How NBA 2K Got Michael Jordan Back In Video Games | A Retrospective

[@johnobrien1759]

It’s kind of annoying to hear kids talk about 80s and 90s basketball when they don’t know what the hell they are talking about. Not everyone was an alcoholic or on drugs at that time and to think that just shows you how gullible you really are. Anyone can have a voice nowadays, even someone with no knowledge like this guy right here, speaking. I’ve gave you till 622 and now I’m finally done.

[@GameOnRadio1]

To be fair to the youngin Norm Van Ler said himself in the NBA in the 70’s most were on coke then the 80’s on Crack then the 90’s weed

[@VersezGaming]

First off sir. I’m 30 years old I’m not a kid. I’m a grown man with a whole 6 year old. I don’t know why you’re irritated by me repeating PUBLIC INFORMATION that has been confirmed by several players from that era. I research for weeks before I make my videos. I didn’t pull my statement out of thin air. I usually don’t address unwarranted hostile foolishness like this in my comment section but don’t insult my intelligence. And if you’re older than I am the fact you even fixed your fingers to type this ignorance is shameful.

[@johnobrien1759]

@@VersezGaming you’re 30 years old, you are a kid. You are gullible for thinking every man who played basketball in the 70s and 80s was on drugs, because your favorite basketball star said that. I find it so funny that everyone talks about the super athlete of today but you have Doe Boy Nikola Jokić running rough shot in the league. Before you just loosely say ignorant stuff, maybe, just maybe you should realize what you are saying is a lie. We’ve all been wrong before and you are wrong now, it’s OK young man

[@mostmost1]

​@@GameOnRadio1 stop coddling this young dumb dude. These guys not smoke Hella weed and pop pills and drink they ass off. Bron had liquor Courtside. Plus they used the dope scare to push out many guys in the early 80s. Kareem, David Robinson, World B Free and others took great care of their bodies and more ripped than anybody playing today.

[@duinedubhmaurus144]

Im 19 years old and I grew up watching lebron he was one if my favorite players but after watching michael jordan full games, highlights, and tapes ill have to say that Michael Jordan is the quintessence of a basketball player he had the mentality, he mastered tbr fundamentals, and his game is so alluring to me because he was able to dominate his competition in an ectomorphic body as opposed to lebron utilizing brute strength and not so much skill to get his way on the court. No Question jordan is the greatest

[@Unclejack328]

I remember being hyped about being able to play as MJ on SpaceJam for the PS1.

[@raineg0689]

I enjoy reading the Lebum sheep comments! The crying is REAL!😂

[@jpegz0w6]

they needa get chuck and reggie back lol

[@mighthookya2637]

And Rasheed Wallace

[@mexia23]

facts

[@justthisguy1948]

@@mighthookya2637and Webber

[@johnobrien1759]

As someone who has loved basketball for over 40 years, I can tell you the 90s was the best basketball ever to watch. And Jordan is the goat. Not only for how good he was on the court but also for how big he made the game off the court.

[@corey5712]

We done wit the 90s big bruh u ain hear?

[@sleepshouter6569]

​​@@corey5712Then Kobe is the GOAT. Jokic and Luka performs better than Prime Lebron from an objective and statistical basis. My opinion: purely opinion is that Kobe is by far superior to Lebron. 2000-2009 Kobe. But based on facts or stats, Jokic, Luka, and Embiid run circles around Lebron James

[@motoringwithmouseball1219]

@@corey5712lmao the in 2024 white folks wiping the floor with Lebron James and his cast of super athletes … hell even white girls mopping the floor with todays woman’s players sad

[@laundracasper2090]

@@sleepshouter6569false u forget there’s offense and defense. Lebron is the number one scorer of all time. He also made several all nba defensive teams. Luka and jokic will never make a first team defense squad.

[@laundracasper2090]

@@sleepshouter6569Kobe never shot over 46 percent from the field and was a volume shooter. He will never be the goat.

[@sublime90]

2k11 officially killed nba live. yeah nba live kept trying a few times after but no one was buying nba live when 2k had jordan. i was beyond hyped when i found out jordan was gonna be in 2k11 plus jordan moments.

[@traebands]

It wasn’t better than live when they featured Jordan tho

[@dimeandbiggie353]

"What did 2k do so right that the other developers did so wrong" Create a playable game. That is literally it they were on the rise when live was going out

[@kauffamn1016]

I don’t care how popular and rich Lebronze is today … he can play for 30 years and accumulate more stats , cool. But the fact remains , it doesn’t make him better than Michael Jordan , he just did it more efficiently , he was respectful to his teammates , and the greats before him . He didn’t have to slander an entire generation before him to prop himself up . Everyone loves his shoes . The eye test tells you he’s better . Lebronze is honestly fighting for top 5 top 7 spot .

