Metta World Peace Claims 38 Year Old Michael Jordan Was Tougher to Guard Than LeBron James

Michael Jordan and LeBron James are two of the greatest to ever play the game. The two stars have often been compared with each other in the past decade. However, both played an important role in globalizing the game of basketball and helped in popularizing the NBA. While the comparisons are usually around their peak, Metta World Peace claimed that Jordan at Wizards was harder to defend than LeBron.

Michael Jordan had a short career spanning 14 years. However, he achieved almost everything that a player can only dream of in those years. He retired for the 2nd time in 1998 after the historic three-peat. But Jordan came back in 2001 with the Wizards and played for the Washington-based franchise for two years.

However, surprisingly, former NBA star Metta World Peace claimed that a 38-year-old Jordan was tougher to mark than LeBron James in his peak.

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Metta World Peace feels 38-year-old Michael Jordan toughest to mark and not LeBron James

Former Pacers star Metta World Peace recently appeared in ‘The Bootleg Kev Podcast’. During the podcast, Metta was asked about the toughest player to defend. Metta at first replied LeBron James. However, he paused and then said Jordan instead.

“I think Jordan was the toughest, man,” Metta said. “The first year (with Washington Wizards) was his Jordan, not his last year. The first two and a half seasons with the Wizards. So the first year was miss season. After the next year was the full season and then that last year was one thing he’s average like he was not joining. But that first year came back, he averaging 25.”

This is an interesting take from Metta World Peace. In fact, Metta has played for both Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers. He had the opportunity of playing against some of the world’s best players during his time. However, he still feels that Jordan, who was in the twilight of his career with the Wizards, was harder to defend than James.

Jordan played two years for the Washington-based franchise and retired for the third and final time in 2003. He then focused on his businesses and investments that made him a billionaire two decades later.

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