the great Michael Jordan. The known sports debater took to Twitter to reflect […]

Once upon a time, an 18-year-old Dirk Nowitzki dropped 52 points against a team comprised of Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, and Scottie Pippen. The game happened in 1997 — back when YouTube and other modern forms file sharing and recording were nonexistent. Patrick Cassidy of UPROXX was on a mission of unearthing a video recording of the […]

How quickly people forget the greatness of Scottie Pippen. Forever living in the shadow that was Michael Jordan, people are quick to forget that Pippen himself also had game winners, MVP-caliber seasons and First-Team All-Defense selections. It has also slipped people’s minds that Pippen could absolutely throw it down just as well as Jordan could. […]

Basketball fan or not, when you hear the name Jordan it normally resonates with the legendary basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. He’s a 14 time All-star, 11 time All-NBA, 6 time NBA Champion, 5 time MVP, and the list goes on. His career is truly an impressive basketball resume of epic proportions. Clyde “the […]

New Toronto Raptors forward Danny Green shared his top-five players from his alma mater, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — place in which he spent four season before declaring for the NBA Draft in 2009. The now-veteran sharpshooter traded thoughts with BIG3 voice Michael Rapaport on the matter, ultimately coming up with […]

NBA athletes are often lauded for their on-court exploits, but their offseason efforts are often just as impressive, if not more. This hasn’t been any more clear than it was last month when LeBron James opened up his I Promise School, giving 300 kids in his hometown of Akron an opportunity to defeat the odds […]

Michael Jordan has been criticized throughout his NBA career and time as an owner for not using his voice to raise more awareness to important things other than basketball. Matt Barnes, a former NBA journeyman, dared Jordan to make a big statement for once following president Donald Trump’s controversial tweet about LeBron James. In an Instagram […]

A recent feud between the Portland Trail Blazers’ C.J. McCollum and the Golden State Warriors Kevin Durant became a hot topic last week. After Durant appeared as a guest in McCollum’s podcast, “Pull Up with CJ McCollum,” the Blazers guard appeared to take a shot at the Warriors forward regarding his decision to join a […]

NBA legend Michael Jordan has released a statement following President Donald Trump’s tirade against Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, which included 45 (as in the leader of the free world) saying he’s an MJ fan. Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan’s official statement, via spokesperson, in wake of Donald Trump tweet referencing him and LeBron […]

LaVar Ball recently made his way to Chicago to take part in the Junior Basketball Association’s (JBA) All-Star Game. Upon setting his eyes on Michael Jordan’s honorary statue at the United Center, Ball could not help but rekindle an old flame involving himself and the Chicago Bulls legend. Sports Illustrated shared this unusually amusing — […]

Normally, I would advise against getting a meme as a tattoo. The average lifespan of a meme is far too short to make a lifelong commitment to it. Even the best memes only have enough staying power for a couple weeks. Rarely, a meme can hang around longer than a month. But the Crying Jordan […]

The title of “Greatest of All Time” in the NBA has been the subject of debate among the media and its fans for the past few years. In the middle of the discussion is LeBron James, the 15-year veteran and the newest superstar recruit of the Los Angeles Lakers. Ever since he started racking up […]

Michael Jordan is out and about this summer. At present, he is on a lavish vacation in Italy, living the life, smoking cigars and walking the pebbled streets of Positano with a pair of unreleased (they are not for commercial sale) Jordan sneakers. We now know this because there’s nothing that is out of reach […]

It’s been 25 years since Michael Jordan’s father James Jordan was murdered in North Carolina and suddenly the case is back in the spotlight. Daniel Green and Larry Demery were both given life sentences for their roles in the murder, but Green and his defense team are hoping some new evidence will make a superior court […]

The highest rating in NBA 2K19 is 99 and that has been saved for only one guy this year, former Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan. There’s only one 99 in the game and that’s 95-96 Michael Jordan. Don’t @ me bro https://t.co/Sb7Ga3iDpL — Ronnie 2K 2K24 (@Ronnie2K) July 19, 2018 The popular game is bringing […]

This wasn’t the team that anyone had envisioned when the Los Angeles Lakers signed LeBron James to a four-year, $153.3 million contract. From the Miami Heat to his return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, James was always surrounded by shooters everywhere especially from the guard positions. Alas, the Lakers didn’t receive the memo and appear to […]

Since he’s a former teammate of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving was recently asked if he thought the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar is better than Michael Jordan. Not exactly shocking that the Boston Celtics guard would be put in that position, but he’s been put in similar no-win situations before. Nevertheless, Irving told Hot 97 (via Yahoo Sports): […]

Zion Williamson will be a freshman at Duke this Fall and he’s already emulating one specific ACC legend. A video of Williamson re-enacting Michael Jordan’s iconic free throw line dunk was posted to ballislife.com’s Twitter account. Zion Williamson from the FREETHROW line.. EASY! 👀👀 @ZionW32 pic.twitter.com/V7LnIZ9Dos — Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) June 28, 2018 Williamson doesn’t necessarily […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving was asked to talk on the MVP debate during an interview with Hot 97 Radio, as former teammate LeBron James, New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis, and eventual Most Valuable Player James Harden competed for the coveted award. Host Ebro took it a step further, asking him if James has […]

A Redditor went to the statistic sheets to prove why Michael Jordan may be the more complete player than LeBron James. In a Reddit post, the user — whose account is already deleted — said: Jordan had eight seasons averaging more steals than LeBron’s career high, three seasons averaging more blocks than LeBron’s career high, […]

The 2018 NBA draft was held on Thursday night. Future 15-year veterans, NBA All-Stars, NBA Champions, and maybe even Hall of Famers crossed the stage. Please remember their names: DeAndre Ayton, Marvin Bagley, Luka Doncic, Trae Young, Mo Bamba, Collin Sexton, Mikal Bridges, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Michael Porter Jr, these players will shape the NBA landscape […]

It is the 20th anniversary of Michael Jordan’s historic shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. It is the one in which Utah Jazz fans believe Jordan shoved Byron Russell to the side, but the same game that put a cherry on top of His Airness’ stay with the Chicago Bulls. Despite being two decades […]

While the NBA was hoping to remind its fans about the 20th anniversary of Michael Jordan’s historic shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Utah Jazz have surely not forgotten. In an image that was considered as “The Last Shot” after his second retirement from the game, Jordan buried a mid-range jumper at […]

While the basketball world has been on the annual frenzy for the title of Greatest of All-Time, an eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals made a case for LeBron James to reach those heights while getting his sixth loss in nine tries hurt that case; this being the second time he’s been swept out […]