Isaiah "JR" Rider talks about playing against Kobe vs Jordan who is better

Isaiah "JR" Rider talks about playing against Kobe vs Jordan who is better
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[@skip1837]

Yooo these MJ stories are Legendary.. I can not get enough of these

[@thsu8]

This story is legendary: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqKseqiVnsqMd7c

[@josemejia9831]

Lmao I love it because these dudes knew not to try to act tough or say some stupid to mike or they was going to get served up quick

[@wayneferris9022]

Amen

[@JustinW25]

thsu8 I can.

[@chrisgude8155]

These and Larry bird stories are great

[@KingKitKay]

Who’s here after KG said his side of this story 😂😂

[@jaycee9153]

Before and after

[@edisonsun21c]

Amen

[@ClearOutSamskaras]

KG's retelling is legend!

[@glennmarksalgado7180]

I have just arrived, brothaZ!

[@edwinalbarracin9930]

U got me

[@dimariobell8499]

"KG didnt understand the rules. We don't talk to Mike like that" lmfao

[@cynthiasanchez4491]

Isaiah Rider is a aau Coach in Arizona...he introduced my son Kingston to basketball...now my son be ballin...Thanks Coach Rider!! #34

[@BigJay773]

"KG didn't know the rules"...😂😂😂😂classic.

[@Rx79100]

Kevin Garnett just gave his version interview about this trash talk lol ( 2020 all star game )

[@jamiehusman4334]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/noSqhGlomZJ4is0

[@ugkbaby213]

Classic 😆😆

[@iSheep4ever]

came here right after seeing kg's version. damn, no one talks to the black cat like that and doesn't get served. 🐐🐐🐐

[@KingoftheJungle214]

ALL THE SMOKE... best podcast out

[@thabeaststl3703]

"He's standing right here buddy." I laughed so hard!

[@terrellbutler3041]

Lolls

[@cyrilebeh1363]

Legendary stuff. To hear retired Pros unanimously talk about one man this way just sends chills down my spine every time.

[@byronjohnsontales82]

Facts bro

[@gdiggedy9]

"We don't talk to Mike like that"......lmao. This shit right here should be printed on t-shirts.

[@abovenbeyondlimits81]

Mj: “ The fact that those shirts aren’t out already by Nike is why I took it personal !”

[@arthurthomas6040]

N I took that personally

[@dillinghamfilm]

Facts

[@beeshor1]

I'm a 56 year old Chicagoan, born and raised right here. I remember when Mike got drafted and when he played his rookie season on till the time he retired. THERE WAS NO ONE EVEN CLOSE TO HIM. I saw Bird, Magic, Kareem, the Dr. ...all of the greats from my era. In my opinion, Mike was the GOAT. Now I have a niece and nephew who were born after it all and they say Lebron is the GOAT. No matter what I say they won't budge. It does my heart good to hear guys like JR confirm what I already know. Sometimes you wonder if you're the crazy one when it seems that the whole world has a different view on something. Listening to JR and KG and a whole host of NBA greats reminds me that it's not me who is crazy...it's the "Lebron is the GOAT" crowd that has a few screws loose.

[@israelpena3336]

Kobe b. Put 55 on him and in 30 minutes.

[@beeshor1]

@@israelpena3336 Yeah, if anybody deserves to be compared to Mike it would be Kobe. If someone said they believe that Kobe was the GOAT I would disagree. But I would concede that the question is at least plausible. But Lebron? Come on, now.!!

[@imsoexclusive105]

@@beeshor1 you just gotta accept different generations have different GOATs. My Pops is older than you and also from the Chi, and you cant tell him Dr J or Kareem is not better than MJ

[@beeshor1]

@@imsoexclusive105 I may not be able to convince him but my argument for MJ's position at the top will be more compelling than his if he were to propose that Dr. J was better than Mike. Now I'll concede that the argument for Kareem is a great deal more difficult to overcome. Those who hold up Kareem as the all-time best have a great leg to stand on. But where I feel that Kareem loses is that Kareem needed to be fed the ball by the ball handlers. He wasn't a guy who could bring the ball up the floor on his own against a pressing defense. Michael could beat a press. Michael could dribble and play point if he were required to. And then he could get to the bucket or shoot from outside as he saw fit. To me, that sets him apart from Kareem. And just imagine if Michael hadn't left to pursue baseball for nearly two years. Imagine where his point total would be on the all-time list? Imagine how many more championships he might have won? When you take into account those intriguing prospects then MJ's already lofty status appears almost impossible to deny.

