This is not an individual sport: Kendrick Perkins adamant on Lebron James in GOAT Debate


This is not an individual sport: Kendrick Perkins adamant on Lebron James in GOAT Debate

LeBron James and Kendrick Perkins

Lebron James and Kendrick Perkins

Former NBA Player Kendrick Perkins remains adamant on choosing Lebron James over Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate. After Lebron won his 4th championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, it only stretched this particular debate and how. Jordan has won 6 rings, whereas as of now Lebron has registered 4 with 3 different franchises. The latter looks in good position to perhaps even go onto win his 5th this season. 

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Both of won several individual accolades. But what separates them is based on one’s opinion. In the recent ESPN debate, it was Kendrick Perkins and his imaginary tag-partner LeBron James vs Stephen A. Smith and Michael Jordan. 

“I never said Jordan played against soft competition” Kendrick Perkins on GOAT Debate 

Kendrick began by expressing, “I never said Jordan won against soft competition… I came in the league with LeBron James in 2003 and the league was physical. 

“The league still had guys like Ron Artest, Shaquille O’Neal, Stephen Jackson, Gary Payton. The league was physical from 2003 to 2011 (corrects himself to 2012). 

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“Championship should not define, it should play a major part, but should not write the whole story. This is not an individual sport.” 

To this, Stephen A. Smith responded by pressing his opinion and exclaiming, “LeBron James and MJ, like Kendrick Perkins said, they ain’t at the same dinner table. 

“I’m not gonna refute that KP. So you can lift up your head and stop looking at the pressed pastor, I’m saying he’s at the same dinner table but he ain’t MJ.” 

KP further added, “I’m a fan of Michael Jordan. But like I said, you could come down to Texas and I’ll take you straight to where I grew up in and we can go talk with all my great uncles and they can go down and argue Kareem is the greatest of all time, then we’ll come to your generation and Michael comes on top, but when it comes to mine [LeBron].” 

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Just before he could even complete, an excited Stephen interrupted him and ended the conversation by claiming, “Jordan is the head of the table Perk.” 

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