Michael Jordan

“Michael Jordan probably would’ve been fighting some of his teammates” - Matt Barnes compares LeBron James’ leadership style to Jordan and Kobe Bryant after the Lakers fail to reach the playoffs

LOOK: Tom Brady had a special shout-out for Michael Jordan while heading into his 23rd NFL season

"The GOAT conversation is officially over" - Stephen A Smith believes LeBron James can never be considered the greatest ever after LA Lakers fail to make playoffs

"No chance Michael Jordan sits there in sunglasses" - Doug Gottlieb criticizes LeBron James for sitting out crucial games for LA Lakers

"Just seeing Kobe first, then I left there and went to Washington to play with Jordan" - Tyronn Lue opens up on Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, and LeBron James' work ethic

“He can beat you mentally, he can beat you physically…I know in my time, he was better than all of us” - Larry Bird says Michael Jordan could beat everyone in different ways

“When the game was on the line, no one was better” - David Thompson praises Michael Jordan’s clutch mentality

“That’s not Tar Heel basketball, that’s not what Michael Jordan does” - Skip Bayless believes Michael Jordan could take UNC’s loss to Kansas personally

“They came out like bats out of hell…they just showed you what Kansas is all about” - Stephen A. Smith on Kansas’ mentality that led to the second-half comeback in the NCAA tournament final

"He was the greatest defensive player that I played against" - Doc Rivers praises Michael Jordan while comparing him with Joel Embiid

"Come on man! Talk about dedication to the game?" - Ty Lue opens up on Michael Jordan's superb work ethic back when the latter was 40-years old

"I want to see how everybody else will practice and compete in that environment with no cameras" - Michael Jordan reveals his motivation for joining the Dream Team

“After the Olympics, there was no question after that, that he was the alpha dog” - David Falk on Michael Jordan’s motivation going into the 1992 Olympics

“Magic wouldn’t let it go, and Bird looked at him and said ‘Man, our time is over and done with’” - Michael Jordan reveals his ‘best player’ debates with Magic Johnson during the 1992 Olympics