Rex Chapman gave the 72-10 Bulls one of their losses with a 39pt game 12 for 17 from the field and 9 out of 10 from 3! If only he didn't miss that free throw. He'd have 40 on 70/90/100 splits. He outscored Michael's 31 but Mike still had an all around great game. The great Scottie Pippen went 4/18 22% and 0-5 3pt for 13 pts and 5 turnovers in 40 minutes.

@ryankayombya7576

11 ай бұрын

Rex was cooking MJ

@HailKingCeezer

11 ай бұрын

@@ryankayombya7576 2nd 3 peat Jordan was still amazing defender but quick shooters who used a ton of screens got the better of him. Cooking is overused though. Cooking is what jordan and kobe and tmac did to people. 1on1. No screens. No help. Screens require help defense. Rex had like 10 or 12 of his 39 directly on jordan but that was an amazing shooting display and shows how so many guys who were so so players back then would be so much better today- at the same time a lot of power forwards and centers back then would be bench help for size and rebounding only. Thats how much the game has changed.

@jlsmith-hs8rf

11 ай бұрын

What happened the next time they played?

@mikeal-lateef_5138

11 ай бұрын

​@@jlsmith-hs8rfhe got shutdown

@DrD-ey6st

10 ай бұрын

Happens 🐐 was plowing lehoes night be4

Michael jeffrey jordan is a different breed🐐🐐23🎯

MJ THE GOAT

He picked up a bowling ball.. Such a wild story

Great interview!

Loved the favorite nba player from Kentucky question

Thank you for the video.

That's Scott Van Pelt

@kewldewd8334

11 ай бұрын

There’s a resemblance fasho 😂

For a second I thought Rex Was Scott van pelt from ESPN .

The problem with Mash was that he got scared of the ball in clutch time of big games, that's why Riley let him go.

@dolo747

10 ай бұрын

Only problem with Mash was vertigo.. he was a problem otherwise. very smooth game.

The killer mentality only a few players had it on the level of MJ and that’s Bird and Kobe! Lebron doesn’t have that level of killer in him. It’s ok, we don’t have to bring up off the court to try and pacify LeBron! Him being a great husband didn’t help him against Dallas. That BS be killing me! 😂

@Donjasoni

9 ай бұрын

I agree, and on top of that what hell has Lebron James done off the court anyhow besides parrot a media agenda. These guys today try to be like Muhammad Ali or Jim brown, they aren’t. It’s easy to “speak up” when the entire media tells you how great you are for doing so when you didn’t even do anything. They don’t lose anything by saying it. In fact they gain attention. The reason why Muhammad Ali was great is because he did it when he had something to lose.

That “it” Factor you talked about it on espn Stephen A good stuff right here ☀️💪

MJ ALL DAY🐐

Stephen actually enjoys forgetting about and therefore disrespecting Kobe

AIR JORDAN ❤

yes I am from Indonesia and back in 90s era I learned nba basketball from street & smith magazine while our national TV play a re-run nba game only once a week

Love Rex

Rex cool as a rain puddle

Great story. They don’t make 17# bowling balls. 😂😂😂

@joakim855

9 ай бұрын

They do. I threw 17 and 18 lb ball for practice before.

@aaronjohnson8395

9 ай бұрын

@@joakim855 they do but they aren’t that readily available and aren’t found very often. MJ most likely palmed a 16# ball.

@joakim855

9 ай бұрын

@@aaronjohnson8395Agreed. Definitely adds credibility to Rex saying he never been bowling before, haha.

Unbelievable how y’all forgot about Kobe Bean Mamba Bryant. Hes #2. Lebron can be 3

@lennybeason1110

11 ай бұрын

Exactly!

@chrislopez7670

9 ай бұрын

Stephen A. ALWAYS forgets about Kobe.. Then claims he loves him when asked about him.

I always get him and scott van pelt confused they look so similar

@katrinachavez3533

11 ай бұрын

Van Pelt never had a 40 inch vertical.

