Gilbert Arenas Says The NBA Does NOT FEAR LeBron James

Gilbert Arenas Says The NBA Does NOT FEAR LeBron James as Gil's Arena reacts to Mario Chalmers & Shaquille O'Neal's comments that nobody in the NBA has ever said they feared King James and discuss why LeBron is not put in the same conversations as on court killers like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson despite being widely considered the greatest player the game has seen.
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[@shelbyfranklin5226]

He had Gil shook at the free throw line tho 😂

[@sportstalkonly1442]

had that man going to a black ops trainer lmao

[@xcbaby123]

Omg so true loll

[@Bossgodnitti]

@@sportstalkonly1442Ong 😂😂😂😂😂😂 had dat boi bricking easy buckets

[@jordan7378]

Gil was shook at the line…. But he can explain that lol

[@Anonymous-gy4lp]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tygur23]

Gil was ready to quit in his first game when he saw Vince dunk in a game

[@WokeUpToSomeBullshit.]

Bro was punching the air hard.

[@ENJ3245]

He literally got scared and missed his free throws

[@jamesmiller5331]

Gil talking shit here but he should stop and think for a second... did the whole entire league arrived at this conclusion "don't look the man in the eyes" by accident? Is it going to walk up to Charles Oakley or Charles Barkley or Patrick Ewing and say they are a hoe? Gil definitely knows how to generate clicks but his text or trash and often will contradict.

[@kalinbyrd9906]

Man, didn't Bron shake his ass telling his nervous butt not to miss those free throws lol😂😂 brick brick

[@24KLuxury]

Fear doesn’t equate to greatness. Everybody feared Ron Artest’s elbows 😂

[@onlyfacts3178]

missing play.offs with 2 stars isnt greatness...joining other stars isnt greatness...

[@UFunnyLowe]

And rightfully so

[@davonanderson8052]

@@onlyfacts3178he missed the playoffs in the 18-19 season then won the very next year but ig. And then him not making the playoffs rn is a thing at 39 ig. Nothing was said when Kobe or mj missed the playoffs but ok

[@dondreavery4497]

@dondreavery4497 0 seconds ago So by your logic, KD, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Scottie Pippen, Kevin Garnett, Steph, Klay, doesn’t equate to greatness 😳

[@davonanderson8052]

@@dondreavery4497 I just be so concerned confused by people’s logic most championships teams have atleast a 2 all-star level players. There very few superstars in nba history

[@ENJ3245]

Getting 40 dropped on you used to be embarrassing… now getting 40 dropped they don’t care about

[@joshsum]

Shiii Toronto feared Bron for a long time in the East lol

[@nydibs]

Toronto feared their own shadows, that team was trash. Demar Derozan was their best player

[@IllMatic97]

@@nydibs ☝️things you say when you don't know what you're talking about

[@patrickjeune8715]

Lebronto

[@katrinachavez3533]

You mean the Least. Where majority of squads could have been Harlem Globetrotters opponents.

[@darylvondutch6096]

@@katrinachavez3533then he went west in old age and won a ring

[@whatisantilogic138]

LeBron isn't feared because he's not an asshole like Jordan or Kobe.

[@Dipset415]

Naw cause he doesn’t have a bag🥱

[@joshsum]

@@Dipset415 40,000 points with no “bag” is crazy

[@Dipset415]

@@joshsum Giannis top 5 in scoring last 7 years no bag🥱

[@burningspliffs]

They lying they fear LeBron coming down the lane full speed they get out the fucking way

[@datsapaddlin]

@@Dipset415 Kyrie has a bag and no scoring titles, no MVPs, no all defensive selections and early round exits without Lebron so what does that even mean 😂. He’s better as a sidekick.

[@Mike_G737]

Shaq is talking about just having fear to play basketball against someone, these mf in the NBA now have literal fear of Dramond Green i ain't seen one mf swing on em.

[@Iceman24424]

Tristan Thompson smacked trout mouth draymond 😎

[@devinsmart1547]

Because if you swing in him you get finned 250k then get suspended 25 games. Per game salary X25 games = a lot of money😂. Why tf would I forfeit millions for a punch

[@Mike_G737]

@@devinsmart1547 because you a pssy if you don't. What's 250k to a 100mil contract . That's like a $50 ticket and you still get paid while ur suspended. That's just a excuse for pssys.

[@devinsmart1547]

@@Mike_G737 mfs were scared of MJ yet got punched in his shit on the court 3 different times.😂

[@Mike_G737]

@@devinsmart1547 as they should have.

[@onidtubes]

You can't fear someone who is most likely to pass the ball in pressure situations.

[@sportsfantastic361]

U do realize he has the most clutch n buzzer beaters in NBA history stuff u literally can google smh

[@onidtubes]

@@sportsfantastic361 It ain't really clutch, he just had so many attempts. Would you also say he is turnover prone because he has the most turnovers in history?

[@mycitysucks8096]

​@@onidtubesthought you said he passes all of the time, so how does he get so many attempts? He makes the right play

[@kid_-xm3wf]

Lying

[@onidtubes]

@@mycitysucks8096 21 seasons.

[@patricija4179]

Iggy said it. Bron the only one he feared. Others have said it too but that's not important. Bron was feared by coaches.

[@ish4910]

Exactly. Players just fear who they think are gone score on them and embarrass them, win or lose. Coaches feared lebron because they know he'd beat their 3 all stars with a pack of bums. Players are scared of getting embarrassed one on one, coaches are afraid of getting out coached and losing. Lebron never played 1 on 1 basketball. He always played one on five.

[@katrinachavez3533]

Yeah no way would Udoka step to King Flop and call him a bitch of a little soft ass boy. While coaches wouldn't even want to make eye contact with Medusa aka Black Jesus.

[@brandong5676]

@@ish4910 the most accurate shit ive read!!

