Since coming into the league in 2009, Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry managed to win three NBA championships, two NBA MVP awards, and get six All-Star appearances. All of this, and the fact that he is arguably the best shooter in the NBA history should make Curry a no-brainer Hall of Famer, right? Well, Michael Jordan disagrees.
Jordan, who is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player that ever lived, recently had an interview with NBC’s Today, in which he discussed numerous topics including his career, family, business ventures, and he commented on today’s NBA.
At one point, Jordan discussed his statement from several years ago when he said that he would choose Scottie Pippen, Magic Johnson, Hakeem Olajuwon, and James Worthy to play beside him in a basketball pickup game. He explained that he still stands by that decision.
“I’m going with who I know. Every single night, their responsibility to go out there and represent greatness, every single night.” – said Jordan.
“So Steph Curry shouldn’t be offended when he watches this?” – asked host Craig Melvin.
“He’s still a great player,” – Jordan responded.” “Not a Hall of Famer yet, though. He’s not.”
Now it is unclear whether Michael Jordan was serious with his comments or whether he was joking. There is also a possibility that Jordan referenced the fact that Curry isn’t actually in the Hall of Fame at the moment as he is still playing the game.
Whatever the case might be, we are sure that Curry won’t pay much attention to these comments as he is focused on the start of the new NBA season. He and the Warriors open the season on Thursday against the Los Angeles Clippers at Chase Center.
