With the amount of fanfare surrounding “The Last Dance” docuseries, former nemeses of the old Chicago Bulls dynasty have resurfaced and throwing shots to make their presence known.
Bill Laimbeer, who now coaches the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA, recently and unsurprisingly chose LeBron James as the best basketball player to ever play over Jordan.
“I’m very vocal on this. I think LeBron is the best player who has ever played the game,” said the former Pistons Bad Boy Tuesday on ESPN’s First Take. “He’s 6-foot-8, 285 pounds, runs like the wind, jumps out of the gym. At the end of the day, I firmly believe he’s the best basketball player in the history of the game.”
“More importantly, when (LeBron) came in the league from Day 1, he knew how to involve his teammates to win,” Laimbeer said. “That’s something Jordan had to learn for a long time,” he added.
“Now if you go by championships, obviously Michael Jordan has more championships. But I think LeBron in any generation would be doing what he’s doing right now all these years.”
Those comments did not sit well with Tim Hardaway.
During a recent interview with TMZ Sports, he told Laimbeer to stop being jealous of Jordan.
“Stop being jealous,” said the five-time All-Star. “He took it to you, Bill. I know you all didn’t like it. You probably got dunked on 5, 6, 7, 8 times.”
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“That’s y’all fault. Don’t be mad, don’t be upset and don’t be jealous,” he said.
Hardaway played for the Golden State Warriors and the Miami Heat during Jordan’s heyday in Chicago.