[@bigbdagoat84]

I can’t find any clip where he said that. I did find a clip where he said Kobe is better tho

[@kingangel3252]

I can find a clip where your mom wishes she swallowed LeBron nut instead of ducking your poor excuse of a father​@@bigbdagoat84

[@thomascrowniii1693]

4 rings, 4 Finals MVP's, 19 total All NBA selections and 40,114 career points and counting....this narrative is irrelevant because being fearer or not had no impact on the results, which is the only thing that matters.

[@michael_306]

Highest losing percentage in finals ... 2nd best player on his superteams... lol longevity and padding stats don't make him goat

[@cyberbron2077]

@@michael_306 Yall don’t get tired of hating?

[@shawnnyc100able]

​@@cyberbron2077U don't get tired of riding dk?

[@shipooprincess670]

Should talk to ryan collins. Lebrons stan begging for attention and respect. Still doesn't listen to what majority is sayin. Lebron is a product not a generational talent. Longevity is not a talent or skill. None of this matters if Allen don't hit that series turning 3. None of this matters if Kyrie missed that 3 or underperform in game 5-6-7. The guy avg 27pts in the finals. Got swept way too many times. I believe in truth no matter how Lebron stans twist it truth will always prevails its just a matter of time. There should be no discussion at all.

[@datsapaddlin]

@@michael_306 I don’t think he’s the GOAT but pull up your stats compared to his. He’s still an all time great while you are a lifelong DNP in regards to the NBA.

[@1KingP]

They miss-using/understanding what is meant by feared a player in the NBA. I think Gilbert explained it best when he said afraid of style of play but there’s more to it because players talk about how MJ/Kobe would never let their foot off the gas and was always in attack mode! That is a big part of it too.

[@devinsmart1547]

I mean I get the MJ fear because he played in a very under whelming era of 2 guards. And in that time they were forced to guard him 1v1 and he’s dare defenders to hedge bc if they did he’d get tech free throws.

[@taylorcummings1936]

Of course they were constantly on the go, but look what that did to the tail end of their careers or even the injuries for Kobe? Lebron has the ability to go full steam when he needs too, but not all the time because it’s overwhelming on his body and he’s realized that from seeing previous players. We can’t deny that when needed to can score at will and make those decisions when he needs too.

[@derrickperry7705]

Why Kenyon switch up 😂 once Gil and BJ started cooking them oldheads he switched up 😂😂😂😂

[@spencerparker7374]

Facts man get Kenyon ass outta here on this one 😂 and bron used to bust his teams ass he shoulda feared him bron avg 27 7 and 7 against him

[@derrickperry7705]

@@spencerparker7374 literally 😂😂😂😂😂

[@professorxavier181]

He's a 'Kill you with kindness' on the court type-a-guy🥶🥶🥶

[@Danthomas829]

Lol

[@devinsmart1547]

I wouldn’t really even say “on the court” we’ve seen Lebron go at matchups numerous times. Ron Artest recently told a story about when lebron was a rookie he gave him 30 points in his like 10th game then walked over to the his head coach and said “this y’all’s best defender” and that was against Rob Artest lmao

[@staysunny170]

Nothing wrong with killing with kindness as long as you get the W

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

Nah, he’s a, “can’t have fear because don’t even have respect” kind of guy.

[@bouche8503]

73-9 team went and got KD

[@powerisknowledgeTV]

LeBron ran behind super teams😂😂

[@pierreabernathy6393]

That ain’t fear big dawg don’t forget about Miami

[@PayAttEx]

@@pierreabernathy6393Miami were trash when Bron joined them.

[@pierreabernathy6393]

@@PayAttEx That’s true but they both build some unbeatable teams I fuck with bron so I respect it all

[@roycedot]

I don’t think anyone was looking forward to playing him for a 12 year period

[@cactusjack2264]

Bron isn’t feared because he’s friendly. Jordan and Kobe were KILLERS. They didn’t give af about being nice to anyone. Basically everything Kmart said. In regard to the current NBA, the player I would fear would be Kyrie, once Kyrie in his bag he CANT MISS. He’s got handles for days and can score the ball anywhere on the court, he’s damn near unguardable and the closest thing to Allen Iverson.

[@mauricetaylor9700]

Your teammates not liking you is not fear

[@rodneydeal9133]

Shit, ask Demar Derozan if he feared Lebron. Bet he tells a different story than this.

[@adamfeliciano6321]

Demar was Never a superstar.

[@devantepearson]

@@adamfeliciano6321facts just a good allstar player

[@lockzzz101]

@@adamfeliciano6321did you not watch him back when his was a raptor?

[@wajahatjafri7246]

​@adamfeliciano6321 so now there's levels to fear? Lmaooo

[@stevelegreid]

It’s not the same kind of fear

[@lakersyoungcoreareaveragep1639]

Honestly Chalmers is doing Bron dirty. Him, Wade and Bosh won him 2 rings and that's what he has to say. Even the people closest to you be hating on your success

[@ijayrizzy3116]

BJ made a great point. People should fear LeBron for what he did outside of basketball. He put all his homies on and each one of them changed the game in their own way, creating generational wealth not only for himself, but for multiple families.

[@rljuice]

Does the fact Lebron had a whole skills academy dating back to 07’ factor into this? Does it also factor in Steph Curry one of his biggest rivals, being a camp counselor?😂 Or Derozan, Boogie Cousins, John Wall, Tatum being campers since then?

[@ThoseRedPillGuys]

Great question

[@snupedummy]

Chill they not ready for logic

[@KlausKlan0010]

Nobody fears him

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

Or does it matter that people in his camp beat him more times than he beat them, and him losing more times all the while playing with more than double the all stars 😂?

[@ish4910]

Gil spot on. Players just afraid of getting embarrassed in one on one matchups. They dont care if they win or lose.

