Earlier this week, Scottie Pippen tried to make us believe he was the original Lebron James. Scottie is a hall of famer and all, but he definitely is not the same player Lebron is, or as talented. Charles Barkley wanted to make sure Scottie understood that as well.
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Scottie Pippen’s former teammate Charles Barkley was on the Dan Patrick show on Wednesday and gave his 2 cents on Pippen saying he “was LeBron before LeBron.”
“No. No, he wasn’t,” Barkley said. “Scottie was a terrific player. But Scottie wasn’t a guy who could get you 30 every night. He was a terrific defender, but he wasn’t gonna get you 10 rebounds. LeBron could get you 30 a night. He’s the best defender — Scottie was a great defender. But he wasn’t gonna get you a bunch of rebounds every night. So the answer to that question is no.”
I’m not saying any leftover beef had anything to do with Barkley’s comments, but just in case you weren’t familiar with the history between Barkley and Pippen, they aren’t too fond of each other.
In 1999, when Pippen left the Houston Big 3 Fail to go to the Portland Blazers, the 6 x NBA champ said he wanted to get away from Barkley’s “selfish” and “sorry fat butt.” He also said he should have listened to Michael Jordan who supposedly said Barkley will never win a championship because he doesn’t show any dedication.
Barkley being Barkley had a funny response to the media when asked about Pippen’s comments and him saying he would never apologize to Barkley.
“As you know, I always carry a gun with me,” joked Barkley. “So there’s a chance. If I get arrested for murder then you know he didn’t apologize.”
Barkley also said Jordan called him and told him he never said what Pippen said he did.
Personal feelings aside, Barkley is still correct, but if you have a brain you already knew that.
One thing I like about Barkley he always speaks his mind. He’s right Popped was no LeBron.
Charles Barkley …Is nothing But a HOUSE N@@@@@!!!!!!!!!!
Come on Scotty! Good but not lebron.
Scottie’s comment was taken out of context. He never said he was a better player than LeBron. He was basically saying he was playing the same style that LeBron is playing now. Being asked to play an all around game every night. The year without Jordan Scottie led the Bulls in every category on the way to the Eastern Conference Finals with the same point forward style that’s being played today by LeBron and some others.. He was better defensively and maybe equally rebounding but overall LeBron physical dominance makes him greater than everyone else. Magic had it. Jordan had it. One of the 50 greatest players of all time has the right to compare styles with other great players. Just saying…