Kids to day are very staborn, 😂 they will never understand that

To play devils advocate, these players and kids get way more banter than any player these days. The power of the internet and social media plus paparazzi is insane. You have no time to get away from it, it’s 24/7.

@@joeypatuno5366Please, MJ was as big as The Beatles.. he couldn’t escape anything. And these players today don’t NEED to be on social media, it’s a choice.

@@crookedspinemusic MJ himself said that he would not survive today's modern environment due to the lack of privacy, constant eyes, and constant critics.

If not for the hiv, there would be no back to back or even a 3-peat

Larry was in everybody's way. He lowkey might have broken the hearts of more greats amd fans than anybody.

Magic and Larry were rivals since college. Of course he’ll mention Larry first.

​RIGHT...and in MJ's case. Larry (and Isaiah) stood in his way before Magic. Larry was in the Eastern Conference and Jordan had to get past the ECF first. THEN conquer the final boss.

Magic broke Larry heart in college and twice in the NBA championship. Larry got one chip over Magic .. if big game James don't throw that bad pass the Lakers would've won that championship..

Larry is always going to be the best if he wouldn't have been so unlucky with his bone spurs and health there would be no debate for anyone being better imo

Sounds like Kobe nb talks about kobe loyalty to the lakers n how he the franchise fell apart n he rebuilt it from the ground up

@@LifeeOfMariiKobe demanded to be traded in 2007. He had lost faith in the front office’s desire to win. His first choice was the Chicago Bulls but the deal fell through. Then the Lakers had a deal with the Pistons but Kobe nixed it because he didn’t like Detroit. After all that, he decided to give it another year and the Lakers got Pau Gasoline and the rest is history.

MJ had a 55 win team AROUND him.

​@@tmgco: And in remaining a Laker he proved his greatness.

@@carlfrye1566 hadn’t he pretty much proven it by then?

That's why hes the goat. They didn't think he could do it. He had to shut the whole media up as well. He did that undoubtedly.

That series had multiple Lakers out due to injury. Bulls were not big underdogs.

Well it was because Magic was literally AMAZING at the time, he was the GOAT of the moment considering he won 5 rings and went to the Finals 8 out of 11 seasons up to that point. This was Magic’s 9th NBA Finals appearance with a chance to win a 6th Championship and MJ was in his first Finals with 0 championships. Magic deserved the status at the time, and it’s still tragic that he had to retire early from HIV!

​@@6d6575: Did the Lakers win the next 2?

Magic embraced HIS OWN greatest and acknowledged MJ's.

Magic has never been a jealous dude like some other players.

and went on n put da boi mikey in the blender!

Absolutely 👍 and I really admire Magic Johnson for the fact that he always respected his direct competitors and even more… he became a friend with them and always described them as they are in reality and never tried to reduce them. 👍

Idk where who you were getting at with that, but greatness always embraces greatness

The people who make these comments is why we don’t watch the nba anymore we just all skip to the playoffs and the finals cuz now it’s all ab rings and who’s the “goat” when it should be about basketball. Most of This fan base is ruined.

@@TheDrunkCinnamonthe point of the season is to watch the team’s journey. The point of the league is to win championships.

@@18brandon92 the point of the league is to watch basketball ain’t many people tuning in from Europe just to watch a USA team win “world champion” when it’s an exclusively north American League they’re gonna tune in to watch the nba cuz it’s either their favorite basketball league and or where they believe the best basketball in the world is played believe it or not there is people in other continent who could care less about who won a ring this year in the nba but they’ll tune in to watch some good basketball and that’s all 30 teams (besides Detroit rn) and that’s what it should be about

@@TheDrunkCinnamon no, the ultimate goal of any team in any sport is to win the championship. That’s why it’s the ultimate prize. This is non-debatable. There may be other incentives for an individual player to play, like money or fame. But the ultimate goal is to win. So being the greatest will always be a mix of accolades, leadership, and actual championships, despite the team nature of the ladder. Jesus Christ, this shouldn’t have to be explained to you.

@@18brandon92 I’ve actually played organized ball thank u so actually maybe I know what I’m talking about so it’s not non debatable u would prefer to win a title don’t get me wrong but remember they are getting paid to play basketball they aren’t getting paid just to win championships remember theres 12 teams that don’t make the playoffs (used to be 14) what so those guys just don’t get paid? Well obviously no they get paid to play basketball win or lose that’s why they get paid and get their contracts typically before the season starts u don’t win the championship and then finally get paid no u sign the deal and then u get paid to play basketball not to win a championship it’s the people nowadays who watch that make it all about championships. the nba don’t pay u to watch so maybe don’t call something non debatable just cuz u saw some analysts talking from ur flatscreen tv

The great teams aged out!

​@@itruck96nah bro. Check those ages. The oldest was Larry and the Celtics. Isiah is 2 years older than MJ. Magic 4. Worthy 2 years, hell they played in college together. The Pistons were second in the division that 1st chip. Magic's Lakers were favored. I actually lived during that time. From Chicago. Worked as an usher at Chicago Stadium MJ'S rookie season and I was 16 at the time.

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Say it Loud!!!!....💯✌🏾

Yes. I would say this era spanned from about 1985 - 2005. Great times. Players were much tougher then.

