Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Kobe Bryant are three of the best players in NBA history. Their influence on the league is huge and fans often place them among the top 5 players of all time.
Jordan led the league in the 90s, Kobe did it during the 2000s and LeBron was the face of the league in the 2010s. The new generations grew up watching these three on the court, or their highlights, becoming huge fans of them.
It’s not crazy to see people calling them the top 3 players of all time, but not everybody shares that opinion. Recently, Hoops Mix Only shared a picture with LeBron, Kobe and Jordan, naming them the top 3 best players ever.
THE THREE GREATEST EVER. pic.twitter.com/5DmOUCWSL4
— Hoops (@HoopMixOnly) February 22, 2022
As usual, fans had something to say about this, with some criticizing LeBron and removing him from their top 3, while others did the same for Kobe and added the option they thought was a better fit.
The two greatest ever pic.twitter.com/A3fIhbQ6tY
— . (@SquidHaver) February 22, 2022
Only two of these guys wanted to beat the best not play with them. Hummmm who could that be?
— Larry (@Greensacks) February 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/Alaskan_Breeze/status/1496216601032544258https://twitter.com/Alaskan_Breeze/status/1496216601032544258
he was already in the convo…
— Juju ♿️ (@MikeyyJ817) February 22, 2022
The 3 most popular
Many all-time greats were as good or better
These 3 win the popularity contest because they have the best marketing teams
— g_money_stud (@g_money_stud) February 22, 2022
when you start watching ball? Kobe was in the convo a long time ago
— Juju ♿️ (@MikeyyJ817) February 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/mohet_daha/status/1496222335044841473https://twitter.com/thewand20701123/status/1496220825355227136
Fixed it. pic.twitter.com/tSv6u8qAw9
— Nik Tes (@smedich1) February 22, 2022
Kareem is the best I've seen. Then Magic, LeBron, Jordan.
Wilt, Russell, Oscar probably in that mix, but I didn't see any of them in their primes.
— Prof. Mark Youngkin 🟦 🇮🇱 (@mayoungkin) February 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/gsav2splashy/status/1496319038745726979
Damn right he aint top 6 that bc he Top 3
— RA❌BO_BUCKEYE (@Cle614) February 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/KimesArmy/status/1496231199299481600https://twitter.com/jack__light/status/1496278608372981760
The NBA has featured incredible players during all these years and it’s always unfair to leave some stars out of these tops, but many fans are sure that some players belong to a tier of their own.
This week, we’ve seen Isiah Thomas, Stephen A. Smith, and Skip Bayless talk about the greatest players of all time, making a different case for each player, raising some eyebrows in the process.
These lists will always be controversial and everybody will always have something to say about what others believe. The NBA world is wild and that’s not changing anytime soon.