[@marcosmith9315]

All Mike did was embarrassed dudes that's why he Mike and winning at the same damn time!!

[@skaylingop9673]

@@marcosmith9315except he was a complete fucking loser without Scottie. - your goat doesn’t have a single winning season without Pip.

[@allenwaddell7955]

The fear for Jordan came not from the fact he was going for your neck it is from the fact he was messing up their checks. The promos that man would cut on players combined with the way he would turn them into nightly highlight reels had a direct impact on their checks even more so back then. If you were the guy and it was your team you were supposed to have some sort of answer for 23. Teams had bonuses directly connected to how you played against Mike. Sponsors, bonuses, contract negotiations he impacted it all. When 23 cut a promo on you EVERYONE was listening even people who didn't watch basketball.

[@apexreacts]

I love how Gil immediately switched the topic to the 90’s players and not MJ Kobe and Lebron’s ability to strike fear in opponents 😂😂😂

[@MRMORTONIII]

You missed the point completely!

[@yeahriightt24]

90s players are the ones saying they feared mj and Gil called them hoes. You clearly missed the point.

[@apexreacts]

@@yeahriightt24 the topic was responding to what Shaq said about those players striking fear. But he flipped it into more 90’s slander

[@yeahriightt24]

@@apexreacts I know the topic he responded to and he answered the question. He said who cares that means “you’re hoes” and he’s right. Shaq also said “I’ve never heard people say” but there’s a bunch of guys saying they feared LeBron.

[@sportingarena6462]

@@apexreactshe was basically saying; “ninja, we ain’t fear nobody!!!! Y’all fkn soft”

[@nathanbedfordforest]

Brandon Jennings the only one with sense in the room. As usual

[@donovanstuart302]

He also was the least feared player on the panel. Perspective matters. Intimidation matters bro. An element u inherent based on how u perform.

[@fespn4734]

He said he feared Derrick Rose

[@thegolden807]

“As usual” bj be giving horrible takes lol😂 do you even listen too him

[@gmgtt7483]

@@fespn4734DRose had mfs scared his ROOKIE year Bron been in the league 20 years nobody was or is shook still he has no moves😂

[@klarsuel1]

What 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you just as slow

[@dhehighlights3209]

The “lebron is not feared” convo is stupid

[@notimportant3686]

it's just unnecessary... it's too true for a debate and at the end of the day it's BASKETBALL... it's basically ballet with a ball, not rugby or boxing.... no one should fear anyone physically.... only for getting embarrassed.... and the bagless lebron is not embarrassing anyone

[@IMHymn-zx3bj]

The Lebron is greater than Jordan convo is stupid

[@moneymoney3235]

@@IMHymn-zx3bjtape don’t lie Bron passed mj up in points taking 1200 less shots all while having way more assist, just a better ball player. 80s and 90s 🗑️

[@IllMatic97]

​@@IMHymn-zx3bj don't start that bs now bruh, stay on topic

[@tamasb8926]

​@@notimportant3686called that man bagless

[@dazework]

I mean can you really fear a player who has a handshake with 90% of the NBA?😂

[@penkima4923]

The 10 % have a fear of missing out.

[@YueLi-vw4rg]

Rajon Rondo said something like “LeBron doesn’t play against a player. He plays against the coach.” It’d be interesting to see whether LeBron or Kobe is more feared by nba coaches.

[@Kikibrat2]

I don't think it's a bad thing. It doesn't mean he isn't a great player. He is just seems to either be really HATED or liked.

[@AllThingsKen]

it is a bad thing

[@BizzyBlount08]

​@AllThingsKen ..... it's not Tim Duncan wasn't feared yet he still the greatest PF to do it..

[@datsapaddlin]

@@BizzyBlount08 Yeah Magic Kareem Duncan and Lebron ain’t always considered feared players but they are the best at their positions

[@AllThingsKen]

@@BizzyBlount08 he was feared what u talking about

[@bmomosaik]

@@AllThingsKen its a bad thing? what was mj going to do? bring a banger out and meet you on the bus? fear a player lol wtf is this shit

[@nathanbedfordforest]

Went on runs?? He owned the EAST for a literal decade. Nobody has done that since the Celtics 60s Celtics

[@jamiahlyons2133]

lol the east was trash 🗑️

[@InfamousJay2488]

​@jamiahlyons2133 the east was trash yet the Raptors finally won the year Bron left..name a team in the 90s from the East that won when Mj left either time. You cant..but Lebron played in a "weak east" you realize MJ couldnt even make the playoffs with the Wizards in that so called "weak east"..

[@CreativeBigL]

Jamiah The first season LeBron left the east, the east won the chip. You sound ignorant. 😂

[@IllMatic97]

@@jamiahlyons2133 you only think the East was trash because LeBron, keep it a stack. If you really wanna go there name me a decade where the EC was a dominant force in the nba.

[@ArtVandilay]

@@IllMatic97 the 90$

[@acephalos5026]

Gil would’ve been shaking in his knee brace if he played against MJ.. it’s easy to talk from retirement when you never had to face him 😂😂💯

[@todaysmathematiics]

gilbert arenas is also the same guy who hoarded all of MJ personal under garments practice shorts spandex jerseys etcfrom his WAS days even wore MJ insoles as he tells it

[@andreellis2167]

Stop the cap Gil! You had Vernon Maxwell on your podcast and he told you that he couldn't sleep the night before playing Jordan. It's not fear it's respect for Jordan's game. It didn't mean Mad Max wasn't gonna compete against MJ

[@TheMyth619]

The social media age is wild. Bron ain't even retired and he's already getting pulled down. Bron isn't feared... Bron doesn't have a bag..... ect. In about ten years all this is gonna be washed, rinsed, and repeated. There will be a younger group of viewers saying the 2000s and the 2010s were trash. They didn't have as many good three point shooters. They never had a player like Wenby ect. Not even the new media like Gil's Arena is aware of this. Bron played against Paul Pierce, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, ect. Those same players played against Jordan. Yet Jordan also played against Bird and Magic. The new fans are biased and don't really know the NBA as a game, as a business, or it's history. The old media is biased and storyline driven. The new media is biased for the players but they are already old heads themselves and don't realize it.

