{"id":20697,"date":"2023-03-19T11:19:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T11:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/19\/damn-i-gotta-go-play-against-bron-tonight-mario-chalmers-believes-michael-jordan-incited-more-fear-than-lebron-james-does\/"},"modified":"2023-03-19T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-19T11:19:15","slug":"damn-i-gotta-go-play-against-bron-tonight-mario-chalmers-believes-michael-jordan-incited-more-fear-than-lebron-james-does","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/19\/damn-i-gotta-go-play-against-bron-tonight-mario-chalmers-believes-michael-jordan-incited-more-fear-than-lebron-james-does\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201c\u2018Damn I gotta go play against Bron tonight\u2019\u201d &#8211; Mario Chalmers believes Michael Jordan incited more fear than LeBron James does"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"article-content\" class=\"keeda_widget\" data-postid=\"3893092\" data-slug-id=\"1438491\">\n<p>The GOAT debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James has only gotten louder after \u201cKing James\u201d became the NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer. Some fans who were straddling the fence regarding the issue have converted to join James\u2019 legion of fans following the historical feat.<\/p>\n<p>Mario Chalmers, who played with James in Miami for four years, has a different take on the greatest player ever conversation. Here\u2019s what he had to say about the difference between his former teammate and MJ:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNobody fears Bron [James]. Nobody\u2019s like, \u2018Damn, I gotta go play against Bron tonight.\u2019 Nobody said that. I don\u2019t know why? Because I seen people be scared when they actually line up to him. But they\u2019re not scared thinking about that matchup. You hear anybody from that era talk about going against Jordan, there\u2019s a fear.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo when you have people that fear a player, then that\u2019s telling you something different already. Jordan is just that guy. Everything was, \u2018I wanna be like Mike.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mario Chalmers played a crucial role as part of the Miami Heat team that went to four straight championships and won back-to-back NBA titles. He played with LeBron James when the 19x All-Star was at the peak of his physical prowess.<\/p>\n<p>James and Dwyane Wade took the former Kansas Jayhawks superstar under their wings. During Miami\u2019s dominant run, Chalmers often took the brunt of James and Wade\u2019s tutelage and criticism. Chalmers witnessed the four-time MVP when he was at his most dominating physically.<\/p>\n<p>Chalmer\u2019s claim will at the very least surprise hordes of fans of the injured current LA Lakers superstar. The erstwhile Miami Heat guard apparently believes the Michael Jordan \u201cfear factor\u201d was something not even James could replicate at the peak of his powers.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Shaquille O\u2019Neal has the same claim as Mario Chalmers that nobody is scared of LeBron James<\/h2>\n<p>Mario Chalmers wasn&#8217;t the only former teammate of LeBron James who thought the self-proclaimed greatest wasn\u2019t as feared as Michael Jordan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/news-lebron-guy-nobody-ever-scared-lebron-shaquille-o-neal-believes-lebron-james-well-respected-league-players-confident-facing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Hall of Famer Shaquille O&#8217;Neal expressed the same opinion as Chalmers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s Shaq on how NBA players have looked at \u201cKing James:\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;LeBron is my guy, but nobody was ever scared of LeBron. So, if you&#8217;re not scared of a guy, you just have much more confidence. That&#8217;s a dangerous guy to play with. They respect him, but they don&#8217;t fear him &#8217;cause I can tell, I watched him playing against them, they not scared.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sportskeeda-embed\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/youtube\">\n<div class=\"yt-wrapper\"> <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;They Respect Him, But They Don\u2019t Fear Him\u201d | Shaq &amp; Jamal Discuss How LeBron &amp; Lakers Move Forward\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RaVOs_WSU8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript> <\/p>\n<div class=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/youtube\" data-embed=\"RaVOs_WSU8k\">\n<div class=\"play-button\"><img height=\"370\" width=\"660\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/79ad5-16792078888817-1920.jpg\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticc.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2023\/03\/79ad5-16792078888817-1920.jpg\" class=\"lazy-img\" alt=\"youtube-cover\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the past few years, it\u2019s not James that opposing players have an appropriate fear for. 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