Vernon Maxwell Reminds Ja Morant How Good Michael Jordan Was | No Chill with Gilbert Arenas

You saw Chicago on your schedule and knew you wouldn't be sleeping the night before and the game was going to be exhausting. Ja Morant may be confident, but Vernon Maxwell warns Ja he don't want any of prime MJ.
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[@lennybeason1110]

MJ would have taken LeBron’s heart just like he did everybody else’s!

[@reggiecarter9581]

Facts

[@al_wick4282]

Chalie!

[@youngpiff1921]

Pfft he would’ve get sent to the upper room trying to stop Lebron

[@alfuller1332]

Kobe did it!

[@TRIPP98]

@@alfuller1332Kobe never had a season shooting 47 percent or better from the field he’s been outta the GOAT debate for a decade now

[@jeremiahthompson9987]

“I used to see the bottoms of his tennis shoes” 😂😂😂 “He spin off me so fast”

[@darkboyzjackson5549]

Dying laughing 🤣

[@AlexLeizerovich]

It's been 30 years and the top players of that era are still scared of MJ. This is why he's the GOAT. Nobody is close to that.

[@FreedomFighter2112]

Vertical Leap Michael Jordan = 48" Ja Morant = 44"

[@TheGr8-1]

Not fear. The utmost respect

[@FuShengAlex]

Puhleeze Hakeem damned sure wasn't scared of no MJ.

[@oldschoolclassics9909]

BIG FACTS

[@knight9k]

The Closet we had was Kobe...

[@jamesgoines7663]

"You don't want them problems." Excellent statement.

[@nitroburner1838]

Told folks to leave that man alone and let him keep fishing on his boat

[@FreeDawkins]

The fear those boys felt with MJ is different lmao, Sleepless nights and looking where Chicago is at the schedule, Man, This is gold.

[@ogentle9581]

Every team now fear da WARRIOR'S da same way. Remember wen dey went 16-1. Destroyed LeBroad n his Cavs n all

[@kellz1703]

@@ogentle9581 cause KD made that team impossible to beat.

[@hesomelo5910]

@@kellz1703 nah Houston didn’t fear them and should of beat them

[@jayduecesjaydueces1148]

@@hesomelo5910 Yes I agree, they didn't fear them and should have beat them the first time around if CP3 didn't get injured

[@p3rrooo734]

Facts cp3 plays Houston wins

[@marquisperkins4578]

"Ja, I love you and your daddy, but hey man, stop that shit." LMAO

[@MrJd354]

Ha ha yeah that was funny

[@bobertdenero8061]

he aint lying jordan not better than bron who he beat?? nobody not bird not nobody without pippen bulls only lost without mj cause jordan told them not let scottie win that game yall slow.. and out dated

[@Dvrk5ideMercury]

@@bobertdenero8061 bro you need to go to bed

[@sunnyboy8644]

@@bobertdenero8061 LAY OFF THE PIPE KIDDO, LOL.

[@antonyjackson602]

@@bobertdenero8061 What drugs you on Playa? Lol 😂

[@JS-lu7jx]

Jordan’s almost perfect fundamentals are never mentioned. Footwork, hand-eye coordination. Combine that with amazing athleticism, 4.3 speed, huge hands and and an absolute dog mentality….there’s nothing like him.

[@letmetellyousomethin9410]

I wish someone could make like a 10 min video comparing LeBron’s game vs Michael Jordan’s game. It would be a comedy show to be honest with you. Someone just watch LeBron trying to create his own shot. The dude has no footwork. He travels half the time. Stumbles on his own foot sometimes. (No joke). No shot. Also, more than 80% of his shots have come off assisted layups and dunks.

[@jakeadams7183]

@@letmetellyousomethin9410 I think not enough ppl who know their hoop understand. Jordan’s game was so tough. Absolute mastery, jump shot, footwork, head fakes, first step, cat like speed, ball control, switching hands, finishing. Just the awareness is unmatched. Miles ahead of lebrons game. On both ends, and did it relentlessly every night. Its funny whenever the debate is brought up that the only part brought up is career achievements and not the skill difference between the two. Let’s be real, the debate isn’t actually even close. Just makes for fun talk to most.

[@letmetellyousomethin9410]

@@jakeadams7183 - Absolutely. That’s my argument when people bring up the GOAT talk. I just point to the skill level. “If you were to have a win or die game and you can choose only one player to be on your team, would you choose Jordan or Lebron?” The answer never comes quickly to those LeBron supporters.

[@jakeadams7183]

@@letmetellyousomethin9410 right, I just feel like when the debate is brought up , how long Lebron has played, or his longevity records or the players he’s played with or against is always the vocal point of their argument, and never who was the more skilled and effective basketball player. There’s just no logical way watching both guys you can definitively say Lebron was the better player, there’s a massive skill difference.

[@user-ko3sd9qj2h]

@@letmetellyousomethin9410 and people praise him as a pass first to cover his shit skill level

[@BubbubTopps]

😂😂😂....Maxwell voice alone is comical along with his comedy! Love this dude! His delivery and frankness is like no other!

