The two Eastern Conference rivals have been going at it in the postseason for years.
On the heels of a buzzer-beating loss in Game 2 of their series against the Nuggets, LeBron James was still stewing about a foul call on teammate D'Angelo Russell's drive to the rim that was overturned via replay in the third quarter. "That's a foul we all saw it on national television," Russell tweeted after the game. James and Russell are far from alone in their complaints about the officiating. The Sixers have planned to file a complaint over officiating in their series against the Knicks, as confirmed by multiple sources.
Michael Jordan is still the greatest of all time in the eyes of NBA players, but his lead over LeBron James is narrowing. On Monday, The Athletic released the results of its annual player poll, and 45.9 percent of the 133 players who responded regarding the GOAT question picked His Airness. Sam Amick of The Athletic noted Jordan's lead over James is much smaller than it was in the same poll in 2019 (73 percent to 11.9 percent) and 2023 (58.3 percent to 33 percent).
No | Player | P |
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14 | C | |
10 | SG | |
3 | PF | |
26 | PG | |
20 | C | |
28 | PF | |
11 | C | |
0 | SG | |
23 | SF | |
21 | SF | |
4 | SG | |
12 | PF | |
15 | SG | |
5 | SF | |
1 | PG | |
2 | PF | |
7 | PG | |
35 | PF |