[@Mr.Inman14]

I'm a lifelong Bulls fan thanks to MJ and the 90s Bulls. I still have a deep love and passion for the Bulls.

[@REEK206NW]

Got peak athletes still chasing dope fiend records😂😆

[@undisputedtruth4954]

LeBron's longevity & play make him an All-Time NBA Great, but he's behind MJ, Kareem, and Kobe in the G.O.A.T. conversation.

[@TheGr8Schaef]

Yall really just want to hate on Lebron, I don’t think a “goat” debate is possible because of player versatility. But if we have to have this debate, Lebron is a better playmaker, better deep shooter, just as good at finishing, just as good at defense if not a better paint defender. The only feat. Mike has over bron is his abilities to shoot from the midrange…. Like it is clear to me now anyone that says Mike is better, is genuinely just a lebron hater. If bron played in 80’s and 90’s he would have 15 rings easily. This era of basketball has much more highly trained players that have had this goal to be the best since they were 5 years old. There is no comparison, we done w the 80s. Kobe on the other hand I would consider to be in the goat debate. If this debate was based off of the hype and popularity of the game & in general, easily MJ but pure 5v5 NBA basketball, no

[@Solomon11777]

@@TheGr8Schaef Lebron being good at defense is a joke mr. stand around and point tell him go win dpoy like mike bro played 30 more seasons but still doesnt has as many all defensive teams stop it lebron for his career averaged 1.5 steals and .7 blocks mike averaged 2.3 and .8 blocks so how is he a better paint defender when lebron is 2 inches taller but barely gets the same amount of blocks... lebron highest steal season is lower than jordan career average at 2.2 mike highest for a season 3.2 and lebron being a better scorer outside 5 ft from the basket is laughable because he averages 37% 5 ft away from the basket and if bron played in the 80 and 90 he get called for travel and carry every play he would have to completely change his game and the game back then was dominated by big men until mike and during mike but knowing lebron he would have probably called up larry and magic johnson to join him and mark price to take down the pistons to proclaim not 5 not 6 not 7 not 15 as you say to end up with 2 out of 4 pretty on brand for lebron... and on passing as I tell all my bronsexual fans its basketball you score and stop the other team from scoring who has done that best in history... who is the ONLY player in history to win a scoring title (you're the best scorer) and win a defensive player of the year (you're the best defender) tell bron go average 35 points while by being the best defender in the league oh yeah AND HE PLAYED 82 GAMES THAT SEASON TELL BRON GO DO THAT AND ILL RESPECT HIM

[@Solomon11777]

@@TheGr8Schaef And if theyre so skilled and was dribbling around cones in their daddy's ballsack in this day of age tell me why then are these non athletic international player coming over and making these highly trained american super athletes look like scrubs why are the two best players in the nba right now basically is larry bird 2.0 and that dad at la fitness who played college ball but got hurt in luka and jokic and everytime lebron kept running into those players who were drafted in the 90s he kept losing to the point where he formed a super team and proclaimed he would win 8 rings but only came out of miami with 2 out of 4 because he got cooked by jj barea, jason terry, dirk, and an old tim duncan he now has 4 after he was down 3-1 about to lose and some of yall call this greatness but to me its far superior its far more dominant to have played in 6 finals and to never have seen game 6 mike didnt need a ray allen or kyrie or draymond suspension no he went out and dominated it never looked like he might lose in the finals until 1998 game 6 last game in where he dropped 45 and the game winner scoring over half of his team points thats greatness not youre about to lose so oh no lets make a comeback no mr mike was never about to lose

[@TheGr8Schaef]

@@Solomon11777 you literally just proved my point these European players are so well trained… plus they have a lot more international players #wedonewiththe80s #milkmen

[@JukkaRamo]

@@TheGr8Schaef You must be joking right right?

[@woplesnar9722]

Top tier content right here 👏👏

[@drfinest08901]

Just so you know jordan was in NBA Showdown even had his own dunk on the SNES

[@Roshizzle731]

Juiced up Lebum being in the top 10 is the biggest joke in NBA History. Steph the real Goat of this era.

[@Mr.Inman14]

MJ was also in NBA Live 2003 with the Wizards.

