Legendary basketball player Michael Jordan has officially weighed in on the debate of who he thinks is the best point guard in NBA history. Recently, Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry self-proclaimed that he is the best point guard in NBA history in a podcast with Gilbert Arenas. Later, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith added his two cents, backing Curry that he is better than Magic Johnson.
Earlier this week, Smith shared on First Take that Jordan texted him to share his thoughts on the matter. According to Smith, Jordan texted him, โAlthough greatest of anything is always a debate, I beg to differ on greatest point guard of all-timeโฆ Magic Johnson is easily the best point guard of all time. Steph Curry is very close, but not in front of Magic.โ While Jordan does not think Curry is better than Johnson, he does give him the nod of being the best shooter ever. Jordan wrote that Johnson โinvented the triple-doubleโ and currently holds five NBA titles, which is one more than Curry. Fans also weighed in after Jordanโs comments with many saying that the legend has spoken. Jordan and Johnsonโs careers overlapped when the two shared the court on the 1992 โDream Teamโ for USA Basketball. Watch what Curry had to say in the podcast and Smithโs reveal of Jordanโs thoughts below. In other sports news, James Harden has been fined $100,000 USD for his public comments regarding his Sixers trade request.