[@kneo12]

LeBron is 95% Jordan but played for longer

[@tito421788]

So the real players already know MJ is the greatest of all times. It's these non basket players who think Lebron is better than MJ.

[@craigsmith4326]

Sepi838 stop Crying and lying

[@craigsmith4326]

howsittastes no he didn’t you lebron fanboys love to lie

[@princejonathantv]

@@jizzahm who broke your heart lool..must be his baby momma on this account

[@tonytexaco418]

Prince Jonathan 😂😂 frfr he act like a disgruntled new balance purchaser but he only bought one pair wit white scuff polish all over em cuz he had em since 02..hang in there buddy Jordan gettin more diverse..Team Jordan might give joe Johnson a shoe deal on the Big 3. Word is dey gon be sold in Ross and Marshall’s but don’t quote me on dat my G

[@FireAngelChris]

Alex Diaz or just people who think he not

[@lucyaklar6345]

"I don't get 5 championships here without him" - Kobe's comment about Michael Jordan 🐐 in the Last Dance documentary

[@MikeyDunksMusic]

"KG, man look, I GOTTA GUARD THAT MAN." 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Advent616]

A chill way of saying "KG, man, STFU right now!" 😂🤣😭

[@urunclebwn]

why does every MJ story seem to start with "what had happened was" LMAO

[@viktorkopinc4055]

that's when you know it surely true, they'll be inventing shit about Lebron once he retires too.

[@ssboooy4153]

See now, what had happened wasssss

[@dominicbrogsdale3348]

@@ssboooy4153 right lol

[@youwish3439]

Don’t poke a sleeping bear 🔥🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@theglassesriley8229]

Sound like a lie

[@rolf-arnesand2304]

Rider tells it like it was. For me it will always be Jordan, My favorite player is Bird but Jordan is the GOAT. In the 80s he truly amazed the league, in the 90s fear was added to the amazement. The amount of respect and fear all these great great players and alpha personalities had for him during the 90s was something to behold. Never seen anyone dominate a team sport like that ever since.

[@lasallebrown3310]

Couldn’t agree more .

[@FMD023]

After hearing KGs version of the story and how they align so well, this is my favorite MJ story.

[@MrDotaleavers]

The man talks, like every other legend in the NBA who played MJ and Kobe. Mike is a different beast.

[@19love14]

MJ Was Godzilla compared to everybody else

[@well.thy.one.]

dota leavers he’s also looking from the perspective of being young and dealing with the already established best player in the game, maybe ever and then seeing Kobe as a very unpolished kid who was obviously no huge star early on....he’s not even really addressing the actual question properly. Each at their best, it’s probably closer than most people seem to think.

[@willfrazier8485]

@@well.thy.one. Offensively Kobe is better. Defensively its a toss up both were overrated defenders...

[@mgraber1]

@@willfrazier8485 Beyond ridiculous, you need to study up on that, you will be very embarrassed. LOL!

[@bsanchez0626]

@@willfrazier8485 your a idiot kobe couldn't tie Jordans shoes offensively

[@ryanmiller6678]

We don't talk to Mike like that

[@luismorales-mz8ck]

As physical as 1990s defenses were, they weren't all that good People like to pretend Michael Jordan would average 50 points per game in the modern NBA because of the lack of a hand-checking rule. They conveniently ignore that the elimination of hand-checking wasn't the only defensive rule change in the early 2000s. The NBA also modified the illegal defense rule, allowing teams to play hybrid man-zone scheme all over the court. That change affected post players big and small - from the likes of Shaquille O'Neal to, yes, His Airness. Defenses could now send a soft double-team at you before you even caught the ball, instead of having to wait to help under the old rules. Schemes became more sophisticated, thanks to visionaries such as Tom Thibodeau and Gregg Popovich. Teams defended areas of the floor, taking away scoring superstars' comfort zones. Moreover, teams fouled less often because they were able to prevent stars from getting to their spots and didn't have to resort to grabbing and knocking a guy on his butt. All of this would have affected Jordan. His scoring prowess was built on the foundation of his legendary ability to draw fouls, in addition to all of his other greatness, and he was the ultimate one-on-one assassin. It has become far more difficult to impose your personal will on an opponent in the modern NBA, and without that dominance, Jordan's Bulls might have come up short a time or two. Faced with increasingly complex defenses that could focus their attention on Jordan alone, His Airness would have played a lot more like LeBron - moving the ball, trusting his teammates, and shooting more 3s. And when you have to rely on others to the extent LeBron has in his career, instead of just to win championships with series-clinching shots, you're going to have failures.

