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Feb 12, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) reacts after being called for a foul against the Golden State Warriors in the first quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
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Deciding the top 10 players to ever is a tough job for anyone. With so many great players who have graced the basketball court, picking just 10 out of them is a tedious job. Talking about tier lists, eminent journalist Skip Bayless has recently revealed his NBA top 10 and LeBron James fans will surely not be happy.
Safe to say, his top 10 surely raises a lot of eyebrows. He puts LeBron James at number 9 while he ranks players like Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan above him. Interestingly enough, Skip Bayless is known for not being a LeBron fan, which can be seen from his ranking as well.
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Skip Bayless puts LeBron James in number 9
Fans and analysts around the world regard LeBron James to be one of the greatest players ever. That is not the case with Skip Bayless.
In his latest All-Time Top 10 of the NBA, Bayless puts LeBron in 9th place. On the other hand, according to Bayless, Michael Jordan is the best player of all time.
Skip Bayless Top 10 Players from the NBA 75 List:
1.) Michael Jordan
2.) Magic Johnson
3.) Shaquille O'Neal
4.) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
5.) Tim Duncan
6.) Bill Russell
7.) Kobe Bryant
8.) Larry Bird
9.) LeBron James
10.) Wilt Chamberlain— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) February 24, 2022
What comes into question is, does LeBron belong at number 9? Arguably he has had a better career than Shaquille O’Neal who is put in number 3 by Bayless. Although LeBron has an equal number of titles as Shaq, he has better stats in almost all departments.
Moreover, Bayless has a long history of not liking LeBron. This is not the first time the journalist has undermined the accomplishments of King James.
Bayless and his hate for LeBron
The NBA All-Time Top 10 is just one of the instances when Skip Bayless has shown his dislike for LeBron James. The First Take journalist is known for his Anti-LeBron views and hot takes.
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Feb 12, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) reacts after being called for a foul against the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
He famously despised LeBron even after James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a miraculous game 7 upset over an in-form Golden State Warriors. He said, “So please don’t tell me LeBron James, great as he is, will ever even sniff the legacy of Michael Jordan.”
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So please don't tell me LeBron James, great as he is, will ever even sniff the legacy of Michael Jordan, who went 6-0 in Finals with 6 MVPs.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) June 20, 2016
Safe the say, LeBron James is not one of the favorites for Skip Bayless. One of the biggest hot takes by Bayless was when he predicted LeBron to not win a ring. However, James proved him wrong by winning 4 titles across his glorious career in the NBA.
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