Rex was a sniper!! Please get on “All the Smoke!”

Ain’t no way MJ palmed no 17 pound bowling ball without using the holes! Nope! Nope! Nope!! 🤣

@AnHebrewChild

10 ай бұрын

As did Wilt. Why is that so difficult to believe? Do you think Rex is lying ? Or mistaken? Do you realize just how large a few of these players hands are? Jordan's hand is wider than Shaq's. Not taller, but wider.

It's funny. When ask the question who's his favorite player from Kentucky the first name that popped in my head was Monster Mash (a few seconds before he said it). After that i said to myself Tyrese Maxey because he's currently on my Sixers. Then he said Tyrese Maxey. I was wondering if he was psychic because I was thinking what he said before he said it. I kid you not those are the first two players that came to my head quickly after the question was asked.

AD my fav

Stephen A. Smith left the “M” out of Rex’s last name. He didn’t even got a chip to be called “Champan.” 😂

Agree about Steph

No.. talk about KOBEY.. !!!!!!!

Mash was ridiculous back in the day

Why hasn't ESPN covered Jim Jordan and Ohio State more, they had no problem with talking about Joe Paterno and PSU

should ask him to put himself on his profile pic . just my opinion.

Rex is by far the best Kentucky home grown player.

16 pds no 17 pd balls

Rex has some great stories. But no way Booker, Fox, Monk, Murray etc would be at UK at one time. Just for the lack of scholarships available. Most those scholarships come available because of 1n done or guys transferring out

@rayjohnson6462

11 ай бұрын

That wasn’t the point. He’s just highlighting the talent that comes thru the school on a consistent basis.

@aaronhutchinson885

11 ай бұрын

@@rayjohnson6462 correct. Talent consistently. But he said specifically. If they could have played with each other. Why I noted it.

@elgiemcfayden4428

11 ай бұрын

Said played at same time. Listening is also a skill

In ten more years that bowling ball is going to weigh over 20 pounds in the story lol

"Michael and MJ are different mentally"

De'aaron Fox🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Ron Mercer

Bron just handled Curry. But curry does have a mamba mindset.

Don't forget about Kobe Bryant

@chrislopez7670

9 ай бұрын

Stephen ALWAYS forgets Kobe.

Rex just told a story about going bowling with a Michael Jordan even though they were going to be competing against each other the very next night and then a few moments later SAS turns around and says one of the main things that separates Jordan from LeBron is that he was a menace and hated his competition and will do anything to get an advantage as opposed to LeBron who is all kumbaya and hangs out with other players.. So let me get this straight Jordan was such a menace and fierce competitor yet there's countless stories of how he took numerous players from the opposite team out the night before the game but he supposedly was never friendly... I noticed over the years the old head basketball analysis on TV will continually move the goalposts when it comes to defending Jordan

@Turk_2023

10 ай бұрын

Its well known MJ would be nice to guys on the other team to get an advantage. He took Charles out to dinner before the finals to soften him up.

@satatay23

10 ай бұрын

Typical lebron trump fan. Not paying attention to what is being said. Jordan would hang out with, share gifts, party all night with opponents, and when it came time to compete, he gave them all hell. And not just NBA games, any little competition. So there were no players being softened up, fooled by him. There’s a big difference when you’re out on a banana boat, trying to put together a super team. Big difference when you’re holding your jersey over your mouth talking to opposing players during a game. Vernon Maxwell talked about going at MJ during the games, and then trying to get autographs for his kids after the game. None of that if you sign with my agent, you will get paid. Manipulating the landscape.

Alien.

There will NEVER be anouther MJ!!! 🐐 🐐 🐐

Tired of the USING A VPICE accolade to boost Lebron's all time status. HE TORS THE LINE AND IS A MOUTHPIECR FOR THE STATUS QUO. Not a risktaker. Not to be mentioned with Ali and Robinson. Anything else is just a fary tale that people are spinning. Awesome player though.

