Lebron Better Than Jordan?? NOT Scottie Pippen Is Trippin'

In one of the most bold statements regarding NBA legends, Hall of Famer and former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen, who is also a 6-time NBA championship and 7-time NBA All-Star winner, spoke with the ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike show to voice his opinion about who is the best player to ever go hard in the paint.

After Lebron James and the Miami Heat team took out the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs last night, Scottie, who played alongside Michael Jordan, told the radio hosts that he believes Lebron is the best player to ever play the game. Back in March, Scottie spoke about his former teammate, saying that today he believes Jordan could score 100 points a game, but it’s LeBron’s willingness to have all of his Heat teammates involved that make him the best player:

“Michael Jordan is probably the greatest scorer to ever play in the game, but I may go as far to say LeBron James is probably the greatest player to ever play the game. He’s so potent offensively…not only can he score at will, but he keeps everybody involved. You have to be on your Ps and Qs because everybody is a threat to score when he’s on the floor. Not only that, LeBron James will dominate the game on the offensive end and he’s able to do it on the defensive end as well. He can get in those passing lanes and dominate the game.”

Since making the statement, Scottie took to his twitter today to further elaborate on his comments after being bombarded with hateful tweets:

Don’t get me wrong, MJ was and is the greatest. But LeBron could by all means get to his level someday.
Every NBA generation has a new set of stars and LeBron is there as the best all around player in the game.

Kobe’s not even included in this discussion, huh?