LeBron James has MASTERFUL CONTROL over ALL DECISIONS AROUND HIM! 😤 - Mike Greenberg |

On Best of #Greeny, Mike Greenberg and Paul "Hembo" Hembekides discuss LeBron James' control over decisions made by those around him, contrasting that to Michael Jordan's lack of flexibility in with the Chicago Bulls.
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[@jjballers81]

Y’all try to make Bron out like he’s KD or Kobe. This stuff is ridiculous. You guys know Kobe had 10 coaches over a 20 year career? To put things into perspective Phil Jackson was his coach in 11/20 seasons. So for 9 seasons he had 9 different coaches. KD has gone thru 5 or 6 coaches since 2020. LeBron has had 9 or 10 coaches. Spo, Vogel, Blatt, Ham, Lue & Brown all made conference finals with him (that’s 5/10). Spo, Vogel & Lue have won their only rings as HCs with him. Coaches see success with LeBron.

[@nellynel4583]

Lebron owns all his masters 😂

[@kveethagod323]

Basically 😂😂 facts!!

[@Earl_E_Burd]

Except in politics he's a puppet cuz that's the only way one can be in politics

[@brucemoody2539]

Yeeeeeah!!! This is a good one!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@eyewatch2see77]

@@Earl_E_Burd you dont vote do you

[@nellynel4583]

@@eyewatch2see77 Really!?! Does it matter? FYI I did vote unfortunately 😑

[@joeykulcsar2971]

I feel all the leverage Lebron has as compared to Michael, when in the GOAT discussion, it has to factor as a strike against Lebron. No one in history has had the ability to sign short length contracts, have the front office gut the team to acquire all star to superstar level players as through trades and signings they possibly can, then after they do all that and things don’t work out leaving the place you can’t win with now and start the whole process over again. And despite all that, still have a losing finals record.

[@Reaper13-hi3yo]

So MJ threatening to stay retired without Phil Jackson & Pippen on the roster isn't control? What about recruiting Rodman who led the league in rebounding from 96-98 (91-98 7 seasons full seasons he led league in REB), after MJ blew it against Orlando in 1995 (despite averaging 32.5/6/6 1st round against CHA- miss me with "rust" BS). If Jordan doesnt lose credit for having the best roster in the league in the 90's, LBJ shouldnt lose points for having to leave a situation in which in 7 years his 2nd best player provided was Larry Hughes & Mo Williams. Totally unfair comparison.

[@212keith]

KD been signing the same contracts as bron🤣so has harden. Just say you dont like him. Teams get gutted every time a star leaves you must be new to watching basketball. Houston went to shitter. Brooklyn is in the shitter. Suns will be in the shitter. Its not just bron. Also i dont want to hear the finals record bs they gave jordan a HOF coach. Once bill got traded they got rodman. Cut it out! And his finals comp is no where near what jordans was. The warriors spurs mavs would wipe all of jordans west teams in the finals with the floor. Jordan had it harder in the east than he did the finals!

[@cheetahturner4576]

Mj didn't recruit Rodman lol gm didn't ask players I know u seen that on last dance

[@datsapaddlin]

In all honesty if MJ had Lebrons power he would have 90s Bulls looking like the 01 Wizards with him dominating the ball 😂

[@rajmathew6220]

Phil Jackson was the difference. The Bulls organization worked for MJ. The Cavs worked against Lebron and that's what caused him to start taking control himself.

[@batman9418]

JORDAN >>> lebron, legm, leflop, lecoach, lebum, le everything

[@tripdagrim2504]

Its because Bron already had a name for himself and a huge spotlight on him before even being drafted he basically went platinum before signing a deal (playing an NBA game) so ofc its always gon be what he wants and how he wants it

[@bigbrotherfatherfigure]

Jordan didn't need control. He controls the culture.

[@PaulPierceonDaLakers]

Ight Burp mid sentence 😂

[@thomascrowniii1693]

Considering all of Jordan's personnel decisions as an owner he shouldn't have had any say in personnel as a player.