[@antwanharris8902]

He was in live 03 40 years old tho😂

[@bmoreboy8865]

The 🐐🐐🐐

[@mexia23]

Bulls vs Blazers🔥🔥🔥 i hate he wasn't on there

[@MonsturoCapone801]

He was on there wasn't he?

[@mexia23]

nah they had him as player 99 smh lol@@MonsturoCapone801

[@sublime90]

he was in super tecmo nba though. i loved that game

[@twanmoore412]

1A or 1B is Jordan and Bron

[@ConditionUpgrade]

Lebron's signature cover is NBA 2K14, but his first cover is actually NBA Street Showdown on PSP. It's a terrible cover though lol. Another great vid.

[@fszron]

Too bad he asked for huge royalty fees to appear in NBA jam ...Shaq and Charles Barkley followed and started asking for extra money to appear in video games, so they weren't on the later NBA Jam games ❤(tournament edition, hang time, etc..)

[@Incubusnut]

Jordan was not in the NBA Players Association, that’s why he wasn’t in NBA Jam.

[@Jesus.A.Torres83]

I don’t really understand why the whole Gary Payton, MJ and NBA Jam story was brought up. I don’t see the relevance between that story and the main point of the video. So I understand that Michael wasn’t in games because he wanted to negotiate his own deal, so by Gary sending a picture of Michael and himself help fulfill the negotiations between NBA Jam and Michael? Did Gary convince Michael to sign the deal? 🤷🏻

[@ConditionUpgrade]

Gary and Michael wanted to play as themselves in the game as they were friends. I'm glad this story was told, because NBA Jam is one of the most successful games in history and Jordan wasn't in it. There's a bit deeper story to it told in the actual book on the creation of the game, but it's important to note.

[@shadiibrahim9240]

Total nonsense calling the NBA of the 80s NBA a team full of coke addicts and discrediting that entire era.

[@DanYeLL2003]

Thank you…. This kid just heard someone say this and took it as fact. So disrespectful.

[@Los4rmdagang4]

This a good video idea I always wanted to know why

[@marsdenit2845]

Nothing Cult like about saying Jordan is the best. We also have new players like Jokic and Luka that are better than Lebron ever was

[@HZB_33]

LeBalco Ramone James

[@KnucklesWTD-uu3ps]

Its accurate to say that various players did Coke. Its greatly inaccurate to say most did. Thats where generalizing goes wrong.

[@JaeTheGent]

6-0 > 4-6* ** *** *bubble chip ** Kyrie *** Ray Allen/D-Wade

[@mofo4what]

Jordan don’t give a fuck about you bro. 😂

[@mofo4what]

The “bubble chip” was the purest form of the playoffs. Just basketball. No travel. No distractions. No fans. So because it’s different, it’s somehow a negative thing? Makes no sense.

[@JaeTheGent]

@mofo4what The bubble didn't have any of the variables that the traditional playoffs entail, including depleted/disqualified opposition. It should be striken from the records, be grateful for the astrick. LBJ is a Pippen pretending to be a Jordan. He's not that guy and never was, but the media, recency bias, and lack of fathers to show y'all a better way have 2 generations delusional smh

[@aarontrainor9918]

D Wade was involved in 2013 too

[@JukkaRamo]

@@mofo4what Does LeBitch care about you ´´bro´´

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

Kareem i Abdul Jabbar is my Goat

[@mainetain15]

Y'all kids heard one thing about cocaine and just exaggerated everything. Derrick Rose said like 70 percent of league had PEDs problem but we keep seeing these oft injured game missing athletes of today keep getting this super athlete title when they r not. Somehow avg height and weight hasn't changed in the league much for 40 yrs

[@calvinrudolph4201]

Make a video on why Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley is not in the game

[@chrisbanos1112]

W

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

I more of a Kobe fan than MJ MJ is cool by the way

[@mofo4what]

You’re not cool with punctuation though huh?

[@samuraibeastwarrior2886]

@@mofo4what I was not talking to you

[@MrDeepee69]

Half the league was on drugs????that’s a stretch Stretch. were people on drugs yes, but half come on now.

[@VersezGaming]

😂 like I said don’t take my word for it. Charles Oakley, Charles Barkley and several others have confirmed how rampant drugs was in the league.

[@MicroWave233]

This was mostly the 70s, by the 80s the league was cracking down on guys using drugs. Larry and Magic and Dr J before then kept the NBA from going under and then MJ took it to new heights globally.