[@MrG__2]

Leonard Washington from Chappelle Show 😂 🚬

[@ramosfr9082]

@@MrG__2better watch yo tone fo have ya ass outside 🚬

[@hynoradarrough1959]

He's a good friend of mine. Cool dude, frfr. Big Chain Gang Dallas Texas!!!

[@OfficialCandor]

His voice reminds me of OG Percy

[@jamieroberts2835]

Nah

[@janirosario5751]

Jordan was just the perfect package. Strong, athletic, fast, 48” vertical, cat like reflexes, huge hands, fundamentally sound, crazy skills, cut throat mentality and crazy competitive. Haven’t seen anything like him.

[@bullycat_kickz5198]

This!!

[@FFBL2020]

Amen

[@monolithgeometry3221]

Fundamentally perfect tho . I seen MJ in a one on one demo playing Michael Finley either out of college or close to it. It was like watching a machine. His form was perfect

[@wh_kers]

not perfect but probably the most skilled, tenacious, never gets lazy on a game and I think he likes the game more when there are challenges against him or a trash talk on him, say he cant do this he cant do that. he will take it personally and prove you wrong.crazy mentality but so effective for him, hes using to it better himself than what already he is, like leveling up

[@evanj2carter571]

Kobe

[@georgedevine4130]

I love the fact that Vernon Maxwell is so good and kept it so real. He said I just saw the bottom of his shoes bc he's flying in the air

[@FreedomFighter2112]

Total Achievements: (Titles / Scoring Titles / MVPs / Finals MVPs /1st All-NBA / 1st All-DEF) NBA Titles: Jordan = 6 Morant = 0 Finals MVPs: Jordan = 6 Morant = 0 MVPs: Jordan = 5 Marant = 0 1st All-DEF: Jordan = 9 Morant = 0 1st All-NBA: Jordan = 10 Morant = 0 Scoring Titles: Jordan 10 Morant = 0 Total ACHVs: Jordan = 46 Morant = 0 I love watching Morant play but he doesn't even come close to Jordan or any of the other Greats... Total Achievements: (Titles / Scoring Titles / MVPs / Finals MVPs / 1st All-NBA / 1st All-DEF) 1) Jordan = 46 2) LeBron = 31 2) Kareem = 31 4) Kobe = 30 5) Duncan = 28 6) Wilt = 23 7) Magic = 20 8) Russell = 19 9) Shaq = 18 10) Bird = 17 11) Hakeem = 16 12) Durant = 15

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

Jordan was a high flier no question about it, which made it more difficult for defenses to play him.

[@OhioRunsBoxing]

😂😂😂😂😂 facts

[@dronel1637]

@@FreedomFighter2112 im really not a fan of ja, but you have to be fair - his career still is in the baby shoes. compare him in 10-15 years. PERSONALLY, i think it will look eerily similar, except for some unimportant personal achievements like all star appearances. but comparing now just isnt fair.

[@hifrederickthebedroomwizar8963]

@@dronel1637 it's too late to compare Ja to MJ unless it's only dunk highlights. MJ was a day one Killa. No nights off, #1 all time scoring percentage

[@rayadams9795]

The look on his face when he said “when he figured out that turnaround shit” 😂

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

It was virtually unguardable once MJ mastered it.

[@martyg2333]

@@jasondyrkacz8270 I think it's the most unstoppable shot right next to Kareem's sky hook. They both averaged almost the same PPG so that says a lot. Kevin Durant's J is up there too.

[@aris_mendez]

@@martyg2333but KD shrinks too much.

[@duckman23]

I want to thank my father for making me watch Jordan in 1988. He said Don watch this guy he's going to be the best player in the world. I started watching him and that was it I was hooked. I watched his whole career every game I've been to every bulls rally I was on TV with my dad they call him hulk Hogan in the crowd. God bless you Dad.R.I.P. I laugh when all these kids talk about these players and how good they are and how they would beat Michael Jordan it just makes me laugh. And I know my dad up in Heaven gets a kick out of it.

[@BrettAnderson-em9ck]

Unless people got to witness the Jordan era, they shouldn’t be able to have an opinion on the goat debate. MJ was not human and you felt his presence and everyone, I mean everyone feared that man. Anyone who says Lebron is the goat, obviously didn’t get to witness true dominance and consistency that Jordan showed. Nobody was even close to being named in the same breath as MJ. Lebron is a beast. But he isn’t and can never be what MJ was. Even if Lebron wins another couple rings, that won’t change anything. Lebron has far too many L’s. Jordan didn’t even know what an L was.

[@user-dr8kh5xt3c]

I’m 47 years old and I ask myself why do we keep having this conversation. I’m from NC and remember when he played for my tarheels. He was the coldest mother fucker. It’s not even close.

[@steviechampagne]

@@BrettAnderson-em9cknobody ate while Jordan Era was at his peak. meanwhile everybody is eating during the Lebron Era😂😂😂

[@fel4822]

​@@steviechampagnehis peak was actually in the 80s

[@youtubeisassho8834]

​@@fel4822His individual statistical peak, but not his peak as far as being a championship winning basketball player. Plus his ppg was affected by the overall downward trend in NBA scoring over the years. I would argee that he was just as good his entire career as he was in the 80's.