[@hybrid1339]

Lol yet it was jordan who was the drill Sargent that got his guys to go when it was go time...yeah Phil had a part in it, but those bulls players still talking about mj to this day. Right or wrong so mj impact was definitely felt on that team..besides they don't win without him anyways

[@Wraith3100]

Glad Jerry didn’t because Jordan couldn’t make the team go in Charlotte

[@cheetahturner4576]

Clown without mj it's no bulls so be careful who was most important person

[@rackball5858]

Because Charlotte didn’t have a player like Jordan to make it go…

[@eyewatch2see77]

Lebron did NOT try to run eric spoeltra out of his coaching position *Eric Spoelstra was a FIRST TIME coach thanks to nepotism=john spoelstra* all Lebron did was regularly compliment "pat riley" on HIS coaching career

[@ynotsan]

Bron owns espn 😂

[@zhuber]

Michael Jordan didn't have Rich Paul...

[@MrUnpredictable187]

But he had all the powerful people around him. You don’t know what he had around him He had people around him just like Rich Paul.LeBron put on a friend you cannot get mad at that.

[@zhuber]

​​@@MrUnpredictable187common misunderstanding, but LeBron didn't just "put his friend on", you don't know anything about them or their relationship if you think that.

[@rojeliocastro9733]

@@zhuber you do tho?

[@zhuber]

​@@rojeliocastro9733I mean he wrote a book about it, not hard to find out.

[@goatjames2892]

All LeBron haters are furious when the facts are brought out

[@kirkcupido9730]

The whole team went to pat Riley and wanted pat to coach instead of Spo.. that includes D-wade.. you only mentioned Bron.. why?

[@eyewatch2see77]

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[@marcomcdowell8861]

Second round of the playoffs. All series have been fairly interesting. NBA Draft positions set. Here we are talking about LeBron James. Love or hate, his name carries media weight. The amount of topics that could be covered are vast. Nope. Lebron lol

[@micci9865]

He didn't have that in Miami. Pat Riley told him to STFU.

[@eyewatch2see77]

pat riley didnt tell Lebron no such thing .. nor did lebron try to run eric spoeltra out of his coaching position all Lebron did was regularly compliment "pat riley" on HIS coaching career *Eric Spoelstra was a FIRST TIME coach thanks to nepotism=john spoelstra* pat riley was fined for tampering, trying to get Lebron to leave LA and return to Miami

[@micci9865]

@@eyewatch2see77 if you dont know this by now, you are in a wrong sport.

[@eyewatch2see77]

@@micci9865 *CLICK* (you're the wrong company)

[@eyewatch2see77]

THE END!!

[@Steven-lg3zk]

Greene basically said he doesn't think coaching in the NBA matters. Okay, that's fine. But I don't want to hear any more of this "He shouldn't have been fired," "He deserves a head coaching job," or "He's a good coach" talk from Greene anymore since coaching doesn't matter.

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant]

We All Done With LeBron James Period

[@eyewatch2see77]

how could you be done when Lebron's name on the title of this video DRAWED "you" HERE 😂🤣

[@noconsent]

Did the playoffs end, and off season start without me realizing it? Or is media really ignoring the playoffs to talk about useless off season topics?

[@Slyrock-1000]

Yep the media is so trash

[@TyroneCash550]

Of course Mike Greenburg would write a passionate piece defending Jerry Krause, they're both Jewish!!! If LeBron has had and still has so much authority, throughout his career why does he only have 4 Championships!!! KNOCK IT 0FF GREENBURG!!!☹️👎🏿

[@eyewatch2see77]

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[@KiwiKoNZ]

Bron holds a lot of power period

[@eyewatch2see77]

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[@sriram-v786]

This Bron trying to fire Spo has reached its crazy limits now. It's similar to that Bron gif which folks make it out to be like oh he is afraid of kawhi coming in to the game whereas it was in fact Pop making substitutions to disrupt the FTs every time almost. But keep going with these stories 😂 . Bron said in Mind the game podcast about Spo how he got better in 2011 post finals and how Bron himself came back from that finals. He said everyone needed to be better and they were aligned. Pat Riley made a statement on Bron-Spo story as well. But haters believe what they wanna believe.

