Excerpts from LBJ's statement :
"I don't think rings always define someone's career. If that was the case then I'd sit up here and take... (Bill) Russell over Jordan. But I wouldn't. I wouldn't take Russell over Jordan. Russell has 11 rings, Jordan has six. I'd take, I don't know, (Robert) Horry over Kobe.
It's your own personal opinion. Rings don't define someone's career. A guy like Judd Buechler who has multiple rings, Charles Barkley doesn't have any. He's not better than Charles Barkley. Patrick Ewing is one of the greatest of all time. Reggie Miller is one of the greatest of all time.
Sometimes it's the situation that you're in, it's the team you're in, and it's about timing as well.
I don't play the game and try and define myself about what guys say or how they feel about me. It doesn't matter to me. I play for my family, my teammates, my coaching staff, my fans, and that's it."
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Fact: Lebron is the best player in the NBA right now.
Fact: JORDAN said Lebron is a better player who dominates now. But Kobe 5 rings (MJ was probably referring to experience) he did go on to say Lebron might get there or even finish with more rings.
To me, either Lebron's statement was a knee jerk reaction that he said those things without even watching what MJ said. If he watched it, then he is as dumb as I think he is. The question posed referred to FRANCHISE PLAYERS leading teams to win rings, he's not a role player so putting Robert Horry in the equation is just outright "a juvenile reaction."
And I love how at the back of MJ's head he was saying.... Kevin Durant. <--- I totally agree.
No need to put up MJ vs anyone. There will never be another Michael Jordan, all those who have witnessed know that. Even Kobe, Even Lebron.
I bet you they all still wish they could be.... "LIKE MIKE."