Some people seem to forget that Jordan was NBA all defensive 1st team nine times.. a record he shares with Gary Payton, Kevin Garnett, Kobe, and one other player that I can't think of right now

I wonder if the Lakers from 85-86 could have beaten the 1990 91 bulls, they were seasoned, and would have been younger and Kareem was still with them... I'm curious about that, I think in that case they would have beat the 91 bulls

@@Defender78 I dont think so, it would be a tough game and Bulls are definitely undersize but they have Jordan and thats the difference..Let me explain how good jordan is. Ever since jordan became a Bulls, Chicago has been a playoff team. Think about who he played with from 84-90's. He had no one, he step into a team of coke heads, and turned them into a playoff team. Those were the best years Jordan had statistically. He has been dominating for years before he was a champion. Although he lost in the playoffs for his first seven years he faced teams like the Pistons and Celtics, who are superteams. Secondly the way the game evolved from the 70s -90s makes a big difference. Back then its all about playing under the rims. Its a big man dominated league and thats why u see Russell, Chamberlain, Kareem have the stats they have cause theyre the focal point. But I think MJ changed that. The game evolved and the existance of the mid-range game became a difference maker and Jordan perfected the fade away no one can really stop him. No one played the game like Jordan did, high flying dunks in the early days to becoming a fade-away killer, he dominated. We all know how hard it is to 3peat, jordan did it twice. And all 6 rings, he was the MVP and never lost a championship. There's no way Lakers can beat that. And Jordan also got some help from his 90-91 Bulls team?! Lakers will get 1 out of 7 but Bulls wins the series.

Ikr nobody plays defense anymore 😅

32 and 11 I believe with 2 steals and low TO, on blistering efficiency.

​@@HaischkaEST Yes! Jordan was lights out in that finals.

Except Curry never had a reason to leave...always a great squad

​@@KyprosEcno true

@jonoak not true? Howso? 7 nba finals appearances...don't be delusional.

@KyprosEc are you serious they weren't like that when he got there they had to scrap just to make the playoffs did you just start watching basketball lil fella?

@@KyprosEcthe warriors were not the warriors today when curry came. He came in and changed that culture with the help of klay and dray. That culture is also a factor that made Kd want to join them.

He'd finally whooped Zeke... in spectacular fashion

Isiah Thomas Pistons and MJ Bulls were in the eastern conference. The Pistons were tough against the Bulls. In the late 80's the Pistons dominated the eastern conference. The Pistons run ended in 91 when the Bulls finally won the eastern conference by beating the Pistons in the eastern conference finals, and, then the Bulls beat the Lakers for their first championship.

​@@JamusChristusIsiah Thomas Pistons were tough against the Bulls. In the late 80's the Pistons dominated the eastern conference. The Pistons run ended in 91 when the Bulls finally won the eastern conference by beating the Pistons in the eastern conference finals, and, then the Bulls beat the Lakers. Many teams got swept. The Bulls got swept by the Celtics early in MJ's career. The Lakers got swept by the 76ers in 83 during the 76ers 4-5-4 playoff run. After that the Lakers went to the NBA finals 7 more times and won 3 more championships.

@@gc-l.a.6024 Detroit was definitely good. But they were dirty. I don't mind physical play. Years later, I was never mad at NY. They played rough. But they weren't mugging (well, X and Walker were mug artists).

@@JamusChristus The Pistons were probably the "dirtiest" of many dirty playing teams. Even MJ played dirty on offense when he was "D"ed up. The Celtics, Knicks, Jazz (Carl Malone specifically), and individual players that many teams had to substitute into the game to foul and harass. Interesting though is Pistons Dennis Rodman was a villain to MJ and the Bulls. But, Rodman was the okay villain when he was with the Bulls.

That would be a battle. Two MJs fighting for dominance of the league. All the others that were supposed to be like him fell short and Kobe came along too late.

MJ didn't get critique? LOL!! Man, they talked about him not winning any championships. They said Jordan couldn't make his teammates better. MJ and Magic caught flac for not speaking out on social issues. Michael Jordan had plenty of haters.

They act like lebron was the only guy criticized.

@@courylanders4142they said he was a gambling addict and killed his own father too

@@AD-ur1fk damn you tight , they did say that

This has been their way to elevate LeBron by diminishing everybody else. Plumbers and firemen, his competition was junkies and drunks, he was given the keys to the nba and no criticism. Poor Lebron had to go through fire and had the hardest journey with no help. The only guy getting elevated is Pippen. Nick LeWrong has him in his top 30 all time, never mind that there's 10-20 guys playing now that we'd take over Pippen.

Jaundice

Stanozolol?

Sith.

That's because he's the Black Panther, you know the eyes of the black panther are yellow and black 😂😂😂 He was absolutely lethal like the panther

@@lukasskywalker6514I hope not for his sake. He needs to have a scan done on his liver

Worthy and Scott were injured and Magic had HIV.

No braincell in this one

It was incredible. If you weren’t there, you can’t understand the gravity that Jordan had. Other superstars couldn’t sleep the night before they played Jordan. You could feel it when he was in town. He didn’t call himself the goat. He asked who you thought the goat was, then he challenged that guy and beat him. Usually pretty badly. I wish I could witness his career, for the first time, again. There hasn’t been anything like it since.

​@kevinwheesysouthward9295 Man I bet it was a good 👍

Kobe not number 2 maybe 15 to 20 and Bird was better than Magic an Kobe!!

In yo eyes not mine! I definitely put Bird and Magic ahead of bron

Yea, then Scott AND Worthy got hurt. Funny how Jordan fanboys forget that.

​@@PoliticusRex632part of the game. They had other young good players. Divac, people forget about him. Sam Perkins(also played with MJ in college). And even with those guys injured, they were still favorites. You probably weren't alive to see it.

The media(newspapers and broadcast television, no internet) was gospel. The LA papers had crowned the Lakers the 1st game. The Sun Times(I'm from Chicago) after the Bulls won, printed one word on the back or front of the paper big letters, BULL...

@housepumpinpc3983 my pro basketball career had already ended before 91 kid.

@PoliticusRex632 I was a grown man when the Bulls were winning. I was a teen when The Bulls were losing. I saw the metamorphosis. I didn't have to play pro ball to observe that.