He got like 40 and didn’t play the fourth quarter 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Well, Steph's record of playoff game winners speaks otherwise though...

@TheLionaaa

11 ай бұрын

Yep

Bowling balls only go to 16 pounds. People love MJ so much lol

@jlsmith-hs8rf

11 ай бұрын

Well, he palmed a 16lb ball then

@louismclean6662

9 ай бұрын

Lie balls go to 18 pounds

4:59 nod steph was only1 to come to mind- he is a volk n could run 10more massive seasons ez etc - based guest^

Lebron isn't remotely P2. That's disrespectful to the likes of Magic, Bird, Kobe, Kareem, Hakeem, Russell, Wilt etc.

Michael palmed a female or child's bowling ball....maybe.

Lebron is a better person and less selfish. At the end of his life, he will have more people gathering around his deathbed. Jordan may die like Prince - alone. They tore up people.

Lebron tool a stand???? Not on China.

Rex was being humble 😂 that night he smoked MJ 😂 MJ still the Greatest player though

Steph is one of the worst closers hence the current playoffs he gets locked up by AD on three point line and throws the ball behind his head for a turnover in clutch time!

Mj was a psycho! Refused to help his mom’s and the local black community (see last dance)! And this myth that mj wasn’t friends with his nba peers is a joke!

LEBRON THE GOAT...PLUS the better man. Scottie Pippen: Michael Jordan was ‘horrible player’ and ‘horrible to play with.

Who is Rex Champan ..never heard of him

Steph has that mentality, but is just not as gifted as MJ. He also looks like a baby. Jordan looked like a thug. 😆 Only Bird could match Jordan's mindset. Kobe is next tier.

@EetsBack

3 ай бұрын

Yeah! MJ looks like a guy to be scared of.

There's no one in the NBA with Jordan or Kobe's mentality. LeBron James isn't the second or the best player ever. Stop the propaganda and lies. Today's players are soft and the foreign player eats the soft defensive NBA. LeBron is overrated.

@MichaelJohnson-xi5lg

11 ай бұрын

Exactly. LeBron proved softness by going to the commissioner complaining about getting fouled. Oh wait, that was Jordan.

@RamonAdorno-ds1wu

11 ай бұрын

@@MichaelJohnson-xi5lg LeBrick James one scoring title, one assist title, no defensive player of the year, never the best player on the planet that was Jordan, Kobe and Duncan and his game is ugly. Finals record? Most overrated player till this day.

@lennybeason1110

11 ай бұрын

@@MichaelJohnson-xi5lgthat’s a lie stop the 🧢 ‼️🤣

As much as Stephen A has to belittle Lebron every chance he gets, to solidify Mike’s relevance as GOAT, the fact that he mentions Lebron every chance he gets, speaks to how great Lebron is. You just don’t have to down Bron, to keep Mike relevant.

@ryankayombya7576

11 ай бұрын

Exactly, I keep saying thing. And any compliment he gives Lebron is followed by criticism 😂

@dnice4145

11 ай бұрын

He does it because the Lebron fans won't shut up about the comparison.

@jlsmith-hs8rf

11 ай бұрын

True but you have to be honest and sometimes the truth hurts!

@ChryslerChristler

11 ай бұрын

I think you misconstrued his whole dialogue, he's putting Bron's name out there because when you mention all-time greats in today's age discussion it's a exclusive club between MJ and Bron followed by Kareem, Russel, Wilt, Kobe. if anything he's complimenting lebron, I mean if he really wants to throw shade or "belittle" Bron he could've easily mention Kareem/Russell/Wilt but he didn't because he knows that would be foolish and it's obvious that GOAT conversation as of today is really just between MJ and Bron.

