Skip Bayless won’t let NBA fans appreciate LeBron James’ latest record. He is now the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career points. However, the ESPN veteran decided to downplay the career of the NBA’s newest scoring champion, Michael Jordan. That’s when Eddie A. Johnson, one of Jordan’s eleven rivals, stepped in to call out the analyst’s hypocrisy.
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After James’ historic moment, Bayless, his frequent critic, writesMichael Jordan led the NBA in scoring 10 times, LeBron James only once. Jordan also won the Defensive Player of the Year award, while LeBron did not win. MJ: The finals record is 6 wins and 0 losses, and he won 6 MVPs. LeBron lost in the Finals as many times as Jordan won in the Finals. But who remembers this tonight?“
Johnson, now an analyst for the Phoenix Suns, also had a scathing rebuttal to X, a response he quoted repeatedly. “But nonetheless, to boost your ratings, you talk about LeBron more than any great player in sports history.“
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But nonetheless, to boost your ratings, you talk about LeBron more than any great player in sports history. https://t.co/R58MJ1FgQg
—Eddie A. Johnson (@Jumpshot8) March 3, 2024
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