[@eyewatch2see77]

EXACTLY!!

[@jeffersonbrown4750]

Why does nobody bring up Scotties severely underpaid contract?? That's why the team was able to be so deep.

[@jayzee316]

you mean scottie asked for a long term 7 yr contract for max (at the time) only to have the league up the salary. And who else on the bulls were "deep"? kerr? buchler？ randy brown? bill wennington? will purdue?

[@jeffersonbrown4750]

@jayzee316 Rodman, kukoc, harper. Kerr was huge for that team. Obviously you watched if you know the guys behind the other 3. Of course you wouldn't bring up the real names. Teams weren't but like that then. It was his choice but without that they don't build that team.

[@jmicreyes]

Yea and who still has more championships 😂

[@eyewatch2see77]

11 championships = Bill Russell (that's WHO) 😂

[@kai6xx]

These guys are delusional..mj ran whatever he decided..they got to be joking.

[@mohsinkamal2468]

He has masterful control of all decisions around him, YET, cant win more then he would like to lol gtfo with this weak narrative, that doesnt make him great or add to his legacy

[@hybrid1339]

So wait this segment is about how lebron has done something great for his career and this guy brings up MJ?? This is the type of things that has people going at each other over these 2 players...because what does lebron being a master at handling all his business's decisions have to do with MJ?? It's almost like they have nothing to talk about😂😂😂😂😂

[@eyewatch2see77]

it's 2024 Jordan is IRRELEVENT but like always they use lebron's name in order to speak about jordan

[@gridirongodsNetwork]

When Jordan wanted Rodman (no Diddy), he got Rodman. LeBron cant say that. The best defensive players of this generation don't want to team up with LeBron.

[@Prophet.1]

Power is a player getting news cycles after months of being knocked out the playoffs.

[@artetaDagoat]

That's a fancy way of saying Lebron has zero loyalty

[@GoatJames23-hs5xq]

Gerry got humiliated because of the last dance propaganda

[@rackball5858]

He was humiliated while they were winning. Take a look at any ring ceremony & championship parade & Krause was boooed. Nothing from the Last Dance was eye-opening in regards to Krause. A majority of Chicago fans couldn’t stand the guy.

[@GoatJames23-hs5xq]

@@rackball5858 because of all the hate jordan attach to gerrys name.

[@rackball5858]

@@GoatJames23-hs5xq No, it’s not that. Krause had just as much ego as Jordan. You don’t break up a team that continues to win. You just don’t do it. Krause was trying to steal shine from the players going back to the 2nd championship & he did it publicly. If you weren’t in Chicago at the time, you don’t have a clue.

[@SpFlash1523]

MJ didn't need control. He seized the moment(s) with his play.

[@eduardopeleo396]

MJ mostly dealt with the hand given to him, in contrast LBJ if he has a bad hand, folds and just goes to another table

[@eyewatch2see77]

every table Lebron goes to, HE WINS (same as in life)

[@hipking23]

Don't forget the media gave him power as well

[@JDiego.14]

Thank god that video ended there. That last comment had me out to close this video. SMH.

[@rvtamor3265]

Simply because Krause knows that Jordan doesn’t jump ships like bronnie does.

[@kml6960]

Traveling, Super teams, Real world...