[@luismorales-mz8ck]

The NBA made things easier for Jordan on three separate occasions But we can go back further than contemporary rule changes, as there were two seismic shifts during Jordan's time in the NBA that enabled his dominance. First, Jordan was the beneficiary of expansion - twice. In 1988 and 1989, the NBA added four teams (the Heat, Hornets, Timberwolves, and Magic), diluting the talent pool across the Association. Coupled with the decline of the Lakers and Celtics in the early '90s, Jordan marched through a league still on the rebound. Then, in 1995, the Grizzlies and Raptors came into the NBA - once again just in time for a Bulls threepeat. Never forget, though, that the 72-10 Chicago squad lost to the expansion Raptors in that 1995-96 season, because anything can happen on a given night. And right at that moment, the NBA also shortened the 3-point line to try to drive up scoring, from 22 feet in the corners and 23-9 above the break to 22 feet all the way around. How convenient for Jodan, a career 32.7 percent shooter from behind the arc who shot 50.0 percent, 42.7 percent, and 37.4 percent in three years with the shorter line - all as he played alongside the most accurate 3-point shooter in NBA history, Steve Kerr, who also had career years with the Bulls. Then again, it's not like Kerr's 3-point shooting helped Jordan win any championships, right?

[@luismorales-mz8ck]

Jordan never faced a truly worthy adversary LeBron James has faced the greatest players of his generation in the NBA Finals (other than Kobe Bryant, sadly). He had to beat Tim Duncan, and lost to the Big Fundamental twice. He's been defended by perennial Defensive Player of the Year candidates such as Draymond Green, Kawhi Leonard and Andre Iguodala. He took down an Oklahoma City Thunder team with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. And, of course, he conquered the greatest regular-season team in NBA history, then prepared to beat them again after they restocked by adding KD. Who's the greatest superstar Jordan had to vanquish for a championship? Magic Johnson? That Lakers team was falling apart, and less than five months after the 1991 Finals, Johnson announced he was HIV positive and retired from the game. Clyde Drexler? Overlooked, yet not on the level of LeBron's opponents. Charles Barkley? John Stockton? Karl Malone? Count the rings - and they had chances, too, when Jordan was retired or losing in the Eastern Conference finals. He ducked Hakeem Olajuwon, was in the same conference as Shaquille O'Neal (by the way, going 1-1 against Shaq's Magic in the postseason before Orlando lowballed the Diesel and broke apart Chicago's biggest threat), and scored against guys like Jeff Hornacek and Dan Majerle in the NBA Finals. Jordan rose to every challenge, but the challengers never rose to him.

[@luismorales-mz8ck]

The Bulls' Finals record doesn't belong to just Michael Jordan LeBron has had more superstar help in his career, of course, but there are two key franchise factors in Jordan's favor. Phil Jackson is the obvious one, as The King has mostly had to deal with average-at-best coaches during his time in the NBA (Erik Spoelstra being the exception, although there are varied opinions on just how good of a coach Spoelstra was during LeBron's Miami tenure). Jordan, meanwhile, had the Zen Master to lead the Bulls, allowing His Airness to concentrate on being a score-first, ultra-competitive maniac who fought teammates and intimidated opponents. He also had Scottie Pippen. While Dwyane Wade is a better overall player than Pippen, Pippen's game perfectly complemented Jordan's. His defense gave MJ a respite when he needed it, and his playmaking kept the Triangle Offense flowing when Jordan preferred to dominate the ball. Really, it's unfair to harp on Jordan's perfect Finals record. The Chicago Bulls deserve credit as a franchise for what they accomplished; giving all the glory to the GOAT doesn't do that team justice.

[@chibill467]

@@luismorales-mz8ck man MJ was averaging almost 28 in his Wizard days, which was second in the league I believe, and that's 2000's with the legendary Players like T mac/ VC / AI and Kobe in their primes.. MJ drop many 30+ 40+ even 50 point games and was getting double teamed.. what makes you think that he won't do much better if it was a younger MJ..

[@rdmacasaquittv]

That "fear" MJ gives his opponents is one of a kind! MJ is GOAT!

[@Dres_Anatomy]

When people say they played Mike in his prime, they're basically saying every year he was with the Bulls.

[@at1212b]

Mike was more crafty in 96-98. But his dominance was until 93.

[@Duman_59]

90-93 Jordan was crazy dude Never saw something like that Killing everybody and winning chips 87-89 Jordan was a beast too but without the chips

[@tima.478]

Jordan was the best player in the league during the most competitive time in NBA history, any other opinions on the matter and you just don't know!!!

