Channing Frye has made the headlines in recent hours and not precisely for good reasons. The retired forward has a clear stance on Michael Jordan and he doesn’t hesitate to show his opinion on Twitter, although he raises a lot of eyebrows while doing so.
It’s not a secret that MJ is the most discussed topic in the league right now after his 10-part documentary ‘The Last Dance’ debuted last April and everybody wants to give their take on Jordan and his NBA career. Frye, for instance, doesn’t think Jordan’s game would be effective in today’s NBA while making it clear that he wasn’t a ‘Jordan guy’.
“I’m not a Jordan “guy”. I feel like shooting post up mods range twos wouldn’t translate in today’s game. People got hot, luckily I HAVE time to give attention to triggered fans. Lol,” he wrote on Twitter.
Isn't that what Kawhi Leonard does now?
— Jacob Padilla (@JacobPadilla_) May 16, 2020
Kendrick Perkins was one of the few, if not the only one, to agree with Frye, sneaking LeBron James’ name and stating not everybody sees Jordan as the GOAT.
Yooooo….I see my boy @channingfrye on Here holding it down!!!! Keep preaching that Gospel my G. Crazy how many people HATE LeBron. It’s cool people MJ don’t have to be Number 1 on everybody list.
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) May 16, 2020
Jamal Crawford also chimed in, saying Frye was just ‘trolling.’
Channing trolling.
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) May 16, 2020
Moreover, that didn’t sit well with fans, who didn’t hesitate to show their disagreement with Frye’s words.
Kawhi and KD still banging from the mid-range… Channing must not switch his TV over from LeBron games
— Bälldiñho™ (@Balldinho) May 16, 2020
Kawhi averaged 27ppg last year and 31ppg in the playoffs basically shooting mid range 2's. Jordan is a rich man's version of Kawhi.
— Royce (@Roy_Mar20) May 16, 2020
MJ reading this tweet…. pic.twitter.com/BOvyI22Lmw
— FantasyMagic (@jamesabaileyjr) May 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/KxngKwame/status/1261500734291406850
What are your thoughts on Kawhi?
— LW (@LonWishom) May 16, 2020
Man these can’t be real takes 😂😂 Lebron must have stole buddies phone . Worked out pretty well for Kobe who molded his entire game after Jordan. Working out pretty well for Kawhi.
— Keegan Saben (@keegansaben24) May 16, 2020
Kawhi says hi. Let Jordan play with no hand-checking and defensive 3 seconds. He'll average 40 in the paint.
— Dr. SEC (@thedrsec) May 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/nujerz2016/status/1261491706194780163
This guy has gotten used to making bold claims, and this one wasn’t the exception. Jordan is not a regular player. He’s one that would be dominating in any era. As fans said, there are players who have a similar style of play and are successful in today’s league.