[@unphantom173]

i do think the 2000s is gonna remembered as a very unique era every players have different styles that defines them which made it not only amazing but also leveled the talents was insane i only need to say 3 guys (KOBE,DUNCAN,LEBRON) the 2010s for the Tactical side of things The revolution of The Pace and Space offense, the rise of the needs of Versality in defense where off ball defense is as important as iso. I think both eras are gonna talked about because it can Help shape our styles. both era have Paradox goin on so even me who's didn't grasp the 2000s i know enough those players bring different taste to the game i came around the pace and space era i gotta know my era very well. im not saying the 90s suck but Respectfully comparing the volume of talents i just think the 2000s and 2010s is top tier Tactical and Uniqueness wise.

[@skaylingop9673]

@@unphantom173I man, the 90’s, as a whole. Were objectively trash. The top X-% were good-great, sure, but the depth of talent just didn’t exist

[@tyreetw]

toronto, gilbert arenas, detroit, pacers, hell every team in the east feared lebron when he was with cleveland

[@thebigbarczynski5844]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@YangoBord]

I agree with Gil. I’ve always felt that way. Why would grown men call an era where they were terrified of 6’6 210lbs tougher than the era where they don’t fear a 6’9 260lbs freight train.

[@bboywolf]

That lets you know that its not about how big you are, its your mentality. Lebron is frail mentally... that's his achilles. Ask the mavs in 2011

[@dejonbrooks2652]

@@bboywolfdumbass talking about one series in 2011 but we all the way in 2024 😂 ya’ll mfs kill me

[@coollibra3644]

Because of the physicality

[@criticalthought4910]

​@@bboywolfBeing frail mentally is why the Pistons were able to go 3-1 vs jordan and also the reason he retired

[@YEGGS_1]

@@criticalthought4910 You acting like Jordan wasnt averaging 40+ against those guys, that pistons team feared MJ even though they won against him.

[@edwardt7809]

So much of this boils down to LeBron CLEARLY being a person who enjoys being liked, while Jordan and Kobe were not. LeBron has always been seen as more caring of people, in general, while Jordan and Kobe seemed absolutely maniacal about winning, which meant crushing even teammates, if necessary. That's always been the perception. Players might not have feared LeBrons personality, but they ABSOLUTELY feared his game. Players, Coaches, even franchises. Ask the Pacers, or Atlanta, or Charlotte, or the Pistons, or the Knicks, or the 2016 Warriors (who had to go get Durant), to name a few.

[@elirane85]

When it came to Shaq, players were literally scared for their life. Nothing to do with basketball, the man was so big and strong that he could knock your head off without noticing

[@bp2000k]

And yet he got only 4 rings. But ppl still saying that (wich is ok tho) . But ppl loves to justify of „Bron isn’t feared“ bcs of the 4 rings to MJ & Kobe even though they’re stories of players how they feared Bron. Like every players has different stories how they feared to a another player no matter if he got a ring or not. It gets annoying.

[@elirane85]

@@bp2000k Have you even read what I wrote? I said that with Shaq it wasn't about his basketball skills, it was actual fear of getting injured or worse since he was really big, really fast and really strong and on top of that he was really really mean

[@keithgardner7597]

Kobe, Bron, and MJ are my three favorite players of all time!! No debate!! But penalizing Bron because he’s not an asshole is some wild shit!! Kobe and MJ were assholes, to teammates and opponents!! MJ and Kobe were great defenders and loved to score the ball. Bron is an all around basketball player!!! Totally different players!!! All of them are winners!! Wtf is going on!!?!!!!

[@MiQuelSimmons]

Lebron is a terrible defender and till this day stacks teams with AllStars. Steph Curry won a chip with Wiggins let that cook. 🧑‍🍳

[@racquelholness169]

it's not about being an asshole ....😅

[@criticalthought4910]

​@@racquelholness169There's videos here on KZbin of players and coaches saying they feared LeBron but nobody cares because they want to belive the mythology surrounding their heroes

[@UserName-go7hm]

@@MiQuelSimmons weirdo.

[@jerryren4076]

@@MiQuelSimmons A player with 6 all-defensive selections is a terrible defender? It's ironic you mention Steph

[@user-oe5dm7tb9o]

The Piston's said,dont let him get airbourne. So what are you fools talking about. Mike got clotheslined and suplex by the Piston's, and still averaged 30+ against them.

[@seedsowersofisrael.4660]

Yes, a majority of NBA Players actually feared MJ but let's not forget, other major key Players such as Magic, Hakeem, Dominique, Iverson, and Vince Carter had that fear factor on others too

[@souljamakinbread08]

Neither kobe or ai was scared of mj they definitely admired what he was but like gil said a killer or competitor isn't fearing no one the difference is the shooting guard position was weaker in the 90s vs the 2000s it was some great sg's in the 90s but they usually play on garbage teams so they didn't win but they still drop 20+ & 30+ points regularly..... gil analysis of the moves makes more players fearful is so correct the kyrie vs shai comparison

[@keysersoze540]

MJ was on his way out of the NBA so why would Kobe fear an old man? AI said he was in awe of Jordan.