[@MindfulAttraction2.0]

"when he figured out that turn around shit" 😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@citystreetz1076]

😄😄😄

[@kman5552002]

The infamous fadeaway. LOL

[@Dray_3stacks]

“ I don’t wanna talk about this MF no more” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

[@jamesonedwardsii4943]

Bro I died 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ILLSmak]

looll yea I'm dead at that. His voice hahaha.

[@DC-op7wu]

Always loved Vernon. A real man isn't afraid to admit when someone is the best.

[@cobrakainevereverdies6940]

Except PussBron - Labeling himself the GOAT. But he was right. Gayest Of All Time and TURNT out every player that he came in contact with. LET THAT SETTLE IN

[@blackhawk6695]

Real talk!!

[@itsashorething]

Yeah he was definitely someone to watch for on the court. He could shoot and fight lol

[@cobrakainevereverdies6940]

@@itsashorething - THAT'S what's missing in the World. Someone "intimidating on the COURT". Ever since GayBron stepped on the scene "Masculinity/Toughness/0 Excuses/Heart" = All of that was taken out of the NBA - just to cater 1 BL+ch !!!!! I STILL cry laughing, lookin' at the old NBA fights. Shaq was talking crazy about the Sacramento Kings and Bobby Jackson and the team threw fists against the Fakers. Hell, I miss that 2 piece Chris Childs gave to Kobe's soft AXZ. Doug Christie's 1 hitter quitter to Rick Fox. (Life is so beyond pu$sified now) *SIGH*

[@itsashorething]

@@cobrakainevereverdies6940 Mad Max is the definition of "fuck around and find out". I swear the physicality needs to come back.. This tippy tappy nonsense is too much.

[@kingtshilobo1849]

“We had that big ass African back there” 🤣🤣🤣

[@karmaking1263]

Hahaha that was hilarious

[@TheeThunderGod]

Hakeem Olajuwon😂😂😂

[@suryapratamak1690]

The fear and dominance MJ imposed on everyone is just incredible. HOF players still traumatised by MJ.

[@luisvilla799]

Ask dream if he was scared it was the other way around

[@VintageAndersonMusic]

@@luisvilla799Nope, both hold each other in high regard.

[@luisvilla799]

@@VintageAndersonMusic yeah I know dream want scared is what I meant the comment said the fear

[@ckola3840]

Had me rolling when he said “When he figured that turn around shit” 🤣 🤣. You know you the goat when it’s 20+ years later and players still trying to learn your moves

[@kennethstover1741]

Probably still havin nightmares too lol

[@MoneyWalkBobby]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bigmotion4740]

@@tylerholt6828 wilt ..

[@jallen9043]

That part

[@geraldpope3779]

LOL!

[@hristorbital]

This man is 56...some people are just physically blessed.

[@gregoryharlston0602]

Genetics is a part of it but it also is lifestyle!

[@MarMaxGaming]

@EASTLA80BABY103 it’s the lotion bro!

[@teng029]

As a basketball fan, I will forever be thankful that I got to watch some of the best players in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s all in their prime.

[@playajake18]

This was the best describing I’ve ever heard of Jordan in my life 😂😂😂

[@friendsmovinganddelivery7514]

Give Mad Max a podcast or make him guest.... this cat I can listen to. He talk ball like that old Uncle you know could play so you listen cause u know his stories are lit💯

[@popireal3628]

Man! LMAO. For real though

[@ceenice3000]

Word!

[@Theyaintme_cb6]

Every celebrity does not need a Podcast for goodness sake people

[@justmy5984]

@@Theyaintme_cb6 and everybody doesn’t need to comment either for goodness sake people

[@TheDarrlelennis]

I can listen 2 Mad Max all day

[@kweefsweat5628]

All this story is missing is a cigarette and a Ice House 😂😂😂

[@palahthemaccabee]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@coryhill6575]

Facts 😂😂😂

[@tiwanjones7678]

right 🤣🤣.. Maxwell got one behind the counter 🤣🤣🤣

[@tuckerj456]

Ice house. You just sparked a craving. Damn

[@2397johnson]

Yoooo boy you said it right there 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💯

[@davinciscode]

I think people forget how dominant Jordan was, but if you listen to dudes years later, the fear he instilled in everyone, is amazing. Dudes are still scared of him, legends are scared of him.

[@PhilRewa]

People that witnessed don't forget it's just the kids don't know better,

[@beckmanchilds756]

Well it was 30 years ago lol. Generations of bball players have passed. Rules have changed as well and so have the way people watch view and live basketball as players growing up and spectators. MJ would have dominated this era too

[@MaxMulberry]

We need more Vernon Maxwell. He needs a seat on a sports show!

[@BasketballSociety_]

You can hear the stress in his voice taking himself back to that time 😂😂😂

[@jamesgoines7663]

That's the reason why Maxwell ended the broadcast

[@RebellWiithPze]

Have a while generation of players PTSD.

