Rich Paul agent amp long-time friend of LeBron James Michael Jordan never had to leave the Chicago Bulls MJ was never the underdog in any Finals MJ never had a 24h365 days news cycle He never had shows built strictly to critisize him MJ played for Dean Smith amp Phil Jackson And MJ had Krause

Charles Barkley on July 7 2026 The biggest criticism of LeBron has always been that he packs his team Because hes always packed his team Hes chasing this imaginary Michael Jordan ghost which he needs to let go Barkley also said he ranks both Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant ahead of LeBron

The Press Box Brian Windhorst on LeBron vs Jordan debate His claim to greatest ever is his longevity

Rich Paul on LeBron James He's not chasing a ring He's not chasing a ghost

Max Kellerman and rich paul talk about how the media in the nba like to build someone up and then tear them down and now it's happening to Victor Wembanyama Rich Paul says that's something Allen Iverson always used to tell LeBron James they are coming And they came in 2010

The Press Box Brian Windhorst on LeBron calling him weird He was just angry at Stephen A I've never once said I was his best friend I've never claimed to be a LeBron expert I've never seen myself as anything but a journalist covering a great athlete

Charles Barkley on LeBron vs MJ LeBron is a nice guy Michael and Kobe they want to kill you at all cost that's what separate them LeBron is a great basketball player them other two guys they were fanatics they were dangerous