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Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Michael Jordan's agent aims dig at LeBron James as he weighs in on GOAT debate
Michael Jordan 's longtime agent, David Falk, has taken a stunning dig at LeBron James in the context of basketball's greatest of all-time debate. Jordan, James, and a few others have been brought up in basketball's GOAT debate, with the Chicago Bulls legend and current Los Angeles Laker arguably being the two-most mentioned. The two never overlapped in the NBA, with Jordan's comeback with the Washington Wizards ending a few months before James was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers. 'I really like LeBron, but I think if Jordan had cherry-picked what teams he wanted to be on and two other superstars, he would've won 15 championships,' Falk recently told the Sports Business Journal. Jordan won six NBA titles, all with the Bulls, while a stout roster, that included Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, surrounded him. James has played for three different teams, winning two titles with the Miami Heat, and one each with the Lakers and Cavaliers. For LeBron's first two titles, Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh were in South Beach, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love were part of Cleveland's title-winning squad in 2016, and James was joined by Anthony Davis and Rajon Rondo for the bubble championship in 2020. Falk, who has represented Michael Jordan since 1984, is expected to be biased for and defend his client at all turns. Many arguments against Jordan, such as the parity in the NBA nowadays, would have made it harder for him to win six titles. James nor Jordan have responded to Falk's claims, with his projection leading to some crazy scenarios. In a world where Jordan does not retire twice, he joins the Houston Rockets or two different Laker dynasties, one coaches by Pat Riley, and the other by former Bulls' boss Phil Jackson. Or, does Jordan try to persuade the biggest stars at the time to join him in a different city where he could be the focal point?
Fox News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Michael Jordan's longtime agent accuses LeBron James of cherry-picking teams to win championships
The NBA's greatest-player-of-all-time debate has raged on as LeBron James has continued to excel in the twilight of his NBA career. Some fans say the NBA's best-ever is Michael Jordan, the fierce competitor who won six titles in eight seasons. Other fans say it is James, a four-time champion and the league's all-time leading scorer. Jordan's longtime agent, David Falk, added fuel to the fire that is the "G.O.A.T" debate. Falk listed Jordan as his best-ever but, shockingly, did not have James as his second-best ever, and took a swipe at the current Los Angeles Lakers star. The agent said his next-best player after Jordan is either Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Kobe Bryant. "I really like LeBron," Falk said, via Sports Business Journal. "But I think if Jordan had cherry-picked what teams he wanted to be on and two other superstars, he would've won 15 championships." Falk said James would "probably" land in his top 10 best players ever. Jordan's former agent referenced James' tenure with the Miami Heat with his "cherry-picked" comment. James, after being unable to capture a title in his first seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, departed in free agency for the Miami Heat. James, alongside star center Chris Bosh, signed with the Heat in free agency to join Dwayne Wade, and created the "Big 3." A lot of fans credit the Heat for being the first to create a "superteam." In his four seasons with the Heat, James won two championships. Jordan, on the other hand, stuck with the Chicago Bulls until after his second retirement, when he joined the Washington Wizards. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
