Michael Wilbon: If people think that Michael Jordan has somehow resented LeBron James, they're wrong

Michael Wilbon: Early in LeBron's career, I remember when, you know, there was some criticism in the playoffs when LeBron did not took LeBron seven years like it took Michael Jordan. And there were tough criticisms made of LeBron James. Remember, he took the jersey off when he's walking out of Boston, that final time when he lost to the Celtics. And I remember having a conversation with Michael who said, "Hey, take it easy.” And when you talk about this tomorrow, take it easy on this kid. And here's why: And Michael had a list of reasons of things that he really liked about LeBron James. He didn't have to do that, but he understood what was going to go on publicly cuz he'd been on the other end of that early in his career. People don't remember this when folks said ‘the scoring champion can never win’. He couldn’t beat Detroit three times, lost to the Pistons three in a row, by the way, in the playoffs. So, Michael understood that. Talk about despair in the playoffs. And so he wanted to soften that blow for LeBron James who was coming up later. If people think that Jordan has somehow resented LeBron, they're wrong.

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