{"id":328788,"date":"2025-12-31T04:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/rich-paul-says-his-take-on-jordan-lebron-debate-was-misconstrued"},"modified":"2025-12-31T04:19:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T09:19:09","slug":"rich-paul-says-his-take-on-jordan-lebron-debate-was-misconstrued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/rich-paul-says-his-take-on-jordan-lebron-debate-was-misconstrued","title":{"rendered":"Wealthy Paul Says His Tackle Jordan-LeBron Debate Was &#8216;Misconstrued&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Rich Paul<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-titlecase h2\">Yeah, MJ Was Clutch &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-uppercase h1\">But I&#8217;m Still LeBron Over Jordan!!!<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-12-31T00:30:22-08:00\"><br \/>\n               December 31, 2025<br \/>\n              12:30 AM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-48e001fc10764e55a71d268ec934df29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-e924dad2-0d06-47a9-bef2-681f4307d0cd-2057180812-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-e924dad2-0d06-47a9-bef2-681f4307d0cd-2057180812-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Beverly Hills\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/56\/16by9\/2025\/12\/31\/567a0eca9a3c416a852f0613645dfb35_md.jpg\" alt=\"rich-paul-kal-12-30-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-48e001fc10764e55a71d268ec934df29--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-16cba10847308ee53db622ab8c61b926\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/rich-paul\/\"><strong>Rich Paul<\/strong><\/a> wants to clear the air about his recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-jordan\/\"><strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong><\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/lebron-james\/\"><strong>LeBron James<\/strong><\/a> take &#8230; saying even though he&#8217;d want MJ to take a last shot over his bestie\/top client &#8230; the King is still 100% his G.O.A.T.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-16cba10847308ee53db622ab8c61b926--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-35f675ad2e853a79e8219e639f82434e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>ICYMI, Paul and his &#8220;Game Over&#8221; podcast co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/max-kellerman\/\"><strong>Max Kellerman<\/strong><\/a> were talking hoop recently &#8230; when the big-time sports agent revealed he chose His Airness to be the guy shooting the ball at the end of a game over Bron or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kobe-bryant\/\"><strong>Kobe Bryant<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; saying there&#8217;s &#8220;no question about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-35f675ad2e853a79e8219e639f82434e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d5d911497494bcfd28a6174552330f71\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20230621_27f85b52d6634266ba02e082c48faad8\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:d2897c1c-71f5-4d7c-b4c0-5d873cfb8b95\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/27\/4by3\/2023\/06\/21\/27f85b52d6634266ba02e082c48faad8_md.jpg\" alt=\"kobe jordan lebron\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d5d911497494bcfd28a6174552330f71--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9d9bb6f2ec397d79809b16bb7cd5b887\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>When we caught up with Paul out in Beverly Hills this week &#8230; he said folks made it out to be like he was dissing LBJ in favor of MJ &#8230; which was not the case at all.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9d9bb6f2ec397d79809b16bb7cd5b887--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fbb4c86af73a69ad05df3dd95c6b9239\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;No, that got misconstrued,&#8221; Paul said. &#8220;The internet clips it. What happened was, they asked me a question about the three players. So, I said yeah, if I&#8217;m starting a team, I&#8217;m taking LeBron at No. 1. I&#8217;m <em>still <\/em>taking LeBron at No. 1, and I would take MJ to take the last shot, but that&#8217;s not saying that I&#8217;m choosing one over the other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fbb4c86af73a69ad05df3dd95c6b9239--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-09ab231bfcb83411d41765c39b5e9372\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block canvas-instagram-media-block-permalink canvas-instagram-media-block--default \">\n<div id=\"cb-09ab231bfcb83411d41765c39b5e9372-1562261466-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-09ab231bfcb83411d41765c39b5e9372--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0c8285a96784269eedaabe80c5bbb2cd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;We know who the best player ever is. His name is LeBron James.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0c8285a96784269eedaabe80c5bbb2cd--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4f6bb54174e32447cd5209a79c079c2e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Remember, Paul &#8212; the CEO and founder of Klutch Sports Group &#8212; has known James forever and became his agent in 2012 &#8230; so it&#8217;s no surprise where his loyalty lies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4f6bb54174e32447cd5209a79c079c2e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-573ccd76eb24d28127c33c36129f26d1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But being the most clutch and the best player are two different things &#8230; and Paul&#8217;s Team LeBron all the way.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-573ccd76eb24d28127c33c36129f26d1--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/31\/rich-paul-says-michael-jordan-lebron-debate-misconstrued\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rich Paul Yeah, MJ Was Clutch &#8230; But I&#8217;m Still LeBron Over Jordan!!! 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