Isiah Thomas once UNDERMINED arch-rival Michael Jordan by indirectly crowning LeBron James the GOAT

Former NBA star Isiah Thomas picked LeBron James over Michael Jordan in 2017.

Isiah Thomas once UNDERMINED arch-rival Michael Jordan by indirectly crowning LeBron James the GOAT

Isiah Thomas, LeBron James and Michael Jordan

Isiah Thomas and Michael Jordan have been beefing for decades now. Their competitive spirits established them as rivals during the early 90s when they were facing each other in the Eastern Conference. But now in retirement, there’s still some pure hate and bad blood between the two great basketball players. Also, let’s not forget that Michael Jordan and Isiah Thomas were also a pair of good friends once.

The GOAT debate which to the day has the basketball world confused with the answer being: LeBron James or Michael Jordan. But it is pretty sorted for Isiah Thomas as he has been picking James over Jordan for quite a while now. During the 2017 NBA Finals when Thomas joined the Undisputed crew for discussing the Game 1 dub of the Golden State Warriors against the Cleveland Cavaliers, he didn’t hesitate to pick 2017 James over MJ.

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Isiah Thomas started his take by comparing LeBron James and Kevin Durant after their showdown in Game 1 of the Finals. But Shannon Sharpe soon turned it into a King vs Black Jesus debate. Thomas, backing up Bron, appreciated him by making a great point about how he’s reached that level without any HOF coaches or any institutional knowledge. He also mentioned how James came into the league from high school by skipping college.

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Further, Isiah Thomas claimed LeBron James to have a “genius-type basketball mind” while calling him to be “Einstein of basketball.” His reasoning was how Bron is so good at reading the system without being around great coaches. Then Thomas moved on to the actual question. And, while picking James over Jordan he quoted: “I look at from the neck up not necessarily from the neck down. Again my criteria is a bit different from a concentration standpoint, game playing standpoint LeBron James is head and shoulders above any of these guys.”

‘The Bad Boy’ further added: “I would pick LeBron James (over Michael Jordan)… so if you trying to win a series I am going with the brain.” He had his answer pretty clear and sorted with reasoning but again he made that pick back in 2017 which many claim to be a move out of his hate for MJ.

Related: Michael Jordan’s beef with Isiah Thomas: Reason behind hatred between 90s rivals

Isiah Thomas shuts down a fan trying to clown him for picking LeBron James over Michael Jordan

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Isiah Thomas

When Isiah Thomas was explaining the reason behind him picking LeBron James over Michael Jordan. One of the many fans sitting around the discussion table yelled: “Sour Grapes,” to clown Zeke, as he believes he’s just hating on MJ with that pick.

However, the 2×NBA champion was quick to shut down the fan. As he quoted: “No don’t say sour grapes come on over here and talk about it because… You can’t be dismissive of what I did. Let’s keep it real now.”

The GOAT debate though is still unsettled even though Isiah Thomas is riding with LeBron James. Also, it’s high time for him and MJ to sort out things between them. As it’s been decades and continuing with the hate while being some of the best players ever is just senseless.

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