LeBron responds to Pippen's comments

[Flash]

 

 

MIAMI -- Scottie Pippen said LeBron James may be basketball's greatest player ever.

 

Among those who disagree: LeBron James.

 

The Miami Heat forward provided his reaction to Pippen's comparison between James and Michael Jordan on Saturday, essentially saying he was flattered by the sentiment but simply does not believe he's done enough to merit mention among the game's highest echelon.

 

"I'm not better than Jordan," James said.

 

Pippen -- who won six championships alongside Jordan in Chicago during the Bulls' epic run in the 1990s -- told ESPN Radio on Friday that while Jordan is "probably the greatest scorer to play the game," James "may be the greatest player to ever play the game."

 

Pippen even backed up the comments later on Twitter, hours after his words sparked a bit of a firestorm, though tried to clarify a bit by saying that while he thinks Jordan "is the greatest," James "could" reach that pinnacle in time.

 

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/news/story?id=6603651

[Clutch]

im glad he mentioned the other players too, people like to jump straight to jordan comparisons and forget how far behind people in this league are from the other greats

[htown11]

Handled well by LeBron, he mentioned some incredible names along with Jordan. It's good he gets he's got a long way to go as far as being successful in this league not as an individual player but as a champion. He's on his way though.

[Abro]

How quickly Pippen forgets..

 

I'm sure he'll be right in the long run though.