[@rapartist9309]

@@keysersoze540mj was only 33 and still winning mvps and they had just came off of winning 72 games the year prior to mone getting drafted

[@souljamakinbread08]

@@keysersoze540 so mj was old when kobe drop 30 on him in his last championship year we ain't talking about 2002 or 2003 we talking 1997 & 1998 that's the problem people gets so caught in nike ads, the shoes, nba hype & him winning championships & against weaker competition team wise meaning teams in the 90s had some great players but it wasn't an abundance like today's game, the 2000s & the 80s the talent was diluted team wise basically the best players in the 90s could play against any era but their role players not necessarily like some role players in today & the 2000s game would have been starters in the 90s but because the talent amount increase they were & are role players & that makes a difference in winning & losing.... example kukoc was the best foreign player in the 90s but I think Manu ginobili is better & he was a starter but settle to being the 6th man to help the spurs win multiple championships but put ginobili in the 90s I think he's easily a starter & the best foreign player making kukoc the 2nd best foreign player in that era I don't know this for fact but just deeply examining their game & play style I think most would rank ginobili over kukoc but he isn't way better but still better he gets the edge... awe & admire pretty much means the same guess what that didn't stop ai from crossing mj cause he had no fear Abdul Rauf use to cook mj so much mj never wanted to guard him now off course Rauf couldn't guard mj either but this notion that mj was an unstoppable force offensively which he was but could guard everyone to is a lie it plenty of players who use to cook mj it just wasn't alot of great shooting guards that could cause they really didn't have the full package offensively most of the 90s sg's were spot up & off the screen shooters vs kobe, ai, t mac, vince carter, ray allen etc all these guys prime years was in the 2000s & they could shoot off the dribble create their own shot which they pretty much learned from watching mj so it inspired them to become better than mjs competition notice I said mj competition not mj

[@todaysmathematiics]

so shaq a 4 time champ isn't a killer or competitor? because he literally says himself he feard MJ love how yall keep leavin that specific part out

[@souljamakinbread08]

@@todaysmathematiics if shaq had kobe mentality as far as work ethic he would have been the goat easy but once he won he got sorry & which is why kobe got 2 rings without him & shaq only got 1 without kobe but if shaq had the work ethic & wasn't so money hungry but didn't want to keep working hard he & kobe could have 8 together or he could've gotten more without kobe but he became a shell of himself after his lakers years he was still about 70% of what he was in LA his first 2 years of Miami but after that shaq was just taking up space & this was my favorite center growing up but I call it like I see it plus I know the struggle of losing weight in general & losing weight for basketball & have overcome them not for the nba but definitely in high school, & semi pro level ball some people just want it way more than others kobe definitely wanted to be one of the greatest way more than shaq which made him more competitive shaq was competitive but not more competitive than kobe when your truly competitive you bow to no player you respect their greatness but never fear it

[@regd8202]

This is one of those Mj aura convos meat riding

[@user-dw8lp7os2z]

Facts

[@enoughsaid499]

Great take by the bol from Milwaukee 💯

[@nchakalih]

If my memory serves me right, most of those who spoke about fearing Jordan or Kobe, said this after both retired! Lebron is still playing, there is no way current players are going to say they fear him, maybe after he retires! Coaches, Franchises and fans have feared Bron for a long long long time 😂

[@GunninRebel55]

Great point and very well said.

[@harissonbond7499]

They feared they were going to get embarrassed by Mike

[@srtghost3842]

Of course they feared MJ, they were expansion era players.

[@knowledgeispwr]

You don't think LBJ was embarrassing people? You do realize he said when Kobe got in the league they were saying that. Iverson was crossing up everyone on the Bulls team. They feared MJ because of his personality and lack of access.

[@burningspliffs]

And they feared LeBron coming full speed at them finna go for a dunk or coming for that block

[@sportsfantastic361]

And again who cares it's basketball like those were weak minded bball players

[@klarsuel1]

Right Gil is dumb

[@kevinholmes6948]

Lebron is just a friendly guy and approaches the game Different team first make the right play teammate teams know he’s not trying to score 40 a night

[@Dipset415]

🥱lebron arrogant asf and he has no bag💯

[@angsenghow]

​@@Dipset415no bah with 40000 points sure

[@ronaldon4926]

@@Dipset415arrogant? Wow it’s Okaii to hate another man for being great but don’t discredit a man who went to 10 straight finals with bunch of nobodys

[@ouzykun8796]

@ronald you can't talk to a Lebron hater about nothing. They act like Lebrons greatness takes away from Jordans so they spend all their days pretending hes not great its embarrassing lol

[@Riqharris]

@@Dipset415someone wit no bag 40,000 pts wow

[@dandylawe8875]

The difference is you fear what they can do on the court and like Kenyon was saying MJ was a whole new beast that dominated the 90s and the young players that came up watching that and wanting to be like that they came up trying to be killers. In the 80s-90s the players didn't play like MJ and didn't know what to do. Players that bring something new to the game always shocks the NBA Air Jordan, Mamba Mentality, AI crossover, Shaqs big strong body and dominance, lebrons skills at 6'8 with a strong athletic body, KD shooting ability and skills at 6'11 while being skinny, D Rose athleticism and finishing ability at 6'3, Currys deep range Shooting etc. As time goes on players coming up get to see all of these skills and abilities and learn them so you're not going to fear something you've already seen and or know how to do to some extent

[@Alex007-]

Jordan got 0 chips without his right hand man Scottie Pippen... LeBron got 3 without Dwyane Wade!

[@mypeople1stwilliam]

4:46 The same way the majority of Gil’s era feared Kobe. Gil is too slow to fear anything.

[@samuelvictor2228]

#facts

[@khalilwilliams1818]

no one feared kobe smh thats dumb as fuck ai didn't tmac Melo dwade Tim Duncan Vince Carter didn't.

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

Crazy Gil was TERRIFIED of Bron!

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

@@khalilwilliams1818that greatest players don’t fear anyone it’s about everyone else. Bird, Zeke and Magic didn’t fear Mike everyone else did….

[@atlsmostblunted1]

Nobody feared Kobe, infact ask Chris Childs 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@MrAlvarez23]

Everyone in the East asked them if they feared Bron. Coaches and players have said this. Mario is been salty 😂😂😂

[@mykonmorales7706]

Lmaooo…nah they feared the super team he was on..not him

[@Book.of.Treason]

@@mykonmorales7706 cavs team?

