“I hear about celebrities buying teams, and they’ve got, you know, wild emotional swings, that’s not LeBron” - NBA analyst says LeBron James will be a better owner than Michael Jordan, calls him "calculated" and "measured"
“I crossed him up, and I remember, I was like gigged about that and we lost the game” - Grant Hill says he wanted to go at Michael Jordan, says Jordan was always good to him
“We’re going to have call this Jordan the WOAT, the worst of all time, because he is” - Skip Bayless criticizes Michael Jordan’s ownership record, says he’s clearly proven to be the worst operator of a NBA franchise
"Have Draymond go back and look at what the Pistons did to Jordan" - Dan Patrick vehemently disagrees with Draymond Green's comments on physicality in the '80s and '90s NBA
"He was able to dominate and defer at times but never questioned was he the dominant force for his team" - Marcellus Wiley says Michael Jordan was more dominant than Steph Curry
“Michael Jordan with the Pistons, they allowed that to happen… They would never let you beat up the ‘Greek Freak’” - Dan Patrick on Draymond Green’s comments, believes he got it wrong on some aspects
“Michael Jordan didn’t complain to the officials? Larry Bird didn’t complain?” - JJ Redick fires back at NBA analyst, says the nostalgia towards the '80s and '90s at the expense of the current generation is annoying
“The thought of Mike D’Antoni opening up Pandora’s box for LaMelo Ball gets me really excited” - NBA analyst on Mike D’Antoni’s meeting with Michael Jordan, says he’ll get the “popcorn ready”
Nick Wright says we don’t have to mythologize everything about Michael Jordan : “Throughout NBA history there are these amazing feats of athleticism, and then a couple basic a** Jordan plays”
"His drive to be great was like one of a kind" - Former MLB All-Star in awe of Michael Jordan's work ethic during their time together in the minor leagues, calls MJ the ‘Black Cat’
“Green is not Bird, Magic, Jordan… But Draymond Green is one of the two or three most identifiable players in the NBA Finals” - Doug Gottlieb says it’s harder for Draymond to foul out compared to a Payton Pritchard
“When I went to practice, I saw Sam Perkins, Brad Daugherty and Michael Jordan ... I can’t be thinking they’re better than me” - Kenny "The Jet" Smith on his decision to play for North Carolina
“Mike gets a lot of credit for his quotes.… It’s all plagiarism, it’s just he just adds expletives” - Kenny "The Jet" Smith says Michael Jordan stole all his famous quotes from Dean Smith
“It’s like you have you a beautiful wife, and you take it for granted” - Kenny "The Jet" Smith says he never thought Michael Jordan would be the greatest
“He’s one of the only players ever that would beat Michael Jordan in a game of one-on-one” - Colin Cowherd praises Kevin Durant, says he’s an incredible shot maker
“LeBron’s not like that, KD? No, nobody he’s the only one” - Kenny "The Jet" Smith says Michael Jordan is the only player who could turn his weaknesses into his strengths, says he couldn’t handle the rock in college
Exclusive: "Never let myself get too big-headed on that front; That's how I live my life" - Steph Curry opens up on journey to becoming one of the best in the game, his college coach narrates Curry's youth
"Part of greatness is longevity!" - Richard Jefferson cites Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and LeBron James' greatness as athletes, criticizes NBA's "coddling" of players and idea of a shorter season
“Jordan as mentally tough a clutch superstar as I ever witnessed, versus LeBron who can be on occasion the mentally weakest” - Skip Bayless believes LeBron James will only beat Michael Jordan in longevity records
“My handles right? You was talking about my handles” - Kenny "The Jet" Smith recalls a story of Michael Jordan’s competitiveness after being trolled for his handles
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