[@hashmoncrief6965]

Jordan is a joke just like you

[@Bottlechester_City]

Jordan is the GOAT but idk about most competitive era. Kobe played in an era where a 50 win team was an 8th seed. Like the 2008 Carmelo/AI nuggets and the 2010 young OKC squad. 50+ win 8th seeds didnt exist back then lol

[@tima.478]

@@Bottlechester_City You need only look at the top 10 players then and imagine them against the top 10 players now..basketball IQ was off the charts among the top 10 in Jordans era!

[@Bottlechester_City]

@@tima.478 2000-2010 starting lineup is deadly bro. You have Shaq, Timmy D, Lebron, Kobe, and Kidd. Off the top of my head you can have Yao Ming, Dirk or KG, Pierce, Dwade/ tmac and nash or AI off the bench. 2000-2010 had so much talent. The starting 5 all have rings. Who would you pick from the 1990-2000 decade? Nothing personal btw this is a good debate

[@tima.478]

@@Bottlechester_City How you taking Shaq bro, he came into the league in 1992...lol Jordan Magic Shaq Olajuwon, with Stockton running the point and Larry Legend coming off the Bench! Good Luck, lol

[@dillonalexander6689]

That MJ story is just too funny. I love the respect he had for MJ. He new not to poke the sleeping bear. I want to watch that game.

[@lyletaylor520]

That is so true what J R said.Both Air and Kobe (Goats)!!!

[@joeldriver5356]

Love these kind of stories. Just goes to show you all the players of that era really understand what Jordan was

[@Jcrow21]

HERE FROM "ALL THE SMOKE"

[@mikegulliver4885]

I never thought I'd see the day when there'd be skepticism about Jordan's greatness. It's truly mind-boggling. You can ask any true basketball fan who watched closely from mid '80's until today, and moreover any contemporary who played with both: Jordan was unequivocally a better basketball than Kobe (and this is no knock on Kobe). Jordan was a better one-on-one, and also clearly a better "team" player and defender. Any rationale to the contrary is dubious to say the least. The one I hear the most is, "Cuz modern ball handlers are too quick doe." This is the fallback for anybody who hasn't watched the NBA continuously for more than 10 years...the assertion that "today's NBA players" are so superior skill-wise than 20 years ago that 80's stars wouldn't be able to compete is unfounded nonsense. Even Kobe himself readily stated that the NBA was tougher in his earlier days.

[@blkheromusic]

I know.....as time passes we gonna see more and more of it.

[@JPMoron]

QFT "Jordan was unequivocally a better basketball than Kobe" ...... Damn, all along I though both were men. ;)

[@musiciz]

Amen bro

[@musiciz]

@@ivancalkins3645 what's rookie Jordan have to do with all this? pointless

[@ivancalkins3645]

@@musiciz - Jordan averaged 30ppg on 50% shooting for his career. I started with his rookie year because if the competition wouldn't have been so bad as to allow a rookie to drop 28ppg, Jordan would've averaged something more like 18-20 ppg (just an example) on something closer to 44% shooting his rookie year, and those numbers would've more than likely steadily progressed from there. That would've lowered his career numbers more than likely to somewhere around 25ppg on something closer to 45% shooting from the field, making the goat conversion a little different.

[@mikkyeyez]

Whipped out the white man voice ‘he’s standing right here, buddy’ lmfao

[@sbrooks904]

😂😂😂

[@j-real4048]

😂😂

[@antjones8806]

Call dude

[@Galactic123]

Mad respect for Kobe. He was as close as you could possibly get to Mike without being Mike. But he was literally just that, a copy. He didn't have any moves that Mike didn't already do, and Mike did them all just a little bit better.

[@kaheemransom5825]

This is nostalgia speaking, he didn’t have moves that he didn’t already do. Y’all are crazy, he took all of Mike’s skill set, Jerry west, Allen Iverson, Tim hard, tmac, dirk, Hakeem, and many more, he was more skilled than mike by default, was able to take what was before him and after!

[@chriswalls5831]

Kobe is the most skilled player ever also Kobe beat Rider one one not even close either

[@dogg5626]

@@chriswalls5831🧢

[@vicvic2328]

Is cool how people from MJ era said MJ is the beast/goat. You don't talk like that to Mike. No NBA player or any other sport player is compared to Michael Jordan. You don't trash talk Jordan, if you do, be ready for what is coming.

[@at1212b]

Guys like Pierce, Ray Allen, Arrest who played MJ in his twilight said how much MJ was a beast. Look up Robert Hooray too.

[@redtesta]

Rider is a class act... great guy, great player... jordan had much/mutual respect for rider and dominique

[@gonstead808]

22 year old Kobe served his ass from what they (Lakers) said. He got beat bad. Never got off the bench after that. Career over.