[@rollandcurtis874]

LeBron James is the BIGGEST NBA Western Conference Failure in NBA History - LeBron James: 2019 -> FAILED to make the NBA Playoffs, 2020 -> Asterisk BUBBLE Consolation Prize, 2021 -> LOST in the 1st Round, 2022 FAILED to make even the NBA PLAY-IN Tournament👀😅, 2023 SWEPT 4-0 in the Western Conference Finals, and 2024 Gentlemen’s SWEEP 4-1 in the 1st Round. Now we see why LeBron James went to 8 straight NBA Finals. Michael Jordan locked the GOAT Position at #1. Now ranking Kareem, Magic, Kobe, and Bird ahead of LeBron James sounds very logical. And yes, the basketball world is starting to rank Tim Duncan over LeBron James as well.🔥🔥♨️♨️♨️♨️♨️♨️♨️♨️♨️♨️🇺🇸🇺🇸♨️

[@PressureFlipperZ]

I was on my friends phone when I saw this comment & I promised myself that I would like it 👍🏻 & reply when I got back to my phone I appreciate you bro & I hope you see my reply you told ALL FACTS NO 🧢

[@RedPillHood]

Billionaire

[@HurleyGonzalez]

The GOAT King LeBron Raymone James Sr. 4x MVP, 4x finals MVP, Rookie of the Year, 20x All-Star, 4x NBA Champion, All-Time NBA leading scorer, 6’9” 260 lbs.

[@PressureFlipperZ]

@@RedPillHood I am definitely voting republican I know Lebron James will not he is in love with the left

[@artetaDagoat]

​@@HurleyGonzalez Never won defensive player of the year.

[@TheLegend-qj7wh]

Its a players league now. Worst thing that happened to the NBA and of course the no defense in todays soft era

[@erniegarcia1242]

Reading the title of this, I thought you were going to talk about the 6 finals losses by Lebron. That’s what he has that Jordan doesn’t

[@eyewatch2see77]

*it's 2024 Jordan is IRRELEVENT* but like always use lebron's name in order to speak about jordan

[@erniegarcia1242]

@@eyewatch2see77 I’m not a Jordan fan, but you just lost credibility when you say Jordan is irrelevant

[@mosshark]

I never heard MJ call himself the greatest ever. Not once. That alone makes everything you guys say null and void.

[@thomascrowniii1693]

I never heard anyone say your opinion matters. Not once. So everything you say is null and void.

[@SilverRpr]

Point out when someone or LBJ stated he was the greatest ever… we’ll wait. (Plenty of players say they aspire or would like to be considered the greatest ever… so again comment section attention seeker… when did he specifically state he was? So many athletes over history think and proclaim themselves to strive for greatness but those such as yourself who strive for hater glory seem to get in your feelings when LBJ is associated with greatness. If you don’t understand sports, move along

[@The_SCPFoundation]

First, ali said it every time he had a mic without being undefeated. Then it became his literal nickname because of him saying it. Does that make you and others hate ali for doing the same thing times 20 for less reasons than the context under LeBron making the statement once? If so then ok you are entitled to your opinion of what discredits an athletes career accomplishments.

[@SilverRpr]

@@The_SCPFoundation Facts… was just about to add the Ali thing also. It’s the culture in the past decade that feed off of trolling and bandwagoning the hate train with no logical reason . You don’t have to like or root for every player but to use the excuse like the comment casuals do… “it’s because he crowned himself king”… “he thinks he’s the goat” …. You are not an NBA fan or sports fan if you ignore what he has accomplished or their greatness. And the “Jordan didn’t say it once” is hilarious statement as it shows people nowadays pretending to ride for Jordan…weren’t actually outside/around during that period as Jordan was also very arrogant as great of a player he was. So stop it comment section casuals… 🤦🏽‍♂️ 🤡

[@The_SCPFoundation]

Second and most important point. This statement was made in response to how winning against the warriors felt. He said " after coming back from down 3-1 against the warriors, it made him FEEL like he was the greatest" which anyone that has ever played any competitive sport passionately would feel the same level of hype in that moment. After defeating the record breaking best team ever in the history of the game with the first ever 3-1 finals comeback in the history. That quote is only used for hate against him without ever considering the context of what he was responding to when he was asked. And it's never given the unbiased judgement of what would you feel about that moment if you aren't someone that's too cool to actually passionately care about being great at your profession. If all you have done as an adult was be a professional in your dream career that you have focused your entire life on, why wouldn't that moment be extremely satisfying to you when you do it in that historical way? It's literally what we grow up pretending to ourselves when shooting a basket in the backyard for the championship win as kids. Why should his answer to how it felt be shrugged off as to cool to care instead of the truth about how great it had to feel to anyone in the history of ever

