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LeBron James’ agent, Rich Paul, has been talking up LeBron on his podcast.
Just last week, Paul went viral when he claimed that Scottie Pippen was more instrumental towards the Bulls’ championships than Michael Jordan.
“I think Scottie’s rings are the same as Michael Jordan’s. He was the most impactful player on the team. If you unplug Scottie Pippen off that team, Jordan is 0-6”
On Monday, Paul once again angered NBA fans by comparing LeBron to Muhammad Ali.
“If you win 1 time in Cleveland, there’s nothing else to be done… The idea of going back home and winning one. I always looked at LeBron to be more of what I would say the Peoples champ like Muhammad Ali was. Even when he lost I feel like people really embraced him.”
Rich Paul says Scottie Pippen was more impactful than MJ 👀
“I think Scottie’s rings are the same as Michael Jordan’s. He was the most impactful player on the team. If you unplug Scottie Pippen off that team, Jordan is 0-6”
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Fans ripped into Paul over the LeBron-Ali comparison.
“Now Rich Paul has compared LeBron James with Muhammad Ali? So disrespectful. This after Rich Paul said Jordan would’ve been 0-6 in Finals without Pippen???,” said Skip Bayless.
“Rich clown a– Paul, don’t you ever put lebrons clown ass name in the same sentence as Muhammad Ali’s. Muhammad Ali was beloved by everybody! He lost everything fighting for his beliefs, He took on the government, Lebron can’t even take on honest criticism. The disrespect” commented another fan.
It’s only a matter of time until Paul annoys fans with his latest LeBron propaganda on his podcast.