For decades, NBA fans have engaged in a never-ending debate about who’s the greatest player in NBA history. From Dr. J to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-News-Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar-rips-Kyrie-Irving-for-enabling-racism-20221215-0005.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,</a> most fans have now turned to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-News-Paolo-Banchero-ties-up-Michael-Jordans-rookie-record-20221211-0041.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Jordan</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-News-Pesimistic-LeBron-James-doesnt-sound-excited-about-the-Lakers-20221226-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James.</a>
Truth be told, there’s more than a handful of players that have put together a GOAT-kind of résumé. And there’s no point in comparing guys from different eras who also played different positions.
Nonetheless, there shouldn’t even be a debate at all, as no one will ever top <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/Angry-and-retired-Michael-Jordan-once-beat-Charlotte-Bobcats-starters-in-practice-20221215-0020.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Jordan.</a> At least, that’s what former Detroit Pistons ‘Bad Boy’ John Salley seems to think about this debate.
<h2>NBA News: John Salley Says Michael Jordan Is The GOAT</h2>
“Jordan was designed, the same way Jesus has been designed. So, people sit around and talk about Jesus Christ from 2019 years ago,” Salley said in an interview with Vlad TV. “Muhammad Ali is the greatest of all time.”
“The reason Michael Jordan is never going anywhere is because of Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth played in the 20s, or 30s, or 40s or whenever Babe Ruth played. And they still talking about Babe Ruth,” Salley added. “That’s what Michael Jordan is going to be in 50 years. He’s going to be the Babe Ruth of basketball. There’s only one Babe Ruth, and there’s only one Michael Jordan, and there’s one Jesus Christ and then there’s Michael Jackson.”
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That’s a valid point right there. Jordan has a legendary aura, and even celebrities are starstruck just by being in the same room with him. That’s something not many people can make the rich and famous feel.
But then again, maybe we shouldn’t spend that much time debating whether one was better than the other. Fortunately, we were able to enjoy most NBA legends in our lifetime, and the league is currently flodded with elite talent.

NBA News: John Salley explains why Michael Jordan will always be the GOAT

NBA News: John Salley explains why Michael Jordan will always be the GOAT - Bolavip US

For years, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-News-Shaq-makes-bold-comparison-with-Zion-Williamson-20221213-0054.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shaquille O’Neal</a> and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-News-LeBron-James-clinches-record-that-neither-Kobe-nor-Dirk-could-20221219-0035.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kobe Bryant</a> dominated the NBA almost at will. The<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/Lakers-Rumors-Rob-Pelinkas-unexpected-decision-for-possible-trades-20221226-0035.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Los Angeles Lakers </a>were the driving force in the Association, winning three straight NBA championships.
Shaq was in his prime, and Kobe was up and coming. They were the perfect complement to each otherand the finest duo the league had seen since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen did their thing.
However, their characters often collided, and their relationship ended abruptly. In fact, former teammate John Salley recently revealed how an unreleased article got <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/NBA-News-Shaq-compares-Nikola-Jokic-to-an-NBA-legend-20221221-0049.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shaq</a> to threaten to kill Kobe and forced his way out of the team.
<h2>NBA News: Shaq Got in The Best Shape Of His Career Because Of His Beef With Kobe</h2>
DJ Vlad: “So basically, in the statement from Kobe, and it was an unmitigated slaughter calling out Shaq for everything, like he had saved this up for years:
Shaq not being in shape, Kobe considered himself much more committed to the game, Kobe lived and breathed it and was obsessed and Shaq was not. Kobe said a guy selling donuts at the 7/11 had more pride in his job than Shaq did.And they didn’t put the article out because of Jim Gray’s relationship with Shaq. But Shaq found out about it and he went ballistic.
John Salley: And then Shaq left at the end of that, he wanted to be traded. And they were able to do a deal with Miami and he realized that Kobe was the future of the Lakers.
DV: Yeah, I guess that Gray had reached out to Shaq for a response but he refused and he threatened to kill Kobe.
JS: I tell you, Shaq said it too. Nobody that we know that we worked with was as committed to this game as Kobe. But think about what happened; because it caused a reaction in Shaq we had never seen. 
Kobe says that, article doesn’t come out. The next summer, Shaq comes out on September 8th, thin as we’ve ever seen him since he was drafted. And Shaq is in the best shape we’ve ever seen him. But it took that.”
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It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get to see them dominate for as long as they could’ve. But, sometimes, these things need to happen for stars to flourish and build a path of their own. At least, they were able to bury the hatchet before it was too late.

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NBA News: John Salley explains why Michael Jordan will always be the GOAT

NBA News: John Salley reveals how the beef with Kobe Bryant impacted Shaquille O'Neal