Michael Jordan’s amazing career in the NBA is something that fans may not see be replicated for a long time by any other player in the league. Jordan’s achievements in the NBA and his overall impact made him the obvious choice for being considered the greatest player of all time.
Evidently, Jordan ranks at the top in our all-time GOAT pyramid. But one of the biggest positives about Michael Jordan’s case for being the GOAT is the support he receives from former and current NBA players. Speaking of that, former NBA superstar Kevin Garnett is certainly an advocate for MJ being the GOAT.
Kevin Garnett Couldn’t Control His Emotions When Claiming Michael Jordan Is The GOAT
Since retiring from the NBA, Kevin Garnett has regularly made appearances in the media and discussed topics related to the league. During one such appearance with the NBA on TNT, KG and the rest of the crew were discussing who the GOAT is between Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
At one instance during the episode, a question about which player was more criticized by the media was asked, and Garnett got super heated while defending Jordan’s title as the GOAT.
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“Are you serious? First off, he was out of professional sports, he was here when everybody else was here. Michael Jordan was revered as a machine. Are you serious? He was selfish. He didn’t trust anybody else, and he still won. And what everybody said he can’t do, he came out and won. … You saw how hard he wanted it. You saw how hard he was going. This was Magic and Bird still in the league. Man come on man. That man saved basketball when basketball was on the verge of losing it. When we had addicts and when guys came in camp overweight. Who do you think started coming in camp in shape? Ready to go day one. Who started that? Michael Jordan started that.”
Garnett was certainly pissed when his crewmates questioned Michael Jordan’s status as the GOAT. He gave several reasons why Jordan was and will remain as the undisputed GOAT for most basketball fans. Even when we look at the career comparison between LeBron James and Michael Jordan, the latter has several advantages over the former.
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