[@AreLL]

Viriato fck up hater

[@EGarrett01]

This shows you how stupid Kobe fans are. They happily crow about a hearsay story where Kobe messed up a guy on his own team and made him suck. Even if that was true, think about it for a second, numbskulls.

[@YZ4hunnid]

how is it hearsay is there was eyewitness accounts from teammates and coaches?

[@EGarrett01]

"Hearsay definition, unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay." Please explain how this is gonstead808's direct knowledge.

[@thsu8]

Of course Kobe destroyed him. Wtf is JR Rider gonna do to a young athletic Kobe?

[@mrsmith8224]

Scary how good MJ was

[@rallyraw5595]

Mike is a whole different thing... says many who played against him.

[@markspears7522]

JR was definitely gangsta with his game. One of my favorites to watch especially at UNLV

[@vegastjg]

he smashed gtown

[@marcus.6487]

yeah, j.r was dope

[@renardmartin4988]

He never play against Kobe until he played him 1on1 so how did he serve him up straight hating

[@black_iraq_warveteran150]

He was an underrated dunker too. Crazy hops

[@busydem6161]

Watch how J1 did Shaquille l’s LSU team when he was at UNLV. Bad boy in college go Rebs

[@headsprunggg]

This interview is pure gold. Dude`s is an incredible story teller

[@the_one1001]

I swear his honesty is something else, not often you see a grown man say “We knew what it was with Mike” We don’t talk to him like that...it’s the ultimate admission of respect and deference

[@MrKnowdatruth]

MJ is a beast. Honestly felt like every single shot he would take would go in. As a NY fan I hated Mike but I gotta respect, he’s the greatest.

[@maynardhouse]

KG told this story at all the smoke podcast…for anyone who wants to see and hear the other POV

[@kimj9022]

Jonathan Gonzalez Replace the "r" with "s" in reason and you could've nailed it.

[@drizzejohnson5767]

He’s speaking all facts

[@MontyBusinessMMA]

That story is one of the funniest MJ stories of all time and I hear KG tell it many times. But hearing Isiah “JR” Rider tell it, just reconfigure my perspective on how it went. Only thing left now is to see the game. We need most games to be shown with a deep dive of these stories

[@yaboitone1126]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIvYkmh-o7Gnec0

[@johnhelveston3318]

You can find it on KZbin by searching kd Jr vs Jordan

[@DJVijilante]

@ [03:11] The way he said “he’s standing right here buddy” was hilarious!

[@cerebralmindgame9818]

JR was a solid player back in his day. Eddie Jones was dope too as the "Swingman" !

[@davidthomas7834]

Eddie jones had legit skills

[@ducekong7878]

Eddie Jones and nick da quick was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@UberAV]

Eddie Jones, Malik Sealy, Stacey Augmon, Scottie Pippen were a few of the high level unique role players that fit in the alpha male, unique physique, muscular NBA of that era. The "Swingmen" were an awesome feature of that time. I loved Plastic Man Stacey Augmon from his time with UNLV. Great ERA.

[@davidthomas7834]

@@UberAV not sure if I would put pip in that group though, they were all skilled players true, but I don't think any of them had the handles to run an offense like pip did

[@db-hj9cu]

JR has an All-time rant in my eyes too that's been forgotten lol

[@tehutibrim594]

Kobe beat the breaks off of this dude and the whole laker squad witnessed it including phil jackson

[@renaizman]

Rondell Budd Who cares?

[@boompanot6089]

renaizman you

[@norway0618]

MJ.. the real king..

[@GoatReactz]

Young Kobe

[@josecuervo1836]

rider was passed his prime then you moron

[@csd8204]

That is a great MJ story and a worthy entry into the story of his legend.

[@pacer317]

Lmfao this the same story KG just told on ALL THE SMOKE 😂😂

[@undertakerblaise256]

So its true

[@magnolialee4288]

Mike just did everything with style and he looked good doin it, with his beautiful J and fade-away to his iconic dunks with tongue out and all. Aesthetically every movement on the court was an artist painting his masterpiece

[@bainer3052]

While LeBron looks like a clumsy goof half the time.

