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Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman<\/a> is evidently not very fond of Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star LeBron James.<\/p>\n During an appearance on content creator NEON\u2019s stream, Rodman was asked to settle the G.O.A.T. debate<\/a> between James and Michael Jordan, and the former Chicago Bulls star chose a bizarre analogy to explain why his former teammate could never be bested.<\/p>\n \u201cMichael Jordan & LeBron at their prime, right?\u201d Rodman clarified the streamer\u2019s question.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cMichael Jordan was too sexy, man, when he had the ball or something like that,\u201d Rodman continued. \u201cI mean, LeBron is like a goddamn [expletive] dump truck. What the [expletive] man? Michael Jordan sits there dancing like barista coffee. What? And sit there and look at you and just keep doing and making it look so easy.\u201d<\/p>\n Continues to Take Shots at LeBron<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first instance of \u201cThe Worm\u201d making disparaging remarks against James. In a 2024 interview with \u201cThe Overtime\u201d podcast, Rodman said he would have James\u2019 life miserable if they ever matched up on a basketball court.<\/p>\n \u201cI would\u2019ve locked his a\u2013 up,\u201d Rodman said, via Sports Illustrated.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cLeBron is so easy to play [against]. He\u2019s so [expletive] easy to play, he don\u2019t have any moves. His game was too simple, he was just big. Now, 260 whatever, six foot eight, six foot nine, that\u2019s the only thing he got pretty much. I played against 7-foot-3 hundred [pounds], so it don\u2019t even matter.\u201d<\/p>\n Rodman, who captured five NBA championships, was out of the league by the time James entered the association in 2003. The defensive ace spent the final few years of his pro career playing in various leagues across countries such as Mexico, Finland and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n Not Impressed by LeBron\u2019s 4 NBA Titles<\/p>\n In 2016, LeBron James pulled off one of the most remarkable feats in NBA history \u2014 overcoming a 3-1 NBA Finals deficit against the 73-9 Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n The accomplishment led to James declaring himself the G.O.A.T.<\/a>, which infuriated a lot of former players, none more so than Rodman.<\/p>\n In a 2017 interview with CBS Sports<\/a>, Rodman questioned James\u2019 mental makeup and refused to consider him a player on par with his former teammate, Jordan.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know what, LeBron\u2019s doing one thing that I always said that Michael Jordan never did,\u201d Rodman said. \u201cHe never rested. He played every game. LeBron has the position to do this now because they need him. The league needs him, and that\u2019s why he\u2019s doing all this crazy s\u2014 now, like bi***ing and complaining and all this bulls\u2014.\u201d<\/p>\n Rodman added that James and his contemporaries had it \u201cvery easy\u201d due to load management, as oppoed to Jordan, who played through injuries, especially at a time when the \u201cBad Boy\u201d Detroit Pistons tested his physical will.<\/p>\n \u201cBack then, when he was getting his ass whupped, I mean beat down every game, and then when he played against us [the\u00a0Pistons], he said \u2014 guess what \u2014 \u2018I gotta go back in the gym,’\u201d Rodman said of Jordan. \u201cAnd he got tough. He got tough, and he got great. And greater. So that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSai Mohan<\/a> covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sports writer with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided’s Hoops Habit, International Business Times, Hindustan Times and more. More about Sai Mohan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Lakers\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Los Angeles Lakers guard LeBron James. 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