[@deon3133]

@@mykonmorales7706naw they feared him. Players have said it.

[@pureblack3363]

Can you give us a few examples? From superstars

[@titomoney13]

@@deon3133Reference the clips of people saying they feared Lebron

[@kerhin]

Gil once again taking it out of context. They aren’t talking about fear of person but the fear of be destroyed on the court by a player. Jordan and Bryant’s mentality and skills causes restless nights for players.

[@joshualelo]

i don't think anybody got this question right...all NBA players, including Lebron, are super competitive. The thing about MJ and Kobe was they weren't just competitive. They were psychopaths. They didn't just want to win. They wanted to annihilate you. And when you're in the presence of someone who wants to destroy you (not just beat in you in a game), the natural instinct of a normal human, even if that human is also a great NBA player in their own right, is to fear that person. Lebron's greatness is undeniable. He's just not a psycho.

[@image1812]

Notice the two guys that are feared are a part of dynasties. LeBron never was a part of a dynasty, dynasty conquer and bring fear.

[@DJDJ-iu7qr]

That dynasty Kobe was in he had the best player in the world at the time….shaq

[@IllMatic97]

Kobe was originally drafted to the Hornets boyo, due to a trade had got to pleasure to play for a franchise that has a history of winning. Kobe was also not the best player on the team at the time Shaq was there.

[@FireAngelChris]

Lol yall weren’t saying this when heatless was running. Why people were saying they unfair then.

[@criticalthought4910]

The two guys who were allegedly feared were also punched in the face with combinations by Danny Ferry and Chris Childs. This corny topic is just clickbait because it attracts 3 different sets of fanboys who boost the engagement for the content

[@derrickkendrick2758]

Nope missed the biggest point, its not just style and skill of play that creates fear on the court or field, its also their attitude. MJ, shaq, Kobe rip, all had a mentality thats todays generation doesn't really have, everyone is friends, very few rivals and therefore less fear amongst competition. All those guys played as if im better than you and thats not really pushed today.

[@nbagoats4819]

I'm still trying to figure out just what stat is Lebron the best ever at? Longevity? Sorry but thats not enough. There are players with more steals in a season, assists, triple doubles, blocks, rebounds etc. There are players with more MVPs, scoring titles, championships finals MVPs. What is he the best at? Even at his position?

[@So504productions]

Thats dumb on them not fearing him after what he did to the pistons, Celtics, Pacers, Warriors, and Heat. If you tried to have your best game against him you feared that Man.

[@The1Named1s]

Any team that’s ever played against Bron schemed to try and stop HIM… call that what you wanna

[@BigMike_RTTV]

I never understood why fear is mentioned in the game of basketball. It’s not combat for crying out loud… Why would fear a man whose only objective is to put a ball through a hoop?

[@Suave_TheArtKartel]

Gil be taking out 2 sides of his mouth ... He proceeds to demean 90's era players who were scared to be embarrassed Then goes on to chat about who he fared as a player .. Y'all keep idolizing these dudes "keeping it real"

[@boycottactivity]

I get it, but he scared Gil at the FT line in the Playoffs, PG said LeBron scared him...

[@khalilwilliams1818]

smh when Bron on on the east ppl was like damn we ain't gona win its lebron he not intimidating but you know your team ain't getting by him that why ppl joined up to beat lebron

[@mahadofficiaI]

@@khalilwilliams1818people joined up to beat the team he was on.

[@IllMatic97]

@@mahadofficiaI who was the best player on that team?

[@mahadofficiaI]

@@IllMatic97 it was a collective that they was scared of 🤣

[@IllMatic97]

@@mahadofficiaI who was the best player on the team homeboy?

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Lebron hate bait incoming, cant wait to see this comment section

[@thetarheel2010j]

Draymond said they recruited KD because LeBron. So doesn’t that mean they feared LeBron

[@richflow1799]

Some of the players(Kobe, Shaq, AI) he named are 2000s players, by Gil's definition. He loves calling out 90s era.

[@ericclatterbuck6633]

Paul George, Gilbert. And the Raptors feared him. Hawks feared him when the Heat were playing him. Crazy take

[@Reggie-xr1xw]

No they didn't each of those teams was a wing player away from beating him u put Durant on any of those teams they beat LeBron every time just like if u replace curry and Thompson with Russel and harden he beats that heat team it's match ups

[@ericclatterbuck6633]

@@Reggie-xr1xw Demar literally said Raptors were afraid

[@ericclatterbuck6633]

@@Reggie-xr1xw gilbert arenas needed therapy cause LeBron had him shook after the free throw miss

[@mrsilkysmoothd]

It ain’t no killers in the league Gil

[@gmgtt7483]

NONE mfs kill parlays worldwide on a nightly basis stop with all the killer talk this era weak af

[@1muneymic]

Y’all know exactly what the players were saying. Pat Bev is the toughest defender in the league and said on national tv that he goes to bed early at night before playing Steph Curry. AI and Kobe was feared because they coming at you on game 2 and game 92 with the same intensity! Tracy McGrady was feared! You have to be an assassin to be in the goat realm and it take points away. These guys that’s Lebron fans knows it!

[@joshuacabanero3513]

Nobody is talking but in 2010's, them players from the Raptors, Pacers, Atlanta, Bulls, Knicks and Celtics for sure feared him. They don't want to face Bron especially in the first round because they're getting bounced. I think Demar actually talked about Bron being the Final Boss you have to clear but they failed over and over again 😂😂

[@tygur23]

Mike played with a level of intensity and anger that make russell westbrook look like wayne brady

[@zerti86]

dude you're just saying things and you're not even funny. stop the cap

[@DonnellKane]

Bra we can go watch games and see they wasn’t guarding him crazy it was a magical foul almost Everytime somebody tried to

[@snupedummy]

@@DonnellKanethey not ready for that bro

[@markrobinson2184]

WE DONE WITH THE 90’S!