[@Blodia1990]

@@bainer3052 😂😂😂

[@liaamhendrick2321]

‘He’s standing right here buddy’ GETS ME EVERY SINGLE TIME!😂

[@xxxxbigrich5752]

Man I was looking for this piece!! Finally. I absolutely love these stories. Big up great interview!! 💪🏾

[@delvoncollier4541]

I saw J.R. in Atlanta, floor seats!! That guy is arguably one of the "purest" one on one players I've ever seen, NBA or street ball!! Fade away....silky smooth!!🔥

[@lwwarren9485]

“Don’t piss me off cause I’m amped already!”-Roy Jones 😂😂😂 Don’t fuck with the greats 😂

[@parr40]

“Ok, he talking? Ok” Nah mike he don’t know the rules of the Game. “Ok” Whatcha looking at me like that for? Lmao 😂 I’m dead 😵

[@mikethomas6535]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@black_iraq_warveteran150]

Lmao

[@Rivs5117]

Juice 730 🤣🤣🤣

[@howlbeast]

Lol

[@vonvon4639]

😂😂😂😂

[@jn7819]

Best story ever! Seen this 100x still gives me chills. JR speaks very articulate. Also seems like a good man! Like JR. also the clip back and fourth with KG. It’s really the best story/ interview question ever!

[@rickeygeetv6197]

"KG didn't understand that we don't talk to Mike that!" 4:23. The worst thing that you want MJ to do is to get mad at get 50 or 60 points on you. JR knew better! KG learned that night! Lol.

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

How KG didn't already know that is mind blowing. He went to high school in Chicago when MJ was there.

[@MrSpectrum06]

Some of you fans are so emotional about Kobe that you didnt even hear what he said. He said he give Kobe all his due, he was the best 18 year old he ever saw but prior to him joining the Lakers he served him. But when him and Kobe played Kobe worked but he was out of shape, i dont think thos are excuses. I think yall just mad because he said Mike was better which every player ever agrees with

[@BeefPapa]

When did he serve Kobe?

[@QUAN81880]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@gershoncottrell7350]

Kobe was that same killer

[@billybob-be5gz]

@42brownbomber you're a clown for calling another man that lmfao. Mj stan...

[@rosssivertson6339]

When he played with the Trailblazers he did much better then Kobe during the Laker/Blazer games

[@roncuyos1595]

"ok,you talkin'?!" That's when it got personal. 😆

[@multi150nyc]

4:25 mark of video "We don't talk to Mike like that." Haaaaaaaa JR was speaking on behalf of not only his: teammates, organization, peers, but rather the entire league!! As fans being familiar with both KG & MJ you can actually visualize their faces and mannerisms as JR recounts the story. So believable. Thanks JR.

[@jaybrown3341]

Lol...J.R. said.."yo,he's standing right here"...."yo Mike,that's him talking crazy...not me🤣🤣🤣

[@MeanAzz_13]

You know, the more you hear the NBA stars compare with Kobe, Lebron and Michael, the more you sense They give themselves a chance against Kobe AND Lebron But MIKE??? That's the *Black Jesus!* The *Perfect Baller!* A whole *NEW LEVEL!!* and inevitably they're in awe n bow down to the *GOAT* ☝🏾 From *New Zealand* 🤙🏾

[@dounojordan1]

Dope interview ... great MJ story

[@omargay8186]

Rider you use to do your thang dog!respect!all the way from Atlanta Ga!respect over this way dog!

[@bkeith06]

Hearing both KG's side and JR's side of this same story is classic. Need more of these stories out there.

[@kamalwaysgaming97]

This guy is hiding the fact that kobe beat the years outta his contract

[@BrawlerTM]

KamAlwaysGaming hahahah 😂

[@jaymoney6233]

😂😂😂

[@kingdomthinker9794]

KamAlwaysGaming what you said was funny as hell. BEAT THE YEARS OUT OF HIS CONTRACT. DAMN!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheRimasyele]

Ayooooooo 🤣😂😅🤣😂😂

[@josecuervo1836]

Alonzo Vaughn rider was passed his prime then you moron

[@nunyabusiness7927]

MJ's the GOAT and it's not really close.

[@jizzahm]

Doesn't mean he's not a low life selfish piece of shit human being.

[@t_t8661]

Sepi838 i dont care, this is basketball. 🤦‍♂️

[@Rivs5117]

Nunya Business Big FACTS

[@danielservin2450]

Mj prolly the most gifted physically the nba we will ever see. Him and prolly lebron and some ways KD. But kobes the closest thing to mj we will ever see. But we can agree both players have been blessed with stacked teams on the way to their championships.

[@nunyabusiness7927]

@@danielservin2450 MJ hit the DNA lottery. His huge hands were an advantage. His quickness, leaping ability, killer instinct, etc. You can't teach those things. It's either in your DNA or it isn't.

[@StephenC206]

Great interview

[@4everyoung869]

Mike put so much fear in the players. Lol

[@JahleelX-xx9wd]

Cuz they were soft.

