In a never-ending quest to compare players to past greats, the name basketball fans want LeBron James to live up to is Michael Jordan. However, that comparison is better suited when discussing if LeBron can surpass MJ as the greatest of all time.
Stylistically speaking, LeBron best matches one of Jordan’s longtime teammates, and Scottie Pippen pointed out that opinion over the weekend.
According to Chris Haynes of the Northeast Ohio Media Group, Pippen said:
“I was LeBron James before LeBron James.”
Pippen played second fiddle to Jordan during the Bulls’ six championship runs, but the small forward averaged 20.