Just recently, former Warriors player Al Harrington said in an interview, this statement caused great controversy. He talked about the topic that everyone is very concerned about, that is, the current NBA league has changed a lot from the 90s and 00s, and Harrington's words are very sharp, "The NBA game in Jordan's era is like a war, and now in the NBA league, the players are all James's brothers." Everyone is his little brother, and which star will have this treatment."
Harrington was an NBA rookie in 1998, and in March 2015, Harrington announced his retirement, he is 42 years old and has been out of the NBA league for 6 years. Harrington has played for nine NBA teams in his career, and during his time with the Pacers, Harrington averaged 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, nearly finishing the league's best sixth man. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, but Harrington's Warriors career was short and he didn't play with Curry.
Subsequently, Harrington played to the Knicks, Nuggets, Magic, Wizards and other teams, and also played in the CBA's Fujian team. Harrington's career wasn't brilliant, but the league also had his place. Harrington's interview has also caused heated discussion in the outside world, after all, it is talking about James, the first person in the league today, and it is quite sarcastic.
Jordan and James are two of the greatest basketball players in history and are basically recognized, Jordan first and James second. They have their own strengths, Jordan has more championships, twice won three consecutive championships, and James's statistics are better, his career total has surpassed Jordan's, and, after retiring, James may be the only star in history to score 40,000 points. So, the contrast between Jordan and James has never stopped, and in recent years, there has been more discussion about who is Goat.
The confrontation of jordan's era looks stronger, full of hormones, the collision between muscles, the audience also watched it and cried out, when the fight was fierce, just like wrestling, and the NBA referees at that time were also happy to see such a scene appear, so they did not often blow fouls and let the players solve it themselves, unless they really fought.
Moreover, the NBA in the 90s, the PK between the league stars, full of gunpowder, everyone is like an enemy, there is no "brother" said, Jordan will not be a brother with the Magic, and Olajuwon will not be a brother with O'Neill, Thomas is even more feuded with Jordan, now the two do not speak, there is no intersection, but this does not prevent them from being great, but it makes people more respectful and have their own personality.
Before Jordan became the god of basketball, he was also an ordinary player, and even questioned as a player who could only score, when Jordan faced no less doubt than James before 2011, if the network was developed at that time, it is estimated that Jordan would also be sprayed. Jordan has been blocked by the Pistons Bad Boys, and for 3 consecutive years, Jordan has lost to the same opponent in the playoffs, if it is someone else, he has long given up and chosen an easier road, but the greatest reason why Jordan is because he stepped over this mountain, finally became the king, retired after returning, and can rule the NBA, which is the god of basketball. Even if Russell has 11 crowns in hand, Abdul-Jabbar's historical scoring champion, but when it comes to Got, everyone will choose Jordan, which is admired from the bottom of the heart.
With the development of the NBA, the advancement of science and technology, the NBA has a greater influence on a global scale, fans can watch the performances of stars on TV sets and on the Internet, and in the 90s, when many people did not see how Jordan played, they could only watch some videos, but the shock was greatly reduced.
Speaking of James, he is certainly the greatest basketball player of the 21st century, since he entered the NBA in 2003, the past 19 years, the old Zhan has maintained his peak state, has been 37 years old, and can average 28 points per game. Old Zhan seems to be like a superhero, the team has difficulties, he can stand up, there are unfair things in society, James will also take a stand. It may be said that Jordan is a pure basketball player, while James is more like a sports star with a lot of influence.
Harrington's words are indeed true, in today's NBA league, James does have a lot of brothers, in addition to the banana boat brothers, James and TT-Thompson, LeFu, JR Smith, thick eyebrows and other stars are very good relationship. When the NBA was suspended due to the epidemic in the 19-20 season, when the core players of the various teams met together, James publicly stated that he wanted to defend his brothers' jobs.
James has a high emotional intelligence and a high IQ. While playing, James was running his business empire, recruiting talented agents like Rich Paul, and working with a well-known sports group, he was also a minority shareholder in Liverpool. Obviously, James's influence is already comparable to that of Jordan that year, and after retiring, James's assets are likely to reach the level of Jordan now.
And Harrington believes that the NBA league is full of James's little brothers, maybe everyone has a different opinion, some people like to make friends, and some people don't like it, it's just a matter of personality. For fans, more concerned is the performance of the stars on the court, and the level James showed in the 21-22 season is indeed rare in NBA history.