With LeBron James putting on a dunking exhibition against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, an NBA fan created a video of Michael Jordan reacting to his dunks. In the edited video, Jordan could be seen getting upset as he watched James, and he eventually walked out of his suite in disgust.
I’d be sick n tired of this bs too 😭 the fuckery continues pic.twitter.com/qQDZYzDtCl
— 4 4 4 (@SlimSleepr) February 6, 2024
It is fairly well made and has gone viral on X. For those wondering what Jordan was actually reacting to, it was a game between the Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers in January 2022. Charlotte was really struggling to close out the contest which frustrated Jordan, but they eventually managed to win 117-114.
Getting back to LeBron and Jordan, there is actual footage of the Chicago Bulls icon reacting to some dunks. Back in 2013, James stared at Jordan while dunking against the Charlotte Bobcats in the playoffs.
Then, in 2019, Jordan was irate after a LeBron dunk against the Hornets, as he seemed to believe that an offensive foul had been committed.
With Jordan having sold his majority stake in the Hornets, we are unlikely to see any more of these reactions from him. What we will get, though, is more edited videos of him reacting to LeBron, with one going viral last year too.
These, of course, stem from the GOAT debate that will rage on until the end of time. LeBron and Jordan never played against each other but have formed quite a rivalry due to those debates.
The Hornets’ continued struggles combined with LeBron’s continued excellence means we’ll get a few more of these videos in the coming years. In Monday’s game, James had 26 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block, as the Lakers won 124-118.
Gilbert Arenas On The Difference Between LeBron James And Michael Jordan At Age 39
The 2023-24 season hasn’t quite gone to plan for LeBron’s Lakers, as they sport a 27-25 record. James has received a fair bit of criticism for that, and Gilbert Arenas thinks that isn’t fair. Arenas made his point by explaining the different standards that Jordan and James were held to, at the age of 39.
“When you complain about his complaints about the team being bad at the age of 39,” said Arenas. “That means y’all still hold him at this high level that he should impact the game, but the greatest player of All-Time was playing at 38-39 on the Wizards and y’all didn’t hold him to no f*cking standards. Jordan went and GOT a team to try to make the playoffs. They didn’t make the playoffs. No one cared. Yeah, 39… he’s old!”
That’s a very fair point that Arenas brings up. No one held it against Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki, or Jordan that their teams weren’t successful when they were 39 years old. The fact that it is held against LeBron, who is even averaging 24.9 points, 7.3 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 1.3 steals, and 0.6 blocks per game, shows he is held to a greater standard than other all-time greats.
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