[@rollandcurtis874]

Nikola Jokic is one league MVP away from tying LeBron James in NBA Michael Jordan MVP Awards, and Nikola Jokic is only 29-Years-old, and LeBron James is a few months from being a whole 40-YEAR-OLD senior citizen. Even now, we can finally move on to the future GOAT Debates of: Michael Jordan vs Victor Wembanyama, Michael Jordan vs Anthony Edwards, Michael Jordan vs Luka Doncic, Michael Jordan vs Nikola Jokic, Michael Jordan vs Jalen Brunson, Michael Jordan vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Michael Jordan vs Ja Morant, et cetera, et cetera. Desperate 40-YEAR-OLD senior citizen-LeBron James is refusing to retire because, after 21 years, an ancient 40-YEAR-OLD LeBron James is still pathetically chasing the “ghost in Chicago” aka The GOAT - Michael Jordan. 🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🏀🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@HurleyGonzalez]

The GOAT King LeBron Raymone James Sr. 4x champion, All time NBA leading scorer, 6’9” 260 lbs. Would humiliate your MJ, who played plumbers and janitors. In a slower paced, less skillful, and less athletic era.

[@cheetahturner4576]

Clown u sound Like fool mj played against more hof than bron

[@edz79]

​@@HurleyGonzalez😢😢😢😢 6-0😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@THEREALQUASAR4LPODCAST]

THE COACH DONT MATTER LAKERS SORRY AS HELL😂

[@Davivd2]

For all the Lebron defenders out there. What would happen if Toni Kukoc got drafted by one of his teams? Lebron doesn't want him there. Hates the GM for drafting him. Jordan and Pippen both swallowed their egos, accepted it, and kept winning because of it. Lebron would be getting Krause fired or threatening to leave.

[@jjballers81]

You think MJ would’ve swallowed his ego if the Bulls traded Scottie away? Cavs traded Kyrie for 5’9 injured IT and Bron still took em to the finals. What about refusing to trade JJ Hickson for Amare? You think MJ would’ve been fine with it? You’re not giving credit to Jerry and his decision making. LeBron has dealt with horrible FOs. Ty Lue was ready to be LALs HC and the FO gave him a short contract and wanted to pick his staff. Caruso wanted to return for a discount and they wouldn’t pay him. It goes on and on. KD has gone thru 5/6 HCs since 2021 and Giannis is about to be on HC #4 within a year span.

[@saint6563]

"Maybe LeBron would still be there" a statement that has no grasp of reality.

[@jmiogo]

Yeah, he controls the team and they suck.

[@dkurt2725]

This guy is so full of lebron he cant help but burp live

[@ngkky]

"Michael Jordan is a bully, he's a petty bully ... and his fans followed his lead." - Tim MacMahon

[@jnwub8227]

Pity he can’t make them on the court when it matters

[@SusanVladimir]

Pity you're a hater. Pity you.

[@jnwub8227]

@@SusanVladimir hahaha nice try, but nope I just got eyes

[@mrfebruarycold21]

Sounds like an old hater😂

[@jnwub8227]

@@mrfebruarycold21 I love you

[@ssnochevy]

The hate is STRONG with you, huh

[@eyewatch2see77]

*YOU got 7.1k views by using Lebron's NAME* (it appears lebron has masterful control of the media)

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BenAppleford]

Proof that Bron has had the league handed to him, vs guys before him who took on the challenge. Bron’s whole career has been gifted to him, and it will be after he retires as an owner.

[@hipking23]

Defense Jordan didn't want the fame and as confidence he is. he's very humble person.

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant]

LeBron James Is a Coach Killer

[@pavfrang]

LeBron has full control on a team that is 8th seed almost any season the last years. This is ridiculous.

[@Johny5-et8gj]

Nobody is talking about Jordan or lebron