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Skip Bayless: “The Fact That LeBron James Wants To Play With Michael Jordan Disqualifies Him From The GOAT Debate”

Orlando Silva
May 21, 2020
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Skip Bayless has found another argument against LeBron James and his GOAT title. The GOAT debate has been hotter than ever in recent weeks after Michael Jordan’s docu-series ‘The Last Dance’ aired last April 19. The obvious comparisons are between LeBron and MJ, with a lot of people giving their opinion on that matter.

Bayless, who happens to be a Jordan superfan, is always trying to play down the narrative that LeBron has a chance to be called the ‘GOAT’ and he found another reason to back up his words. James recently admitted he would’ve loved to play with Jordan, but also competing against him. Bayless agreed with that, saying both players would benefit from each other due to their styles of play.

“I completely and utterly agree with LeBron … You’ve got LeBron, whose nature is to pass first, and you’ve got what LeBron said is the all-time assassin, a man who attacked you to score the basketball … LeBron is more of a facilitator and he would have gone with MJ’s flow, especially if you get him as a younger player … [LeBron] would be the B-side to the alpha.”

https://twitter.com/undisputed/status/1262750711374180352

Now, Bayless took the opportunity to make the case against LeBron in the GOAT debate, saying LeBron is ‘disqualified’ from the conversation since MJ would never admit he’d like to play any player.

“The mere fact that LeBron would acknowledge wanting to play with Jordan disqualifies him from the GOAT debate. There’s no way Michael Jordan would ever acknowledge that he would want to play with LeBron. Jordan didn’t want to play with anybody,” he said on Undisputed.

He’d double down his comments, saying Bron is more of a sidekick instead of a leader.

“LeBron is showing you who he is: he’s proving he has a lot of Robin in him. He is not the all-time alpha male that Michael Jordan was,” Bayless wrote on Twitter.

LeBron is showing you who he is: he’s proving he has a lot of Robin in him. He is not the all-time alpha male that Michael Jordan was. More @Undisputed, now on FS1 https://t.co/XmvKvG3hHN

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 20, 2020

https://twitter.com/undisputed/status/1263210982668505093

Surprisingly, Bayless agreed with James on one thing, but that didn’t mean the host wouldn’t come after the Lakers star for his words. Skip never misses a chance to attack LeBron. He just can’t stop.

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Orlando Silva has been a part of Fadeaway World for over three years now, starting in March 2019. Trade rumors, hottest news, controversies, and basketball gossip have become his specialties. After several years of seeing the Spurs dominate the playoffs, they've become his favorite team as players for the franchise either rise to the occasion or fall completely from grace. When he's not talking about the NBA, Orlando can be seen watching other sports, making music, or enjoying television series.
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