Michael Jordan was asked to select his ideal starting five in NBA history. Predictably, he included himself in the lineup alongside four other legends. However, his selections raised eyebrows as he chose to omit LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.

Scottie Pippen said that neither LeBron James nor Michael Jordan is the greatest NBA player ever and instead vouched for this Lakers great.

Stephen A. Smith slams Scottie Pippen’s claim of being better than LeBron James, highlighting LeBron’s Finals legacy and leadership.

Before becoming an NBA legend in his own right, LeBron James once famously squared off against Michael Jordan and other NBA stars in a pickup basketball game as a teenage phenom from Akron, Ohio. More than 20 years later,

You can’t ask me who’s the GOAT between LeBron and Michael. Neither one of them are GOATs. They both won differently. You can’t put them at the top of the pinnacle.

The debate over the greatest players in NBA history rages on, but Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper weighed in with his own top five list. Notably, his picks did not include LeBron James or Michael Jordan.

Scottie Pippen has named who he believes to be the NBA’s greatest player of all time — and it isn’t his Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan. While Jordan and LeBron James are highly considered to be the top two contenders for the title,

Scottie Pippen has been accused by NBA fans of "lying" about his relationship with Michael Jordan. The two legendary NBA stars played together on the Chicago Bulls for more than a decade. They won six championships together in the 1990s.

It's 2025, and the GOAT debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James is still ongoing. The post Agreeing With Scottie Pippen, Ex-NBA Star Ranks Michael Jordan Ahead of LeBron James in Current Era appeared first on EssentiallySports.

NBA legends Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan never had dinner just the two of them while playing for the Chicago Bulls. Pippen and Jordan are universally recognized as the best duo in NBA history.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were arguably the best duo in NBA history. Jordan, arguably the best player of all-time, and Pippen, arguably the best Robin to Jordan's Batman of all-time, won six championships during their time together.