Both Jordan and James have engaged with politics throughout their careers, with 'Black Mamba' speaking out about the “ingrained racism” of the United States after his retirement, while James has often criticised Trump and the racial injustice in the US.

LeBron James, during an episode of the New Heights podcast with former NFL star Jason Kelce and current NFL star Travis Kelce, confirmed the longstanding rumor that, as a teenager, he did indeed play in a now-infamous pickup game in Chicago with six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan and other—at the time—NBA veterans.

The NBA world would have loved to see LeBron James and Michael Jordan play against each other. Surprisingly it actually did happen, but it was when James was a teenager, and it was also a pickup game.

Hawks 110 (21-19), Bulls 94 (18-23): Atlanta was without Trae Young, Jalen Johnson and Dominique Wilkins, but Keaton Wallace (27 points, six rebounds, six assists, four steals) led the Hawks over a Bulls team that shot 6 of 27 from deep and turned it over 20 times.

LeBron James and Michael Jordan are forever linked because of their basketball talents. Many consider them the best two players in NBA history. They never playe

Before becoming an NBA legend in his own right, LeBron James once famously squared off against Michael Jordan and other NBA stars in a pickup basketball game as a teenage phenom from Akron, Ohio. More than 20 years later,

Scottie Pippen has named who he believes to be the NBA’s greatest player of all time — and it isn’t his Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan. While Jordan and LeBron James are highly considered to be the top two contenders for the title,

On the court, Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan helped form one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. The pair were unstoppable with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s, leading the franchise to two separate three-peats,