[@DonnellKane]

@@snupedummy favoritism on the highest scale

[@thedistinguishedgentlemen1008]

You ain’t gotta be scared but he would have cooked anybody on this panel. And Vernon Maxwell was not a 304

[@brandonbennett7337]

💯 they just don’t get it

[@FireAngelChris]

Funny enough Vernon looked him in eyes & went to war with him.

[@idelva]

Gil would still get 30

[@Eastsiderep40]

You think Gil not getting off? Mj gone get his but Gil gone get his. I’ve seen lesser talent give Mj buckets.

[@Gfhmike]

In what scenario should one grown man be scared of another when talkin about playing a sport. Thank you Brandon for being a real nigga. And saying it.

[@BrotherShakur]

LBJ is most hated ...

[@devantepearson]

Nobody cares

[@johnsepulvedacruz6428]

He's mostly done it to himself to be honest and you know it

[@Anonymous-gy4lp]

Without a doubt like I’ve legit seen him toying with team between 2010-2020. Absolutely toying with opposition

[@ozonespec]

Hated for what? It's literally just a fad. Bunch of followers.

[@bp2000k]

@@johnsepulvedacruz6428 For what? Going to a Team for getting 2 rings? Went back to a Team that hated him & won a ring? Bcs he self proclaimed him being the GOAT while Kobe said he would destroy everybody & MJ finds dumb of ppl questioning who’s the greatest player of all time? In the end he won something but there’s ppl still calling him a Loser. Even rn.

[@IAmDrewselum]

Yooo B. Jennings spit some real shit 3:50 .. that room was a Tuff Crowd

[@klarsuel1]

If you think he spoke real you just as slow as

[@HPcelui]

​@@klarsuel1explain genius

[@billybannon7348]

We still have never seen anything like Mike even with as great as Kobe was. The package included: Jumper - ✔✔ Dunk - ✔ Layup - ✔ Defense - ✔

[@sauceth3god249]

It's gotta be cap... how they not fear someone who they couldn't stop for 10yrs from winning the East from winning EC every year. Every team in the east fear or didn't want to play a Bron team. Ask Derozan 😅😅

[@kravon9583]

Vernon Maxwell had noooo fear

[@barriarnold7666]

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[@klarsuel1]

Right what are they talking about

[@Mike-sj1yt]

He said he he couldn’t sleep night before he was facing Mike.

[@dmarcodagreat3083]

When Lebron wispered to Gill at the free-throw u missed them shots

[@chance2enzo]

Gilbert and Cam Newton need to have their own podcast together.

[@PILGRIMM72]

These dudes are too scared to say anything negative about Lebron! Bunch of tough guys! 🤣🤣🤣

[@dezz8598]

Gil said it best. What kind of “tough era” is the 90’s supposed to be perceived as when they were shaking in their boots playing MJ? Yea, real tough💀

[@ceazemccallsr.6679]

It sounds all good until when you’re in an era where defense is the object of the sport and this guy comes along and putting 50 on you while embarrassing you this is your job to slow him down and before you everyone has failed miserably and plus you already witnessed how difficult it was before and you had no answers then so now this time you wonder how can I stop him and you still have no answer

[@jlui21]

-- there are 2 arguments. "Fear" of MJ and the toughness of 90s' basketball. KG played in the 90s thru 2010s. KG learned real quick not to talk back at MJ. Toughness? That's just trying to deal with Shaq b/c 7ft'ers got jobs b/c of Shaq.

[@kgar5String]

Gotta say something to help LeBron

[@dsellers1331]

He said that then started to say who he feared 😂😂😂

[@dezz8598]

@@ceazemccallsr.6679 sounds like excuses. You okay to win, you don’t get scared against opposition just becuz they can drop 50. You think MJ was the ONLY player in that era dropping 50? Find another excuse cuz that one is trash.

[@KANEDAMU]

These dudes capping for bron. Nobody fear that dude on the basketball court. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Danthomas829]

Bro 💯percent facts.. real ones know lebron a political Bihh

[@powerisknowledgeTV]

Facts he sponsored by lefraud😂

[@mkgluts]

And somehow u know more than players who played in the NBA 😂 right

[@KANEDAMU]

@@mkgluts wierdooooo 😂😂😂😂😂

[@franknatti5367]

@@Danthomas829you white boy who wanna be relevant

[@Savsgge]

“The toughest era” was scared of a person. This era not scared of nobody 💯

[@showmethatthang]

This topic is so good. It’s because Gilbrat once dropped 40 on an old MJ he talks as if he would stand a chance against MJ in his prime. Gilbrat need to stop.

[@joshuapaladini1507]

Kobe and Jordan were feared for their ability to take over a game and do whatever it took to overcome, including hitting the last shot.

[@sportsfantastic361]

They also took horrible shots that cost them the game instead of making the right play and find the open guy if u have 3 guys on u reason Phil had to tell them both they need to trust their teammates more

[@ronaldon4926]

Bron went to 10 straight finals with nobodys, he led both teams in the playoff points, rebound, steal n block so what else does this man got to do cuz discrediting a man for not being selfish is sad fr

[@bboywolf]

​@@sportsfantastic361you sound dumb trying to put mike and kobe together in bad shots. Michael jordan was elite in the clutch since he was in college... kobe not in the same stratosphere

[@robertgray320]

When he got shut down in the Finals by a 5'10 JJ Barea and he stood 6'9 260lb if not more............................the entire NBA saw doesn't have that killer in him, that's just being honest. Bron is a good player, but Kobe or Jordan would've looked at that as disrespect with 5 foot nothin JJ Barea and dropped 50- 60 points. That's just being honest!