[@camcarter2896]

😭

[@chocobrown79]

💀 Yeeesssss! 😭😭😭

[@BasketballSociety_]

@@chocobrown79 😭😭😭

[@suprememath1018]

I could listen to Vernon Maxwell talk about the golden years of the NBA for hours. Loved his game growing up.

[@IronHorsey3]

Same. So him up close in college at the NIT tournament in MSG. Smooth as butter. 😊

[@JeLifeCoach]

Real talk. Keeps it real. I would love to talk to all the 90’s players and hear their stories.

[@ssboooy4153]

Never thought he’d sound like this tho

[@Uprising771]

he is high as fk

[@joncabotxox9389]

Ya. Mad Max was a bad ass

[@danaquino7915]

Dude could do a full hour stand-up comedy special -- the way he delivers his stories, man... GOLDEN!

[@melvinmedina1273]

Nice to see Vernon Maxwell again...one of the best defensive player in the NBA

[@Imhairforyeaux_75]

Morant is in his 3rd, going into his 4th season and averaging 27 a game....M.J. in his 3rd/4th season averaged 35.7 points, made all NBA First Team Defense, DPOY, NBA Scoring Title at 6'6 with a 40 plus inch vertical....lil buddy needs to relax!!!

[@BrandonSmith-bw2be]

46in vert

[@pigs6486]

MJ, Darrel Griffith, and by all accounts (unofficially) Wilt Chamberlain, tie the NBA record with a 48 inch vertical.

[@schang004]

And Ja is doing it in a league where you can’t play proper defense… MJ would average whatever he wanted in this era

[@anatsusha09]

It's amazing people got fooled by a fake quote. Even,the interviewer came out and said Ja never said it but ESPN,Foxsports and many sports sites ran with it without checking the reliability of the quote...

[@moetoosmooth2741]

Correction Jordan averaged 37PPG

[@linorestrepolobo3620]

This is hilarious, it’s gold. You know MJ the GOAT when his opponents show this much reverence. Mad Max is great

[@jdlarobinson]

Funny thing...Max saying how they beat them all the time....they played twice that season and split.

[@smokinjoe006]

@@jdlarobinson didn't know that but was crossed my mind was the fact that the Utah Jazz swept the Bulls in the 98 season and of course still lost in the Finals. So obviously beating a team in the regular season doesn't mean you'll beat them in the playoffs!

[@mak23997]

@@smokinjoe006 Thank you! Chicago was another beast in the finals. So tired of this narrative that they would've beat a prime hungry MJ and Co. NO way. NO how.

[@halfshot253]

@@smokinjoe006 Like Vernon and Kenny smith once said, Chicago is a different animal on the playoffs

[@lionelhowell4972]

@@smokinjoe006 GOOD COACHING,and ADJUSTMENTS means CHAMPIONSHIP just like you saw with the Warriors running past Boston...

[@peteinthedesert7082]

Just a clarification... Max was with Rockets from 1989-95. They went 8-4 against the Bulls in the regular season (sorry Max!). What I love about Max is that he's fearless, and also played on edge: his opponents never knew if that fuse was gonna go off! He definitely wasn't afraid to go against MJ, but he did say he had many sleepless nights thinking about the matchup. Dude still looks like he could go 10-15 mins in an NBA game today!

[@edwinmacatula6648]

Mad Max keeping it real with MJ. He's one of the few people who can get under MJ's skin but he has mad respect for his game. I remember JET saying Mad Max would try to fight MJ, but after the game he would bring his son to MJ wearing a complete Bulls jersey to ask for his autograph. Hahaha

[@jaxjr121]

"Im tired of talking about this dude MJ.". Gotta love madd Maxx!!!🤣😂🤣😂💯

[@daneelderozan263]

Love that from a real hooper from that era! Lol i know them niggas hate that shit a tad bit... respectfully

[@chibababy]

Hes tired of it but kept talking 😂😂😂 after listening to him say shit all the time i guess my takeaway is mj is the shit

[@lawrenceturner5882]

That was funny lol and it's the same narrative from everyone that played against him

[@nindeftonesmanson7441]

Look at the respect MJ gets! He keeps his foot on your throat & keeps coming!!!!

[@mistaknewitall2718]

Gilbert don't like to hear it lol

[@gagandhaliwal9391]

@@mistaknewitall2718 gilbert is a clown that's why

[@RainbowBandana]

Yea cuz they all just want Jordans for the low low free!

[@cobbiokyere8361]

PAUSE

[@mistaknewitall2718]

@@RainbowBandana 30yrs later and still won't get em

[@loganpilcher6069]

Vernon killin me…. I’m dead 😂 Facts on facts!! MJ da 🐐

[@michaellamon4787]

This is how you know that youve accomplished something. When youre competitors speak highly of you with both repect and 'fear.' MJ was just "different" and will forever be the Greatest

[@a-spiv7099]

“He used to post me up all the time when he figured out that turn around shit” 😂🤣

[@Blaqmench]

Maxwell "Tired of talking about this dude!", but can you send me some free Jordan's!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sotiriosdrokalos]

Vernon is right about winning 5 out of 6 during the first 3-peat of the Bulls, but it's not true the Rockets dominated also the years before. In the three seasons from 1987 to 1990 it was 4-2 for the Bulls. Also, we can imagine they would work on a tactical plan to find the answer against Hakeem if they played Houston in the finals. Another clue is Houston had a very hard time with the Knicks, even harder than Chicago had in the previous years' Eastern playoffs. So, the best answer is we just don't know. Yes, the Rockets would have a chance to win, but MJ was MJ.

