Aside from the Boston Celtics legend of the 1950s and 1960s, only one player in NBA history has more championship rings than the great Michael Jordan. Robert Horry won seven championships during his time in the league and is considered one of the biggest winners in the history of the sport.
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The Los Angeles Lakers legend, who played in the NBA for 16 years and competed against the likes of Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and LeBron James, revealed where the trio ranked in the “Greatest of All Time” debate.
Robert Horry’s GOAT Ranking
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On an episode of Up in Smoke starring Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes, the special guest was Robert Horry. Horry discussed his thoughts on the “GOAT” debate and how he would rank players.
Horry said: “MJ is 1, Kobe is 2, LeBron is 3“. The former Lakers star couldn’t find any flaws in Jordan’s game. People often said Jordan didn’t shoot three-pointers. Then he said: “When you reveal this, people are going to say you slapped LeBron in the face“. Horry gave the reason, saying that Jordan doesn’t have to shoot three-pointers because no one can stop him when he breaks through the basket or makes a jump shot. He said that Jordan can shoot three-pointers when he wants.
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Kobe is in a similar situation. LeBron is a great player and he means no disrespect to LeBron by saying that. He said, “LeBron is 1c, Kobe is 1B, Mike is just No. 1“.
He later stated that the others did not have many flaws but had “Small cracks in the armor“And Jordan didn’t. So in a world where we look through a microscope at the work these great men did, Jordan was better. Which led Stephen Jackson to say, “He (Michael Jordan) has more rings than anyone else“.
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Robert Horry doesn’t want LeBron to make Olympic team
During a recent episode of The Big Shot Rob Podcast, Horry revealed his thoughts on Team USA assembling a good roster for the 2024 Olympics. He said he would be happy if LeBron could play, but he really doesn’t want LeBron to play in the Olympics again.
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Just before hanging up his boots, the much-chosen Michael Jordan turned back the clock to 1982 just to pick his “greatest moment”
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Horry mentioned that others should be given a chance to play. LeBron has enough mileage at his age that playing in the offseason is not what he should be looking for. Do you agree with Robert Horry’s comments?
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