LeBron James, during an episode of the New Heights podcast with former NFL star Jason Kelce and current NFL star Travis Kelce, confirmed the longstanding rumor that, as a teenager, he did indeed play in a now-infamous pickup game in Chicago with six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan and other—at the time—NBA veterans.
The NBA world would have loved to see LeBron James and Michael Jordan play against each other. Surprisingly it actually did happen, but it was when James was a teenager, and it was also a pickup game.
Photos showing James and Jordan sharing the court have surfaced on social media over the years, but video footage has never emerged.
LeBron James has one former NBA star corroborating his recollection of an epic pickup game with Michael Jordan.
During a recent appearance on the Kelce brothers' "New Heights," LeBron James shared some details about a time when he went head-to-head with the six-time NBA champion.
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NBA superstar LeBron James confirmed Ron Artest‘s story that he dominated a pick-up game with Michael Jordan at 16 years old in 2001. LeBron was in high school.
"MJ [Michael Jordan], Antoine Walker, and the rest of those guys did not let young guys get on the court at all," James told Travis and Jason Kelce. "I was 16 years old, a Sophomo
LeBron James recounted the significant moment when, at 16, he played in a pick-up game with Michael Jordan, Antoine Walker, and NBA stars in 2000. He impressed everyone despite being young and nervous,
LeBron James has set the record straight on the pickup game he played alongside NBA legend Michael Jordan and other major basketball players.
LeBron James provided some insight about playing pick-up basketball with Michael Jordan as a 16-year-old high school sophomore in Chicago on a
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