[@DanYeLL2003]

Yeah, the drug problem was mostly in the 70’s. Now the teams that weren’t any good in the 80’s probably had a few of them here and there, but people had really started to calm down with the open drug use by the mid 80’s. Once Reagan and his wife started the war on drugs and crazy prison sentences started people weren’t all on drugs like that.

[@jamesmitchell3615]

Curious to know something bro, do you believe LBJ is the goat? If so, who was the goat prior to him in your view? And whoever your "goat" player was before LBJ(if he is your choice of goat), what did LBJ do significantly greater than whoever was the King of NBA before him to make LBJ the official GOAT?

[@jjb33083]

2K didn't do anything. WE are paying His Airness. And a dozen other deals and licenses, while 2K treats us like crap.

[@Max.Hartmann]

Well, was a good game. If he had to play NBA2k today he would retire a third time.

[@vinnyv949]

As soon as this youngster (and I can smell chocolate milk from his breath seeping through my screen) started asserting all the NBA minus the Lakers, Celtics, and I suppose Jordan were substance abuse addicts in the 70s/80s I was out. Incorrect. They were the best basketball players in the world who were drafted out of major college programs after 3-4 years of playing basketball there. Did some guys party and abuse substances when they got to the NBA? Yes. But that goes on today as well. You can see pics of Ja Morant passed out in strip clubs with a quick google search. Absurd nonsense to say the athletes today are just unbelievably disciplined while the athletes of yesterday were basically addicts off the street.

[@twizzy585ots]

Former players literally say it all the time and u still crying, that's crazy

[@akumak862]

The most🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 intro ever🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JukkaRamo]

You lost me at LeBron having the greatest career

[@twizzy585ots]

He does and he's not my goat

[@wildboy6718]

We done with the 90s!

[@MrKurtykurt]

Such a wild boy!

[@ammarnapata2193]

We done with the 2020s!

[@weswarden2216]

Bro... quit tryin to hype up lebron... he has not had the greatest career nor is he the greatest player... I dare u to go watch side by side comparisons of 80s and 90s ball compared to today... unless u are just plain delusional, you will see that players today give very little effort...plus they've dumbed the game down so much. Hell jus listen to the sounds on the court... 80s and 90s, all u can hear is sneakers skidding and the men grunting and shit while they fight for rebounds or whatever it may be. In today's game u hear a sneaker skid every once in a while... this nba is a complete joke...its uncompetitive, all the players care about are personal stats and their money. Hell u could take an All Star Game from the 90s and do a comparison with Playoff basketball from this era and the guys in the 90s are STILL giving more effort in the all star game then these dude give in the playoffs. So given the competition is complete shit, then lebron is garbage... the 12th man on the bench in the 80s and 90s could step into this modern era and average 20+ ppg easily.. and if u think im joking or hating, seriously go watch a side by side comparisons... for these guys today to be compared to players of the past is jus disrespectful and flat out laughable... the effort jus isn't there... and it's as simple as that. All these narratives u hear about this league now being superior to the past is jus that... a narrative. The NBA and all these sports channels, espn, fox sports, THEY ARE LYING TO YOU...

[@twizzy585ots]

All that typing for what.....emotional 😂

[@lostsoul7980]

Bye Felecia ✌🏾 U really think lebron james…who only played 1 season full 82 games is the goat? Man I can no longer watch ur videos. He isn’t even the current best player of his generation. Tied with steph curry in championships. Hasn’t met Kobe on championship wins. Hops from team to team trying to have the best advantage to win a championship. Makes super teams at every chance he gets. This person is the goat cuz of longevity? He better have longevity. Spends a million on his body. Doesn’t play full seasons. NBA is less physical now than it even was 10yrs ago. People act like Jordan couldn’t keep playing til his 40s. But didn’t cuz Jerry Krause blew up the bulls. And Jordan only wanted to play with Phil but he retired at the time. He coulda easily joined a contender team and won more championships or just added garbage stats. But he felt he made his legacy. 6-0 championships. Mic drop and retire

[@twizzy585ots]

Get off your knees

[@vinnyv949]

As soon as this youngster (and I can smell chocolate milk from his breath seeping through my screen) started asserting all the NBA minus the Lakers, Celtics, and I suppose Jordan were substance abuse addicts in the 70s/80s I was out. Incorrect. They were the best basketball players in the world who were drafted out of major college programs after 3-4 years of playing basketball there. Did some guys party and abuse substances when they got to the NBA? Yes. But that goes on today as well. You can see pics of Ja Morant passed out in strip clubs with a quick google search. Absurd nonsense to say the athletes today are just unbelievably disciplined while the athletes of yesterday were basically addicts off the street.