[@mostknownunknown-dq3bb]

MJ in the finals. I wouldn't bet against him

[@aceboogie7785]

JORDAN AVERAGE 20 Point against Rockets Career avg 30

[@Justalken83]

You can watch hours of highlights but if you didn’t actually watch Jordan play in real time you will never understand how awesome he was .

[@lookoutnow4996]

Hell yeah! I was tuned into WGN..

[@jamesball9608]

It's no disrespect to LeBron but the reverence Jordan's peers give him is just different

[@Dikwaak]

In my opinion, Lebron will get similar reverence once he retires. Just two of the greatest of their eras

[@lastshallbefirst5516]

Exactly! The level of respect Jordan gets is second to none. And then the fear he put into his opponent’s. Vernon Maxwell was a straight up bully, and wasn’t scared of anybody but he scared people on the court. So to hear him talk like that just shows how Jordan is the greatest. Nobody will call LeBron ‘Black Jesus,’ nobody, and that’s the difference.

[@TheIcemanthomas]

@@Dikwaak nah

[@GuyVick]

@@Dikwaak agreed

[@lastshallbefirst5516]

@Raymond Sims Yes, Goofy… when you wear #23, steal Jordan’s powder toss, do Space Jam…. AND, proclaim yourself as the greatest when you beat Golden State, umm 🤔 that means you care. Jordan never called himself the greatest. Try again, you lost that one

[@Jake-xy9lt]

What I loved most about Jordan was his tenacity. He'd just keep coming at you until you were tired and then as soon as he saw a weakness he'd exploit it until there was nothing left.

[@cyber6sapien]

He played the last quarter of games with the same effectiveness that he played the first three quarters. It's as if he never got tired. It was uncanny!

[@diamondhickspharmd2808]

They would just running the same play for him over and over until your coach double teamed. I’ve never seen anything like it lol

[@danieloceans9652]

Yeah, MJ was bionic or something. He had crazy stamina

[@mj23goat3]

@@danieloceans9652 The 3 Billion Dollar Man.

[@RM-ue3bp]

MJ the only player who is unblemished, flawless in the biggest stage, the bigger the stage the better he performs, perfect!

[@sacamentobob]

Whats funny is that Vernon Maxwell was quite vicious too against MJ and often fought with him, so they're no friends but the respect they have for MJ is incredible. It shows how players in the old days had respect for each other despite being enemies and fierce competitors.

[@Cripkeeper0]

"You don't want them problems" 😂😂

[@terryjones662]

I need Gary Payton and Mad max on a podcast asap together...💯💯💯

[@popireal3628]

Yes.

[@showstopper8]

hel yeahh...MANIFEST THIS

[@daescap9239]

That might be to much for even the net😂😂😂😂

[@benhoward9372]

I am for this. Add in KG to that one and special guests Paul Piece, Bill Lambier, Dennis Rodman, Sprewell, and James Worthy.

[@billysanders6758]

Didn't G.Payton and Mad Max had a fight one had a Dumbell,and the other had a Chair In the locker room.

[@collinjwalsh]

Vernon is great. Love his honesty, his confidence in his Rockets. I could listen to his talk all day. You never know what would’ve happened if they played Jordan in the finals, but Jordan had no problem with the teams the Rockets beat in the finals. And the regular season is meaningless. The Bulls were a combined 1-3 against the Jazz in the 1997 and 1998 seasons and they beat the Jazz in 6 games in back to back NBA finals.

[@FuShengAlex]

And the 95 Orlando Magic that beat the Bulls were 2-0 vs Houston

[@rayrawket]

Yup that’s why they say regular season don’t mean nothing Playoff season is when the real war started

[@Cain353]

​@@TheEsquireofSports212Where the hell does this bullshit come from that Jordan was 1-9 vs Hakeem?

[@tupacalypse88]

​@@Cain353My best guess faulty memory of a streak from 90-91 ( when Vernon became a full time starter) until after Jordan 1st retirement hou was 5-1 vs Chicago.

[@JZ_Cars]

Mad Max showing respect. Always interesting to hear a dude like that who went at Mike with everything he had talk about the battles. Vernon Maxwell was probably one of the few who never seemed to be intimidated and gave Jordan some work. Rarely did you see anyone play great offense against MJ. Vernon and Starks were probably two of the best in that category.

[@rashinemckoy6782]

I try to tell people John Starks wasn't afraid of that man. No matter what, he went at em'!!!!....Straight up!!!!

