LA REALITY: Marbury has issues with ongoing GOAT debate: “How is LeBron better than Jordan when he is not better than Kobe who…

The GOAT debate continues to be a popular basketball topic, especially in NBA-related podcasts. That’s especially the case for The Mark Jackson Show, with all the guests having to pick their greatest player of all time.

Stephon Marbury was the latest to be in the hot seat, and he was quick to say his GOAT is Michael Jordan. But “Starbury” did not stop there, as he proceeded to dismiss LeBron James in the conversation.

“When I look at Kobe, I’m like, ‘How is LeBron better than Jordan when he isn’t better than Kobe?’ I’ll be trying to figure that out. I’m like, ‘Why are we really having a basketball conversation?'” he said. Kobe is the closest to MJ Marbury hasn’t been on good terms with “King James” since the two engaged in a back-and-forth about sneakers in 2007. Still, according to “Starbury,” picking Kobe over LeBron has nothing to do with his beef with the Los Angeles Lakers superstar.

The retired guard said he can’t compare LeBron to MJ because they have different styles. Meanwhile, Kobe is the closest to Mike, as he copied Jordan’s basketball moves and even mimicked his mannerisms. “LeBron James is the best all-around player that this game will ever see,” he added. “It won’t be nobody like him. But he will never be better than Michael Jordan. I’m sorry.”

Marbury vs. LeBron In August, LeBron controversially snubbed Marbury on the sidelines while celebrating Team USA’s gold-medal-winning performance against France in the 2024 Paris Olympics. And after James was named Olympic MVP, Stephon was quick to say that LeBron did not deserve the award. “They gave the MVP to the wrong player,” Marbury wrote. “Maybe they called out the wrong name by accident. I think we need to try to rewind the moment when Curry displayed himself as the best shooter who ever touched the ball.

In international ball, if you can’t shoot, you can’t have the ball at the end of the game.” Many people, including LeBron fans, call Marbury a hater because he often criticizes James. However, his criticism has always been basketball-related. After all, Stephon is not the only one who says Kobe is above LeBron in the GOAT discussion.

Just recently, Tim Hardaway echoed his words, saying, “No disrespect to LeBron and out-of-sight, out-of-mind Kobe Bryant. To me, 1 and 1A, 1 is Michael Jordan, 1A is Kobe, point blank. That’s the way I see it.