[@jamesber722]

That's not even how his Lakers teammates told the story. JR is making excuses for being brutally beaten down by Kobe.

[@renaizman]

James Ber Well Duh. Who cares? Basketball is a team sport. Kobe never really got that. That is the biggest difference between MJ and Kobe. MJ played to win. Kobe played for Kobe. And his last 3 years were beyond embarrassing.

[@jaymoney6233]

+renaizman Lol he played for Kobe but won 5 rings 😂😂😂 Hater you sound dumb af

[@at1212b]

Sorry, Ron Artest said MJ was a Killa. Kobe's just another good player.

[@krazyhorse8646]

b hahahahahaha who the f..k is ron artest?

[@davidthomas7834]

@@krazyhorse8646 a nba defensive player of the year, check it out

[@lesgrant7861]

"ok ok he's talking" - MJ LOL

[@Cuddyrockstar]

Dope interview

[@killahgruvz]

One of my fave interviews!

[@legoman2358]

He actin like Kobe didn't drop him off 1 on 1 with ease

[@partyfavors9238]

Viriato exactly!

[@keyroncampbell]

A.J Anderson early no... later yea

[@drjd2real]

jocriss The old Jordan was still a beast!

[@GoatReactz]

+jocriss he played against young Kobe not prime

[@renaizman]

jocriss MJ. Prime or not. It’s a team sport

[@ralph328chaunceyst.7]

Why would anyone believe MJ is hyperbole? This guys was an assassin. Think Russell Westbrook and Kobe combined ,but more aggressive,clutch,deadly!

[@hyeboi]

Yeah no

[@renaizman]

Michael Hernandez You have no idea who Jordan was. Go listen to Steve Kerr and Phil Jackson interviews. MJ was the best. Kobe did not know how to play team ball. Just a gunner.

[@renaizman]

Ralph 328 Chauncey St. Strange how the thought of insulting Jordan when he played was unheard of. But the internet lets everyone throw out their opinion. Now I can’t say Joe Montana was the best qb or not. He played in an era where teams stayed together. His stats were good, great sometimes. But I can’t imagine people attacking Montana like they have Jordan. It’s a disrespect that when you saw Jordan play, just didn’t exist. I think you’re effort to combine him with Kobe and Westbrook (not played long enough) is not really accurate. He was his own unique player. If you look at major US Sports, while the athleticism difference is huge, the only player who truly must have carried a team almost by himself was Peyton Manning with the Colts. I knew he did a lot. But to take an every year playoff team and remove 1 player and they lose 14 games in a row out of there total 16? Even Jordan leaving did not kill the bulls like that. However, The importance of Jordan cannot be overstated and how different of a player he was. This is a joke that all these Kobe fans have jumped on here to criticize a person and played with them both and say that he’s motivated to say bad things about Kobe just because he got beat one on one. This guy was a great player for many years. Who knew the league. I don’t care of his career was getting at the end when Kobe was there. He knows Michael Jordan. He knows Kobe Bryant. He knows basketball a lot better than the rest of us. He played there with both of them. People dismissing him because he lost one on one game against Kobe Bryant? Again, Kobe was never a team player like Jordan. Never. Never could do it

[@MegaClintbeastwood]

Jordan is so clutch, he had the most go-ahead baskets in the playoffs all time...he had 3 booya, wait what? Oh I was being sarcastic lol

[@MegaClintbeastwood]

chris moss don't mind him, triggered groupie man. So Kobe was a gunner who took less shots a game for his career than Jordan huh? 19 for Kobe a game, only 23 for Jordan a game lmao stfu

[@NYjetlife]

First time hearing this story and nice follow up interview 🔥🔥🔥

[@rocketcityrob343]

Good video. Insight on 10 💯

[@deynna45]

"I goota guard that man, not you"

[@meg-k-waldren]

Loved him at Portland. Him at Portland and Mitch Richmond at Sac/ Wizards were quiet assassins in the court.

[@michaeljoshuabach1987]

Jr rider You were one of my favorite players when I first started watching basketball!

[@garyday6944]

Couldn't agree more. The league was way more tough. Cool vid

[@nukiepie]

The way kg told it was goldddddd

[@GetsugaSengan]

just watched a video where he got DESTROYED by Kobe so bad he wanted to fight everyone in the gym after the game because Kobe beat him so bad. Quotes from teammates that were there when it happened. He would talk shit to Kobe everyday in practice and one day Kobe said let's play 1 on 1 and killed him. He never played Mike 1 on 1. Playing in a game is different cuz you have more options so on offense and defense you have more to worry about.

[@SJPark97]

GetsugaSengan there's a video of it?? Where??

