Mario Chalmers: 'When I say players didn’t fear LeBron James, LeBron has been beaten, Michael Jordan has not'
“Going more into depth of my statement, you come into a Finals situation are you more fearful to face LeBron James or Michael Jordan? MJ is 6-0 in the Finals and LeBron has four rings. When I say players didn’t fear LeBron, LeBron has been beaten, MJ has not. When LeBron first came to the Heat, people saw him as a villain. But when you line up next to him, you’re actually fearful of him because he’s trying to prove people wrong.”
Source: Angelo Guinhawa @ Clutch Points
Source: Angelo Guinhawa @ Clutch Points
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The Lakers are just TWO games back of the No. 4 seed and having home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs! (I can’t believe I’m typing that with eight games left in the season.) They won tonight without LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell. This team can go on a run! pic.twitter.com/MvJrgKHXjq – 1:05 AM
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🏀 Dallas’ protest of its Golden State loss and the referee climate in today’s NBA
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The players who are on the record saying Michael Jordan is the GOAT.
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No so fast: Is Michael Jordan really selling his majority stake in the #Hornets?
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More on this storyline
The 11-year NBA big man was fired up and seemingly irritated by another MJ-LeBron comparison, tearing the former Miami Heat point guard to shreds in an NSFW rant on The Draymond Green Show. “That s**t pissed me off… guys be on some sucka s**t,” Thompson said via The Volume. “Mario Chalmers, at one point you were probably texting LeBron to get on a team and get a job. Listen, I’m just assuming. I’m just saying, just because you didn’t get your way, how could you say that about a guy who you went to war with, who believed in you. Then you’re going to come and say no one fears LeBron. This is the best player you’ve ever been on the court with.” -via Clutch Points / March 25, 2023
After hearing Thompson’s comments, Chalmers fired back and explained his stance once again. He argued that he was simply sharing what he has heard from other players and their perspectives. The former NBA guard then proceeded to double down on his point, even using Michael Jordan as a reference. “I’m very grateful for winning a ring, I have no problem with LeBron and I’m speaking from a perspective from people in The Big 3 who played against MJ and from what others have said about LeBron. I don’t see how it’s sucka shit when you’re speaking on somebody’s feeling on someone else’s perspective,” Chalmers told Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson of Bally Sports. -via Clutch Points / March 25, 2023
“LeBron James was an all-around player. Even though he gave you 40, it wasn’t the same 40,” remarked Arenas. “I’m not afraid of a guy who’s gonna give me 29/9/9, I’m afraid of a man who’s gonna go for 60 if I’m not careful.” -via Sports Illustrated / March 25, 2023
But according to Mario Chalmers, the same cannot be said about LeBron. Chalmers played alongside LeBron in Miami and the two didn’t exactly get along. Here is what Chalmers recently said (via Playmaker): “Nobody fears Bron. Nobody’s like ‘[expletive] I gotta go play against Bron tonight.’ Nobody said that. I don’t know why. Because I seen people be scared when they actually lined up to him but they’re not scared thinking about that matchup, right? You hear anybody from that era talk about going against Jordan, there’s a fear. So when you have people that fear a player, then that’s telling you something different already. Like, Jordan is just that guy.” -via For The Win / March 21, 2023
In his playing days, MJ was known to rack up points with reckless abandon, crushing the spirit of his opponents with every made basket. Jordan, as well as Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant, said Arenas, didn’t simply beat down opponents with an avalanche of points, but also with the way in which they scored. “The fear comes from what that person’s capability is as an offensive player. So, Michael Jordan was feared. Allen Iverson was feared. Kobe (Bryant) was feared. Guys who have the ability to score 30 to damn 70 points, they’re feared,” said Arenas, while his co-hosts also added the names of Steph Curry and Damian Lillard to the list. -via Sports Illustrated / March 25, 2023
Rod Boone: Statement from Jump Management on #Hornets and a potential sale: “At this time it’s unclear whether an additional sale will take place.” pic.twitter.com/1iNqvBWQUx -via Twitter @rodboone / March 22, 2023