Aaron Rodgers pulls no punches with views on Tom Brady and Michael Jordan
Aaron Rodgers pulled no punches when declaring Tom Brady and Michael Jordan as the best players in American Football and NBA history, respectively.
The New York Jets star was in conversation with former Milwaukee Bucks star Serge Ibaka on his YouTube series 'How Hungry Are You?' as they quizzed each other on their respective sports.
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First, Ibaka asked the Jets' quarter-back who was the best player to ever play his position, with the 39-year-old responding: “The greatest quarter-back? I think you’ve got to go by Championships probably, so that’d be Tom [Brady].”
Rodgers then asked Ibaka who the greatest NBA player was, to which Ibaka replied: “That’s a tough one.”
However Rodgers was having none of it, saying: “Michael Jordan, it’s not even close!”
Ibaka bit back saying that modern basketball fans might say LeBron James and that the debate is not that simple, to which the Jets’ star said: “It is for me!
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“I grew up watching Mike. That’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it!”
Rodgers' opinion on sporting greats hold real significance as a result of his own success in the NFL.
The 39-year-old is a one-time Super Bowl winner and was MVP on the way to victory for the Green Bay Packers, while also being named as the NFL's MVP on four different occasions.
Rodgers will be competing for the New York Jets this term as the superstar looks to lead his new employers to the Vince Lombardi Trophy during his time in the Big Apple.
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