Early in the 2011 NBA Playoffs, fans began to compare LeBron James prematurely to Michael Jordan.
After clutch performances against Boston and Chicago, analysts were not only calling LeBron the best player, but the most clutch in the league today bar none.
ESPN's Rick Reilly said that LeBron would win enough rings to start a pawn shop. Those praises and more led to the confusion between James and Jordan.
MJ’s own teammate, Scottie Pippen, even went on to say that James was the better player. Here’s Mr. Pippen’s quote: "Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to ever play the game. I may go so far as saying LeBron James may be the greatest player to ever play the game."
Yes, Scottie did say that LeBron may be the greatest player, but if you look at the entire context of the quote, reducing Jordan to the greatest scorer, he was without a doubt labeling King James the greatest of all-time.
Poor Pippen didn’t know then what we do now: LeBron was going to choke, again.
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