[@marcusmitchell975]

Bro said "you asked me, shit it's sleepless nights man, THAT SHIT BE ROUGH!!!"🤣🤣The way he threw his head back and paused after he said it!!😄😄... Ol' max was was suffering back then guarding MJ

[@lexstacks6944]

It's like playing against mj gave guys ptsd or something..

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

Patrick Ewing: *Sweating profusely* If any player has PTSD from playing against MJ, it's Ewing.

[@wendellmamba6663]

A testament from One of the real tough guys from the 90’s how different MJ is from everybody else.

[@Dominicanizado]

Look at Vernon’s fear resurface while reminiscing those moments 😂

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Gilbert was INCREDIBLE when he played…I’m from Baltimore and would drive down and see him play with the Wizards ….and seeing MJ play was magical…even when he was at the end of his career you could tell he was a man amongst boys on that court

[@jamessmallwood5061]

There will never ever be another player like Jordan , so many kids was named after this man . If you researched you would find so many kids named Jordan after he had come in the league and that's real talk . Proud to call that my era in Basketball 🏀 🙌🏽

[@howardpryor7778]

Kobe too. Lol. A lot of Kobies were named after Mamba. Long Live The Black Mamba. The MJ clone. Lol.

[@bobbymarsh1]

Facts my son is named Michael Isiah after Jordan and Isiah

[@shamahyahlevi5233]

Love the way Madmax gave it up to Jordan he was being brutally honest

[@JBCCT01]

Crazy how the very best, to ever play, say the exact same thing about MJ. GOAT!

[@artartwell1992]

Respect O.G Vernon Maxwell.... The Truth is the Truth.... You was Tough aswell king 🤴 🙌 👏 💪....

[@reueljacques]

MJ GOAT for now and ever for real!!!

[@ziginaigra]

ofc

[@nbatalk714]

Hard for anyone else to be the goat, yall literally excuse all his failures his quitting seasons his wizard years his competition especially at shooting guard.. all they want us to remember is he played only in the 90s he played 6 seasons getting 10 scoring titles and they wont tell you he choked in 95 against the magics oo wait yes they say he was rusty

[@makedreamsareality3634]

Max is a straight OG!! 😂love my 90’s it was the best decade for everything!

[@adrianjohnson1155]

Agreed.

[@kelvinmoore210]

Truer words have never been spoken about the 90's.

[@Twins2476]

Ever!

[@jSen-ro1ou]

Damn straight

[@jamessonmyrthil6126]

Facts.....

[@y2shuproblem]

Vernon Maxwell publicly hated Michael Jordan during his playing career and even Maxwell had to give Jordan his respect.

[@bkdub6449]

MJ took every player he faced heart period.

[@rollandcurtis874]

Michael Jordan is the obvious GOAT, but Hakeem Olajuwon was drafted number 1 overall in Jordan’s draft class and MJ said that “The Dream” was the best player that he played against.

[@notyouraverage10k95]

He’s not the goat and ppl need to understand that and the definition of all time means instead of just saying it and not knowing the meaning behind he’s not the and never will be he is a great and a legend but he’s not the goat point blank period

[@koreypaul6698]

@@notyouraverage10k95 Such a lame response lol

[@LeHitler]

MJ is vastly overrated. He was a great player & he was on the best team throughout the 90's outside of '95, but those 6 titles is what brainwashed people into thinking he's untouchable. Replace MJ with any star in that era on that Bulls team, who's beating them? Hakeem, Shaq, Barkley, Malone, etc. would all win 6 titles with that team.

[@mhua2]

@@notyouraverage10k95 if not MJ who’s the goat then?

[@Denz292]

Hakeem was drafted before MJ and no one questions it or calls it a bad decision.

[@nessdagoat]

Mad Max out here lookin like OG Percy 😂😅🤣

[@freem5]

On me🤣🤣🤣 tales from a rocket

[@nessdagoat]

@@freem5 “lemme tell ya bout Ferguson ArenasStone…” 😂💀

[@kweefsweat5628]

😂

[@lilcourtny08]

You wrong as hell for that 🤪🤪

[@getfreshff2]

🤣🤣🤣ok ok ok

[@dervish816]

Mad Max was one of those bad men during those times, and its just amazing that he doesn't hide the fear and respect he had towards MJ.

[@lulabrooks3225]

One of the best interviews I've ever esteem or heard no one taking over each other or talking ioud just perfect max ain't no joke this shows people that you can carry yourself without shame he still tell your truth it's not being told to much in the world today good on you max

[@Demik.]

Ik Michael watching this one laughing his ass off 😆 🤣 😂!!!!

[@etoradamaley4713]

MJ: Nothing to take personal here

[@yanmck-sam5472]

Never heard Vernon Maxwell speak. He was one of my favs. I still talk about him today. Thanks for bringing him on. His story and truths is what makes me forever convinced MJ is the GOAT! Thanks for sharing

[@tariekhlindsey7800]

I never heard him speak either but he was a solid player, with a clutch 3 and didn't take no chit.

[@swurvegirl1978]

He was my favorite player when the rockets won the title. Omg I had the biggest crush

[@stevenbrown3736]

Same I clicked intending to listen to about 30 seconds and found myself hanging on every word he said.