@jlsmith-hs8rf

11 ай бұрын

@@ChryslerChristler shouldn't even be a convo

Amazing being the second best player of all time🎉

@kingpinstatus916

11 ай бұрын

You have to be talking about Kobe (5 Rings) Bryant, Magic (5 Rings) Johnson or LeBron (4 Rings)James because you DAMN sure aren't talking about Michael (6-0 in the finals w/6 MVP's)Jordan!!!🤷🏽‍♂🤴🏽✌

@Tmn9999

11 ай бұрын

@@kingpinstatus916 Mike literally played under the best head coach in history. And had literally the best defenders in their positions as his teammates (rodman Scottie and Harper) these guys held the jazz to 54 points in an NBA finals game! All Mike had to do was score the ball. Lebron has had to absolutely everything for his teams. Respectfully

@kingpinstatus916

11 ай бұрын

@@Tmn9999 Respectfully, Did Phil Jackson make the shot's? Michael was 1st team All Defensive Player 9X, so what does that have to do with shot's? Where was Phil Jackson when Michael Scored 63 in the Boston Garden against a team a lot of people believe maybe the Greatest of All Time?!?! Some of you have the pure audacity to believe LeBron is better than Michael Jordan and he once averaged less than 20pts in THE FINAL'S when HE was supposed to be the BEST Player in the series & NBA. He averaged 17.8 & was outplayed by Jason Terry & JJ Barea. He was TOTALLY HEALTHY & early in his PRIME. 🤦🏽‍♂🤷🏽‍♂Funny how you knowledgeable "FANS" pretend like that didn't happen!!! When it was time to WIN it all when did Michael Jordan come up short?!?! 🤔 The answer is he DIDN'T which is why even his peers (Magic/Larry/Shaq etc.)who themselves are All TIME Greats acknowledge HE is the GOAT!!!🤴🏽✌

@Tmn9999

11 ай бұрын

@@kingpinstatus916 love you Jordan fans always leaving out the most important details: 1) when Mike dropped 63 who won that game? Actually, how many games did he win that series? 🧹 2) no one denies the mavs series was bad. But who cares. He was young and had a bad series, he has proven countless times since then that he has what it takes with 4 rings and 4 mvps. Yeah he might have lost to the mavs in the finals, but what about all the times Jordan got whooped by the pistons? Those don’t count cause it wasn’t in the finals right? 3) I also love how people act like mike was this perfect guy who couldn’t lose. When he retired in 93 the bulls went from 57 wins to 55 wins. Some loss 4) and thanks for bringing up finals, let’s talk about who mike beat. A washed magic without Kareem? Drexler and Barkley or that sonics team? Lebron beat a stacked thunder team with 3 top 50 players all time, a legendary spurs team with the greatest power forward ever, THE GREATEST regular season team coming back from 3-1. And then the bubble championship which ask any player who was there they all say was the hardest championship to win. Take Mike off those teams and add lebron they win all those finals. Take lebron off that cavs team and replace him with Jordan against the warriors and they get swept. My friend, you can keep hating, keep living in the past where Mike could do no wrong. But the sooner you come to realize that lebron James is far and away the greatest player to touch a basketball the easier it gets. As the years pass, more and more are agreeing. And soon lebron will leave Mike so far behind in terms of numbers people will ask why this was even a question. once he retires he’ll get the respect from clowns like you he deserves. Not respectfully

@dnice4145

11 ай бұрын

​​@@Tmn9999est coach? Lol, Mike made Phil Jackson who was coaching down in Puerto Rico before joining the Bulls staff after Jordan arrived. Jordan wasn't given anything he made Pippen/Grant who was a bum when he was drafted by the bulls. Only Hakeem had less superstar help and won then Jordan. Unlike Lebron who team hopes poaching already established players. Living in the past? Grow up kid you don't know what you're talking about clearly. Stick to your mindless arguments as to why a guy who is 4-6 in the finals and chokes at the biggest moments(he did it again this year) is your goat Lol.

MJ THE GOAT

@sethschleicher8342

11 ай бұрын

No debate

should ask him to put himself on his profile pic . just my opinion.