LeBron James (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

LeBron James, often regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time, has achieved numerous milestones throughout his professional career in the NBA and international competitions. Most recently, the 39-year-old star, who was recently praised by Austin Reaves, added another achievement to his collection by winning his 3rd gold medal.

After winning the exciting 98-87 gold medal game against France at the 2024 Paris Olympics, James became the third male basketball player to win three gold medals at the Olympics. However, NBA analyst Skip Bayless, known for his contentious relationship with James, accused James of stealing the Olympic MVP award. The former host on FS1 recently criticized the all-time leading scorer and placed him below the legendary player Michael Jordan.

“Walking through a mall in Palm Desert, CA, I saw these in an up-front window display. Wait, LeBron just stole – sorry, won – Olympic MVP, and this store is featuring Jordan jerseys??? He left Chicago in 1998! Sorry, LeBron, you’re still chasing.” Bayless wrote in his latest post on X (formerly known as Twitter).

In a recent post on X, Bayless uploaded a photo of Jordan’s jersey in a mall showroom, along with a challenging message for James. The former Undisputed analyst mentioned that while walking through the mall, he saw a window display of Jordan’s jersey. Moreover, Bayless criticized James, saying that he stole the Olympic MVP award, and mentioned that the store didn’t have James’ jersey even after he won the MVP award.

HoopsHype Ranks LeBron James Over Michael Jordan for the First Time

The ongoing debate over the greatest basketball player of all time has always centered around Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Fans of both legends constantly clash in the comments of posts comparing the two players. However, recently, HoopsHype surprised everyone by ranking LeBron James above Michael Jordan for the first time ever on their list of the 78 greatest players.

The four-time NBA champion is placed at the top spot, followed by the Chicago Bulls legend. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was the all-time scoring leader before James broke the record, held the third position. Magic Johnson and Bill Russell are placed at 4th and 5th, respectively.

Bayless’ comments may incite debate among fans and analysts, and it will be interesting to see the reaction to his statements about the four-time NBA MVP.