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Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James. For former Warriors forward Marresse Speights, the question of who is the greatest of all time isn’t a question at all.
Speights went on a Twitter rant Monday night, arguing that Jordan is no longer getting the respect he should due to when he played and the smaller platform he had in the 80s and 90s, vs. LeBron’s today.
Stop it 80 kids seen Jordan play bro!!! If Jordan had the platform like bron Jordan would be way bigger!!! It’s amazing how people really disrespecting Jordan greatness because a guy won his 4th championship out of 10 https://t.co/PoERRCeoL7
— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) October 12, 2020
Words from the real bucket @JCrossover Jordan won 3 rings than retire from the game to go play another sport (baseball ) than said naw I don’t wanna play baseball nomore came back to basketball in won 3 more rings lol y’all got to be kidding me!! Jordan stands alone
— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) October 12, 2020
Then Speights took things a bit farther, sharing a now-deleted meme that said the following with a picture of Jordan and Kobe Bryant: “Back then, we used to celebrate threepeats
“Now kids are out there celebrating four titles in ten tries and call it greatness”
Mo Speights, part of the 2015 and 2016 Warriors, taking shots at LeBron James? ? pic.twitter.com/spAGQv1WMs
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) October 14, 2020
Speights walked his take back a bit after the fact, saying there was no hate or slander meant on his part.
It’s no slander at all it was a picture I saw in posted it just like you retweet something what’s difference I will never hate on another man that has done the things bron has done!!! Y’all read things in take it how y’all want to in that’s ok lol https://t.co/n860NcCSE2
— Marreese Speights (@Mospeights16) October 14, 2020
Speights became a fan favorite with the Warriors from 2013-2016, facing off against LeBron’s Cavs twice in the NBA Finals during that period.