Busting myths or falling flat on your face? That is the challenge Gilbert Arenas undertook in his latest video. Due to fans calling him a liar, Arenas would resort to fact-checking him in real time. With the entire response going down live, a major blunder was a definite possibility. However, the Washington Wizards legend knew what he was talking about. As a result, he was quickly able to break some assumptions about Michael Jordan.

The entire scenario came about when a fan-made channel claimed that Gil was lying about Jordan to hype up LeBron James in the debate. However, Arenas was having none of that. The 3x All-Star claimed that the expectations for a 39-year-old LeBron are wildly different than they were for Michael at the same age.

When the fans argued about James creating his teams by picking and choosing his teammates, especially Anthony Davis, Gil couldn’t help but chuckle. “So, you’re saying Michael Jordan did not hand-pick his team? Right? He did not hand-pick his team? Because he was the General Manager and the player? And he didn’t handpick his team at all, right?”

The next claim the fan made was that, unlike the Los Angeles Lakers in the last 2 years, the Wizards under Mike were never favored to win. However, Gilbert would let the numbers speak for themselves, pulling up data from that season. Immediately, the stats showcased that projections had the Wizards as a third seed in the Eastern Conference.

But, No Chill was not done yet.

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The difference in standards between Michael Jordan and LeBron James

The next point of contention was Jordan already being a made man when he went to the Wizards, as opposed to LeBron. According to Gil, that exact reason bolsters the case for The King. With the 4x NBA MVP winning a title with AD in 2020, the standards being this high make his case for him.

The next part is where the fan completely loses the argument. Bringing up the state of the Wizards and how they didn’t make the playoffs 12 out of 13 years, Gilbert had a simple response, “They didn’t make it with Jordan either.” When bringing up teammates that Michael had to try to win with, Arenas would reveal that Mike traded those guys, as the GM, for guys he thought were better fits.

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