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Michael Jordan is still considered the greatest NBA player of all time and his place in league history is beyond secure.
But that doesn’t stop people from debating his greatness as well as the greatness of other people from his generation of the league.
Speaking on his show, per NBACentral, Gilbert Arenas said that Jordan didn’t play against any of the top five shooting guards in NBA history.
By saying this, Arenas cast a bit of shade on Jordan’s abilities and questioned how well he’d do in the current league.
This, of course, created quite a response online among fans.
Gilbert Arenas says Michael Jordan didn’t play against any top 5 shooting guards in NBA history
( @GilsArenaShow ) pic.twitter.com/LECQdnU791
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) August 28, 2024
Many people didn’t see the point of Arenas’ statement, reminding him that LeBron James “didn’t play against any top 5 small forwards.”
What’s his point? Lebron didn’t play against any top 5 small forwards.
— Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy (parody) (@VivekRammaswamy) August 28, 2024
Others agreed with Arenas while giving a shout-out to their favorite stars.
“He never played against prime klay. He’s right,” one fan said, celebrating Klay Thompson of the Dallas Mavericks.
He never played against prime klay . He’s right
— 财富 (@Free_Agen) August 28, 2024
Other fans said that judging a player and their abilities is about so much more than offense.
They feel that Arenas is sizing people up based solely on their offensive skills, but that doesn’t tell the entire story when it comes to a player’s skills.
Top 5 only means offense in his eyes.. There were better perimeter defenders in the league back then
— Aura (@90k_Aura) August 28, 2024
Plenty of people don’t understand why Jordan’s greatness is still up for debate.
It seems there is always a conversation around Jordan, how well he played, and how he would do in the modern age.
To some, it seems like a pointless conversation that doesn’t matter.
Man these younger generation of players just be slandering MJ
— The Bro Dad (@The_BroDad) August 28, 2024
And, finally, others wanted to proclaim that some of the other players from Jordan’s era would still clean up today in the league.
John Starks and Joe Dumars would have locked up most 2 guards today.
— thenftverse.eth (@OfficialEthNerd) August 28, 2024
This is yet another instance of someone talking about Jordan and his career.
It seems like people will never tire of this subject, even decades after his retirement.
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