[@datsapaddlin]

Bro he won 4 championships after 2011 😂. You act like he retired after that year. And JJ barely defended him. That was a few possessions in the whole series. They was definitely doubling him and collapsing the paint when he drove.

[@sportsfantastic361]

U do realize Mavs played great team defense right lol

[@shaunp253]

Same Mavs team swept Kobe. 😂

[@bboywolf]

​@@sportsfantastic361no amount of team defense can explain the soft passive approach lebron took. Even lebron said "he wasnt even there"... 2.2ppg in the 4th quarters

[@powerisknowledgeTV]

Facts don't forget Jason terry

[@incogneto2834]

Fear means afraid of what they might do,fear that you might get humiliated/embarrased..your team gets blown out,look stupid.If people pissed Mike off...he took it personal,he made it a point to get revenge.Mutombo said he never dunked on him?What did he do?Byron Russell said he'd kick Mikes butt..what happened to him?Reggie ran his mouth?What happened?KG trash talked as a rookie, what happened?The Pistons beat him up...look what he did over his career to them?Nick An derson made that speech about #45..MJ spent a whole year planning that get back for the 72-10 and the sweep.When the league made Malone the MVP ..he took it personally.Mike was a driven pyschopath, he used slights..real or made up to motivate himself..thats unreal

[@cecilsarfo6757]

Dillion Brooks said "i don't respect you until you drop 40 on me" I don't care which Era MJ played in nobody is ever gonna say that shit to him and go scot free....... Mike and Kobe were feared because of their character not ability Ability is only gonna get u respected, Character is gonna get you feared

[@josh7693]

NAH f***** that! NBA players definitely are afraid to gaurd Kyrie on that island. That is a FACT

[@lavelljenkins1852]

Nobody is feared cause everyone is friends

[@eastgate6134]

Owners are.friends too so what

[@stacyedney9998]

I agree with Jennings. Ain't nobody grown man fearing a damn basketball player, it's a game win lose or draw. Yall losing it with this

[@claude2732]

I think a lot of nba players lost respect for Lebron when he colluded with Wade and Bosh to form a superteam in the weaker eastern conference, so they don’t think of him the same as they would with Kobe and MJ.

[@Centure120]

Kobe was truly feared! THE 🐐

[@IllMatic97]

So feared he got pieced up

[@keach1983]

​@@IllMatic97beef stew from the pistons had Bron shook when Bron elbowed him 😂

[@IllMatic97]

@@keach1983 yeah, nothing screams shaking someone like putting on a over dramatic show. "Beef Stew" was at half court when he started acting a fool, Kobe got pieced up by Chris Childs and grappled/tackled by Reggie Miller.

[@keach1983]

@@IllMatic97 never disagreed Kobe did Bron also got pushed to the ground by nazr mahammed remember and did nothing

[@xxkhalilxx0]

They feared as in if u made Mike mad he would just get better and better in the game like a supersaiyan

[@snupedummy]

Supersayian only lasted for 6 seasons is crazy 😭

[@MrDiMES123]

@@snupedummywhat

[@brittanywilson9361]

It only lasted 6 seasons is correct ​@@MrDiMES123

[@martellalvin2762]

🧢

[@williamwlltb]

Every now and then I have to remind myself that Gil's persona is straight up San Fernando Valley. 🤣

[@todaysmathematiics]

lmaaoooo exactly man

[@bossgdaequalizer5180]

I’m glad gil got a pod cast because this is the only time we herd or seen him since he bring those guns in the locker room

[@CreativeBigL]

Grown men fearing grown men.😂

[@jamesjameswhattheladyssayl7657]

You must be a kid because you don't get it

[@CreativeBigL]

@@jamesjameswhattheladyssayl7657 Born 1961, not that it matters.

[@brittanywilson9361]

Facts we done wit the 90s

[@Hunchopronto]

​@@jamesjameswhattheladyssayl7657with your comment you need to ask yourself that

[@sportsfantastic361]

​​@@jamesjameswhattheladyssayl7657I'm 37 and if I got skills and can shoot and score then t it's wild that u can say u scared to guard a man cuz u scared wat he can do to u on a court then wonder why u get cooked LeBron is respected enough so his opponents go at him and that is wat I rather watch then wat u think u had a point on this killer instinct and being feared talk is a way to just play down LeBron and it's really weak

[@SirSuperFlyy]

Any man that uses an obscene amount of emojis in each post will never be viewed as a killer lol

[@gabetv6355]

😂😂😂 crazy you really believe that.

[@PokeWorldHD1]

It’s actually the opposite

[@trip9755]

They use to kiss each other in the mouth let’s not talk about that time line lol

[@criticalthought4910]

It's deeper than that. Any man who gets punched in the mouth during a game or rats out a teammate during an interrogation will only be viewed as a killer by c fanboys If an entire team bullies you for half a decade and Caucasians smack you in the head nobody will think you're a killer

[@jetblack4206]

@@gabetv6355it’s true

[@marlonladd]

Gil usually has some great things to say, but he’s WRONG about this. They feared MJ because he took things personal and when he got mad or focused he would light you up. It’s a killer instinct that only he and Kobe had. Listen to some of the stories, man! They didn’t call him Black Jesus for nothing. He dominated superstars while talkin’ sh*t - nothing they could do.

[@cusumano91]

I always hear about how no one fears or feared LeBron, how LeBron is too nice, and how he doesn’t have the killer will. Can’t we same the same for Magic?

[@luvdemjets1998]

3:09 That's the realest shit I've ever heard. We're all people. What's there to fear?

[@Dipset415]

Sounds good till Pablo Escobar thinks your wife is cute💯

[@burningspliffs]

That nigga LeBron coming full speed down the lane and you the only one in the paint finna get dunked on they get the fuck out the way

[@dparks2856]

Gil is so right