Overview
- During a Jan. 8 Run It Back segment, Thomas declared LeBron James the greatest and said Michael Jordan "leads in no statistical basketball category."
- He suggested Jordan’s standing benefits from marketing, saying some players back him because he "gave you some shoes and some warmups."
- The exchange aired on FanDuel TV’s Run It Back with hosts Michelle Beadle, DeMarcus Cousins and Chandler Parsons, and Beadle replied that she still prefers Jordan.
- Coverage reiterated key markers: James is the NBA’s all-time scoring leader at 42,575 points, while Jordan is fifth with 32,292 and holds the highest career scoring average at 30.12.
- Reports placed the remarks in the context of Thomas and Jordan’s long-running feud tied to the Pistons–Bulls rivalry and the 1992 Dream Team controversy, with no new response from Jordan noted.