[@vent51177]

This is exactly how I expected him to sound. We need to hear more 90's basketball stories.

[@bravecountry4012]

VM trashed talk any and every opponent he faced. FIERCE COMPETITOR!

[@danieloceans9652]

Mad Max was cut different. Never backed down and MJ … well we all know how crazy he is lol

[@tyrellblack4621]

MJ so good and so dominant that he made sure all his opponents knew what it was and made sure they never forget what he did to them and how he played against them and their team imagine walking on the court and the other team. Got your shoes on. He made sure people never forget when you lose, is easy to be forgotten nobody want to go to the grave forgotten and especially when you retire from the game MJ play the role of good guy bad guy in NBA usually in the nba a player can play the bad guy or a good guy but both that’s crazy idk how MJ did it

[@dbaldwin]

Vernon Maxwell is still in great shape

[@ColdWheel]

Ja wasn’t even stopping Anthony Edwards.

[@anubis4032]

What are you talking about?

[@chaplainwin154]

Anthony nice tho

[@michaellamon4787]

The level of respect

[@DJaySplitSecond]

Once MJ started hitting those weights in the gym!! It was a wrap for his opponents!!!

[@gagandhaliwal9391]

Gilbert getting a taste of reality at how great MJ really was….the 🐐

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Seems like the only ones who truly know are the ones that faced MJ, especially in his prime. The rest just talk

[@Ozem_Israel]

@@GoGetYourShinebox anybody that has eyes should know. People acting like Jordan played before video recording or some shit. Dam near every game he ever played is online. Where anyone can use their two eyes to see he did amazing shit every game and is definitely the goat.

[@jakemccoy]

@@Ozem_Israel Nobody is going back and watching full games. There is not enough time in the day. We live in a highlight generation where people know a little about everyone. But if you just look at highlights, you don’t realize that MJ was a highlight every trip down the court, not just 3 times per game.

[@narwalwhale7789]

Arenas onle knows how to shoot the ball but doesn't know how to guard the opponent. MJ won DOY if they played 1 on 1 in a 5 point game. I dont think if he can score with 80's & 90's rules.MJ locked him up.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

@@Ozem_Israel Yes but I’m saying that actually guarding him must be a bigger eye opener. Watching him dominate is one thing but actually being dominated by him is prob the best way to understand how much of a monster he really was

[@jamesdubeck4920]

Leave that man alone. Perfectly encapsulates mj. He was like no other.

[@kowboys1180]

I grew up watching MJ. He was the one athlete in team sports where, when the Bulls got to the playoffs, there was absolutely no doubt the Bulls would win the championship. No doubt at all. He was that dominant.

[@gman2503]

🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯

[@frizzyrascal1493]

It's really sad that Maxwell doesn't get the recognition he deserves. The only player during the 90s that always gave MJ trouble. I just wanna know how he did it.

[@jaygerlach6884]

I always thought John Starks played Mike pretty well. I think it was Anthony Mason and John Starks. But the tougher the challenge the better Mike seemed to play.

[@EdRowe84]

Boi I lost it when he said “we had that big ass African back there” 🤣🤣🤣

[@dl30wpb]

The fact that these young guys still hold Jordan as the standard proves he's the GOAT. Jordan hasn't played in almost 20 years and you got guys that were in diapers at the time still wanting a piece of number 23.

[@da11king]

Don't you see the guy is looking for some free shoes 👟👟👟👟?? 😂

[@leechrec]

Crazy thing is that MJ's style of play would look futuristic even now.

[@VENENOSEASON]

@@leechrec mj could fly, anytime he’d look futuristic

[@pickzkickz]

Rockets had his number.

[@dirtcityaddo1123]

I’m sure IT is saying the same about his priors as well… the game evolves…

[@newera5238]

One of my favorite players ever!💯 Great interview!

[@gerald8914]

When it came to the game, called Basketball. MJ was the complete package, hands down 💯

[@beedatrottv8708]

These guys don't lie just to hype MJ. I mean they experienced playing him and the fear that Mike instill to them is just wow! Failures through out his early career created that kind of Animal in MJ. That competitive nature that won't stop until you feel the fear. Hat's off to what Mike did for the world of basketball. 🙌

[@rickyfrazier3327]

Facts 🎯💯

[@fredodubenelux8755]

But they didn't experience Ja

[@Hive5ive]

@@fredodubenelux8755 Ja is nice, but he do a couple of MJ lite moves in a game, then misses a week with a knee, or an ankle. Just stop.

[@halfshot253]

@@fredodubenelux8755 Ja would be out for a year had he played in that man's era

[@fredodubenelux8755]

Ja is the goat

[@shawntana1]

Vernon 56yrs old!!! Dude looks like he can suit up right now for the NBA 💯

[@suntansuperman26]

Real, trying to look like him and Shannon if I reach that age

[@kevinholifield9798]

Sometimes addiction perserves you

[@lakeshow3237]

Black don’t crack

[@mikegazanchyan2423]

Sheeet look like he could suit up for the liqueur store

[@califleadog5657]

@@mikegazanchyan2423 get out of here White boy

[@eddieb7156]

Great interview 👍

[@SteveGutierrez-jz9kg]

Nobody will EVER talk about lebron like this.

