Tatum now has 12,908 career points before turning 27 – the exact number that Jordan had prior to his 27th birthday. The post After 30-point outing, Jayson Tatum ties Michael Jordan in specific scoring statistic appeared first on Boston.

LeBron James, during an episode of the New Heights podcast with former NFL star Jason Kelce and current NFL star Travis Kelce, confirmed the longstanding rumor that, as a teenager, he did indeed play in a now-infamous pickup game in Chicago with six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan and other—at the time—NBA veterans.

Before becoming an NBA legend in his own right, LeBron James once famously squared off against Michael Jordan and other NBA stars in a pickup basketball game as a teenage phenom from Akron, Ohio. More than 20 years later,

Jimmy Butler has returned. On Friday night, Butler will be coming back from a seven-game suspension that occurred shortly after he indicated that he wanted

Bernie Lee, Butler’s agent, posted a press release on X akin to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement, which ended his first NBA retirement in 1995. Leaning into the Jordan theme — or troll — Butler posted photos on his Instagram story wearing the Jordan No. 45 Bulls uniform.

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.

Hawks 110 (21-19), Bulls 94 (18-23): Atlanta was without Trae Young, Jalen Johnson and Dominique Wilkins, but Keaton Wallace (27 points, six rebounds, six assists, four steals) led the Hawks over a Bulls team that shot 6 of 27 from deep and turned it over 20 times.

Scottie Pippen referred to Michael Jordan as his best teammate? The post Michael Jordan and Last Dance Creator's Massive Lie Gets Caught as Scottie Pippen Debunks False Claim appeared first on EssentiallySports.

In his current standoff with the Heat front office ( read: Pat Riley ), Miami attempted to avoid the “burn everything down” portion by suspending Butler seven games for conduct detrimental to the team ( read: attempting to force a trade ).

Scottie Pippen’s comments on the PBD Podcast, hosted by Patrick Bet-David, reignited the debate surrounding basketball greatness, as the six-time NBA champion declared himself ahead of LeBron James from a team standpoint.

Stephen Curry refuses to follow NBA players from the older generation. It's become commonplace for yesterday's stars to discredit the new school. Greats like I