[@xClockz]

@SJPark97 /watch?v=z0VjBcneVpI enjoy!

[@drfunk1986]

there's no actual video of the game, maybe like a 2 second clip and we're not sure if that's the same event. However, the video he's talking about is a recap of what happened from Horace Grant and quotes from Phil Jackson and other teammates. It's essentially a recap of the events.

[@shawtchurchjr]

GetsugaSengan upload it

[@90sBullsFan]

GetsugaSengan that dont count... mike was old.. you sound dumb.

[@DoronBond]

Good solid interview. JR was no joke on the court. Respect.

[@bradwest4821]

Good interview

[@1975longshot]

Love it how funny JR tells the story

[@ARG7822]

Youngins just don’t understand what Generation X witnessed. The NBA logo should be a replica of Michael Jordan.

[@DonKJB]

Took me baaack!!!! THATwas fun..

[@charleswarren9944]

This is good stuff. :)

[@gezza7718]

LOL, how good was this? Love the war stories and I can so see KG getting all hyped up. JR was a beast in his early years, great hops like MJ.

[@rickyharden1123]

I’m surprise ppl never say Kobe is the best due to the fact that they knew he was coming out the MJ bag. However, Kobe using the MJ blueprint is a testament to MJ’s work.

[@kaukase539]

4:37 this is GOAT

[@RockettServehard-li1do]

Oh man love jr rider the best

[@jriley8959]

Nobody is or was even close to being as good as Jordan!!!

[@simpsetbobbo6573]

Len Bias is exactly what MJ became is what they want tell you doe

[@forfpartyforfparty6459]

@@simpsetbobbo6573 Bias Was Great

[@outlawmakaveli41]

LEBRON

[@redseamole]

3:36 “pssss I dont keh... keep goin’ at him”. lol

[@digitalparadisetv8677]

These types of videos of former players are the icing on the cake for the LeBron vs Jordan debate. It is rather unanimous from the player perspective. On a side note, I had the pleasure of meeting J.R in Oakland one day on a whim at a gas station convenience store. We are from the same hood relatively with him being from Alameda and me from Oakland. He is a legend in the Bay along with Jason Kidd, Gary Payton and honorable mention for Brian Shaw. J.R. was a really down to Earth guy and easy to talk to. Great player.

[@eL_gAbaS]

i love you JR man! he real

[@FMD023]

Who came back to rewatch this after KGs epic storytelling? 😂

[@boogieloo1831]

Seriously, he said it best. MJ is a whole different beast and you can't fade that - he said! Just watching MJ games, you can see how he almost never makes mistakes and you can feel how he is going after your jugular and how no matter who guards him, it doesn't matter. I don't think people realize how tough it was for his Bulls teams to face teams with great big men in the old rules. For exaMple, beating a team with Shaq and Penny should have been difficult, especially on paper but MJ always seemed able to overcome any challenge.

[@diegochavez6203]

😂 Kobe still cooks his ass

[@lennycoco]

This is dope!!!!!!!

[@dp01452]

Great player! One of my favorites in those days.

[@averydaymond1560]

I would like to one day at least hear some stories about the UNLV forgotten year. The rebels lost Larry Johnson, Stacey Augman, Anderson Hunt, Greg Anthony, George Ackles & you could say Charles O'Bannon who the NCAA allowed to forfeit his signing to UNLV, lost all those great players in one year yet the following year went something like 28-2 while on probation. Which I always thought was amazing but somehow no one ever profiles or discuss this. I haven't even seen Rider discuss this.

[@justincrews4733]

Just gone lie like kobe ain't the reason you ain't have a job anymore 😂😂

[@sonofapollo5892]

Justin Crews J.R. had trouble learning the triangle offense and Kobe played the same position and wouldn't offer any help. Eventually they let him go

[@uglyn6a]

SON of Apollo he got let go after a full season... he won a championship with the Lakers, he was never going to be a starter

[@ogfaulty]

Justin Crews he ain't got no job cuz he liked trees more than basketball.

[@20marquisy03]

Justin Crews kobe drop 42 on mike in the first half. People hate on Kobe so much. You can't handle Kobe. Kobe is the truth. Mike didn't have nobody to test him like that. Nobody ever talks about Tracy mcgrady serving mike ...lol Hate'n old people.

[@guitarontheflipside596]

Cedric Marlowe I think that was during MJ’s wizards period..but correct me if I’m wrong...? It doesn’t count if so.regardless, Kobe is the closest to MJ without a doubt-an assassin!

[@erinmorales5097]

I love this story, everytime I here it it's like the first time all over again.

[@genobourn7423]

"Much RESPECT!"