“He saw what Michael did after basketball, he saw what Magic was did after basketball, he saw what Shaq was able to do” - Shannon Sharpe says LeBron James is the “Billy GOAT,” says he’s proud of him
“He made every shot known to man.… It was Jordan making big plays” - Chris "Mad Dog" Russo says Michael Jordan was the offense for the Bulls and the triangle offense is incredibly overrated
Video: Michael Jordan pulls out the iconic 'shrug' gesture against Portland Trail Blazers in NBA Finals in the midst of a 35-point first half, 30 years ago today
"Like Michael would kill his family to win; Kobe... same deal" - David Kaplan believes Zach LaVine lacks Michael Jordan's to mentality to be worth a max deal
“He was so phenomenal that the NBA marketed the individual, the audience gravitated towards the individual” - Stephen A. Smith believes Michael Jordan changed the game for the worse
"A good deal of people don’t put him in that LeBron, KD, Michael, Kobe, Hakeem level, guys that won multiple championships" - Ric Bucher believes Steph Curry needs to win Finals MVP to cement his status as an all-time great
“Michael Jordan never won before Pippen, and he didn’t win after Pippen” - Colin Cowherd praises Steph Curry for being all about winning, says he doesn’t get the shade thrown towards Steph
“I always had MJ posters and Jordans” - Houston Rockets guard says Michael Jordan was his favorite player as a kid, says he studied Kobe Bryant for his mentality
“Keep this dynasty going… It looks like it will” - Brian Windhorst compares the Golden State Warriors to Michael Jordan’s legendary Chicago Bulls team, believes team needed to recharge
“Kobe enhanced those skillsets that he took from Michael Jordan” - Tracy McGrady picks Kobe Bryant over Michael Jordan as the greatest 1-on-1 player of all time
"He's got that Michael Jordan desire for his team to compete and play for a championship" - Chicago White Sox manager compares MLB star Tim Anderson to Michael Jordan
“I’m like this motherf****r is different, and then his first championship came through us” - Snoop Dogg praises Michael Jordan, says Magic Johnson is number 1 for him
“He’s like ‘you remind me of a player on my team’, I’m like ‘you, Pip?’” - Gilbert Arenas says he waived off Michael Jordan for comparing him with 3-time NBA champion
“So Jordan had these wicked getaways in the Bahamas... I wanna play Jordan, I’m doing that" - Idris Elba reminisces the time when Michael Jordan denied his request to play him in a biopic
"Michael was relentless on the defensive end... LeBron had his hands on the ball a lot" - Colin Cowherd asserts Luka Doncic might not reach LeBron James and Michael Jordan's level if he doesn't improve his defense
"Steph Curry is 1 game away from reaching the Finals as many times as Michael Jordan" - Jason McIntyre backing Golden State Warriors to reach another NBA finals
"MJ got paid $30 million in 96/97 and $33 million in 97/98" "No way Milwaukee would ever be able to build a title contender" - Redditors work out what the highest NBA contracts would be if there was no salary cap, compare it to Mbappe-Real Madrid fiasco
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