Joe Budden has made a strong claim in the fiercely debated G.O.A.T. argument between Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
The former Slaughterhouse rapper weighed in on the debate on his eponymous podcast this week, and refused to budge in his take that LeBron is the greatest basketball player of all time. According to Budden, MJ didn’t play against as many competitive teams as Bron did.
“Every team LeBron beat is way better than all them teams that Jordan beat. Roll them all in a pack and smoke ’em,” Budden said. “All of them teams is trash, stop it. Utah twice, Karl Malone, stop it. The Sonics, stop it. Stop it, he beat up on fucking Dale Ellis and them. Shut the fuck up.”
He added: “He don’t know what it’s like when some killers walk in the gym. ‘Oh shit, that’s Klay! Oh shit, that’s Steph! Draymond, oh shit! Durant there too. Oh shit, n-ggas just wilding over there.’ Stop it yo.”
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Joe Budden’s comments arrive amid another Michael Jordan versus LeBron James basketball G.O.A.T. debate. The conversation was reignited earlier this month after LeBron surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to became the NBA’s all-time top scorer.
King James achieved the remarkable feat on February 7 during a 38-point performance against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He currently has 38,411 points, while Jordan is in fifth place with 32,292 points.
Shortly after breaking the almost 40-year scoring record, LeBron quoted lyrics from Ice Cube’s 1992 classic “It Was a Good Day” in an Instagram post.
“Last week messed around and got a triple….. I mean a Scoring Record! Man what!!! This is still not hitting me yet. So surreal!! Wow wow wow man,” he wrote.
“To all my fans who captured that moment there inside Crypto Arena that night( YOU’RE AMAZING & THANK YOU) and to all my fans all over the United States and The World( YOU’RE AMAZING & THANK YOU). The journey continues!”
Many still argue that Michael Jordan remains the basketball G.O.A.T., though, especially considering he has two more championship rings than LeBron.
Fat Joe pledged his allegiance to MJ while walking the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game’s red carpet last weekend. The Bronx rapper, who is friends with MJ, claimed LeBron is the greatest right now, but Air Jordan will always be number one.
“MJ’s the GOAT,” Joey Crack declared. “We love LeBron. LeBron is the greatest, at this time. Actually, we worship LeBron. We love him to death, but MJ’s the GOAT.”
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