[@wengz717]

Max looks like he’s seen some things lol

[@darrylhenderson6374]

Maxwell had mad respect for MJ 🏀

[@plefevre]

Maxwell speaking facts and with the emotions he would have been feeling back then. I love how he says he and his family deserve Jordan's for everything he put them through.

[@BubBub-yc8qm]

I love how candid Mad Max is.....And his Country tuned voice is Superior! Love it 😅

[@jerrylewis788]

I remember meeting Vernon Maxwell in Charlotte NC at the Marathon on LaSalle Ave about 10 years ago. He was with his 2 young Sons. Really cool laid back dude.

[@wstcst4l]

I met him in Charlotte too about 8 years ago during CIAA.

[@tmc2710]

Yeah man he always out and about here.. I met him with AI one day and they were cool as hell

[@jerrylewis788]

@@tmc2710 Used to see A.I. a couple times at the Northlake and University TGI Fridays.

[@tmc2710]

@@jerrylewis788 yep that's where I met them lol

[@JOE-rq6py]

Yes sir, I’m from Charlotte, use to see him at the North Meck high school basketball games all the time. Super cool dude.

[@noyce.]

Would love to have Maxwell, Payton, Dumars etc. the Jordan taskforce & like tony allen, bruce bowen etc the 00s-10s taskforce to come and talk about how hard it was to guard certain types of players!

[@Peakfreud]

John Starks & Craig Ehlo

[@trillest1]

Add all the big men who had to guard prime Shaq and Olajuwon

[@OldSchool3pts]

Sidney Moncreif gotta be a sergeant in that group

[@TheSands83]

@@Peakfreud starks was a damn good player n could really play good defense.

[@DTravis1908]

Wow... what an idea. I'd pay to listen to that roundtable!

[@rodmckinney40]

I love how that man put things in his perspective I really felt what he was saying

[@accepttrue]

I always tell my friends that MJ wasn't the best at everything but he had the full arsenals that no other players ever had.

[@alyjulmim8447]

What wasn't he good at? He could, rebound, score, steal, best mid range shooter and played great defense. One year he had to play point guard for the majority of that season and averaged almost 10 assists and still scoring almost 30 points a game. MJ was one of the top shooting guards with most rebounds and steals. He was a decent 3 point shooter at 32.5 percent. He shot nearly 50 percent from the field. Led the league in scoring 10x. What wasn't he good at?

[@antonyjackson602]

This the funniest podcast I’ve ever heard But mad max was speaking FACTS Jordan was relentless, lol 😂

[@bobertdenero8061]

jordan wasnt nothing without pippen and the team he built. stop it.

[@franciscomojica9268]

The dumbest comment I have ever heard. MJ averaging 35+ before Pip. Lebron didn’t even make playoffs his first 3 years. Stop!

[@ziginaigra]

@@bobertdenero8061 wilt fanboy i guess😂

[@ptownzfinest12345]

@@bobertdenero8061 straight up hater -->😭

[@bobertdenero8061]

@@ziginaigra anyways jus facts yall be upset bron better than mj he never did anything lebron had to do like carry a team of nobodies jordan stole other players who beat him lol stop it the bulls had the same record no jordan lol

[@Stevesautopartsify]

Much respect for Max telling it like it was!! MJ was a straight up killer and the best there ever was and will be! I saw it from start to finish!

[@Cain353]

But he's wrong, though. The Rockets didn't beat the Bulls everytime they played.

[@rockboyznative]

Bron? Lol

[@285dwhite]

@@rockboyznative The joke is actually on you if you believe LeBron is better than MJ. LeBron is respected, but Jordan was and is still Feared!!!

[@changemymind8692]

I remember those Bulls stomping on my Knicks back then. And that Rocket team was nice as hell putting on my Knicks in the finals when Mike was gone. But honestly, I know the Rockets had success against Mike and the Bulls during those regular season matchups, but that Bulls team in the 90s used to ramp their game up in the playoffs. And the playoffs is where Mike always showed his ass.

[@carnevale366]

True. Regular season is like practice. Practice? PRACTICE!??? 😉😁😆😆😆

[@sasothestrategizer]

That was dope!!

[@DEEVIL]

I used to see the bottom of his shoes. He would spin so fast I was like where he at. Turn around and he be up in the air and bam! 😂😂😂

[@unitedsouthenterprisesllc]

As a Rockets fan it's crazy to see Vernon Maxwell still wired up and hype. 😁

[@CeezHypancistrus]

Hey Mike get this man on Jumpman! One of the realest dudes to ever lace em up Mr Vernon Maxwell deserves it

[@diatribe114]

As a Magic fan I spent the season dreading Jordan. The only year I felt good was when Jordan retired for the first time. Then it was dread until he left again. Shaq had the best line, when Shaq knocked Jordan out of the air, Shaq went to help him up, Jordan refused Shaq and told him you never help them back up.