Scottie Pippen has recently made waves with controversial opinions about his former Chicago Bulls teammate, Michael Jordan, as well as LeBron James. Now, NBA icon Carmelo Anthony is speaking out, making his own feelings clear.

Scottie Pippen said that neither LeBron James nor Michael Jordan is the greatest NBA player ever and instead vouched for this Lakers great.

The NBA world would have loved to see LeBron James and Michael Jordan play against each other. Surprisingly it actually did happen, but it was when James was a teenager, and it was also a pickup game.

Michael Jordan was asked to select his ideal starting five in NBA history. Predictably, he included himself in the lineup alongside four other legends. However, his selections raised eyebrows as he chose to omit LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.

Carmelo Anthony responded to critical comments from Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen about Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

You can’t ask me who’s the GOAT between LeBron and Michael. Neither one of them are GOATs. They both won differently. You can’t put them at the top of the pinnacle.

Two Chicago Bulls legends, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan, are unlikely to settle their differences amid years of tension, with the latter slammed for being difficult

It's 2025, and the GOAT debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James is still ongoing. The post Agreeing With Scottie Pippen, Ex-NBA Star Ranks Michael Jordan Ahead of LeBron James in Current Era appeared first on EssentiallySports.

On the court, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan helped form one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. The pair were unstoppable with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, leading the franchise to two separate three-peats,