{"id":414800,"date":"2022-12-31T14:02:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T14:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=414800"},"modified":"2022-12-31T14:02:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T14:02:51","slug":"goatsht-nba-legend-paul-piers-chimes-in-with-his-take-on-the-goat-debate-after-lebron-james-dropped-47-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/goatsht-nba-legend-paul-piers-chimes-in-with-his-take-on-the-goat-debate-after-lebron-james-dropped-47-points\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Goatsh*t&#8221; &#8211; NBA Legend Paul Piers Chimes in With his Take on the GOAT Debate After LeBron James Dropped 47 Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Jordan is much more than just a man who sells vintage sneakers, as the ESPN documentary series &#8220;The Last Dance&#8221; demonstrated to a younger generation of NBA fans. For many who saw Michael Jordan&#8217;s brilliance during his two three-peat seasons with the Bulls, it confirmed their opinion that he is the best player to ever step on a floor. Of course, the discussion of the GOAT has been muddied by a current star &#8211; LeBron James.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FvFASo0QQs0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>LeBron James may be said to be better than Michael Jordan, and his case got even stronger as he helped the Lakers defeat the Heat in the 2020 NBA Finals. Despite not being a huge LeBron James fan, Paul Pierce could not dispute the talent the Los Angeles Lakers player displayed against the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=\"\u201cYour Best Game of the Year\u201d: LeBron James Hater Skip Bayless Makes a Massive U-Turn as He Praises the Lakers Star\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/your-best-game-of-the-year-lebron-james-hater-skip-bayless-makes-a-massive-u-turn-as-he-praises-the-lakers-star\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cYour Best Game of the Year\u201d: LeBron James Hater Skip Bayless Makes a Massive U-Turn as He Praises the Lakers Star<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Paul Pierce pitches in on the GOAT debate after LeBron James masterclass<\/h2>\n<p>Many former and present NBA players were in awe at LeBron&#8217;s incredible achievement, and many of them took to Twitter to express their admiration for him. Pierce added his two cents and said how impressed he is with what James has accomplished at the age of 38.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LB defying Father Time <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Goatshit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Goatshit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paul Pierce (@paulpierce34) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulpierce34\/status\/1609063797821669377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAt 18 years old, I knew how to play the game,\u201d<\/em> LeBron James <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/watch-lebron-score-season-high-122159188.html\">said<\/a>. <em>\u201cI knew I belonged in the NBA, but I didn\u2019t know what I could become at 18. But I knew if I continued to put in the work and I continued to reach into the game then I could be one of the greatest players to ever play this game.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pierce was among those who have attacked LeBron throughout the years, but it is difficult to overlook or not recognise his talent at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More NBA news:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"\u201cUntil My F***ing Bones Pop Out\u201d: NBA Star Patrick Beverley Re-Ignites His Rivalry With Suns Star Chris Paul\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/until-my-fing-bones-pop-out-nba-star-patrick-beverley-re-ignites-his-rivalry-with-suns-star-chris-paul\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cUntil My F***ing Bones Pop Out\u201d: NBA Star Patrick Beverley Re-Ignites His Rivalry With Suns Star Chris Paul<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"\u201cWhy Do I Give a F**k?\u201d: Former NBA Star Gilbert Arenas Launches Scathing Attack on Shaquille O\u2019Neal Over Kobe Bryant Feud\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/why-do-i-give-a-fk-former-nba-star-gilbert-arenas-launches-scathing-attack-on-shaquille-oneal-over-kobe-bryant-feud\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cWhy Do I Give a F**k?\u201d: Former NBA Star Gilbert Arenas Launches Scathing Attack on Shaquille O\u2019Neal Over Kobe Bryant Feud<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><a title=\"\u201cSpirit Will Live Forever\u201d: Jaylen Brown Leads NBA Stars as Tributes Pour In For Soccer Legend Pele After Sad News of His Passing\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/spirit-will-live-forever-jaylen-brown-leads-nba-stars-as-tributes-pour-in-for-soccer-legend-pele-after-sad-news-of-his-passing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\u201cSpirit Will Live Forever\u201d: Jaylen Brown Leads NBA Stars as Tributes Pour In For Soccer Legend Pele After Sad News of His Passing<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba\/\"><strong><em>Follow our NBA page for more key NBA updates and news<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Jordan is much more than just a man who sells vintage sneakers, as the ESPN documentary series &#8220;The Last Dance&#8221; demonstrated to a younger generation of NBA fans. For many who saw Michael Jordan&#8217;s brilliance during his two three-peat seasons with the Bulls, it confirmed their opinion that he is the best player to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":393487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,51],"tags":[16,145,2045],"class_list":["post-414800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-los-angeles-lakers","category-nba","tag-lebron-james","tag-michael-jordan","tag-paul-pierce"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}