"LeBron is like a goddamn fu—ng dump truck" - Dennis Rodman uses interesting analogy to pick prime Michael Jordan over LeBron James

During his appearance on a recent stream by Neon, Dennis Rodman reiterated that his former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time and that the late Kobe Bryant rightfully belongs in the conversation.

In another chat with the popular streamer, Rodman was asked to pick between prime Jordan and prime LeBro n James, and as expected, he picked the former again. However, he used a rather amusing explanation to get his point across.

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"Michael Jordan was too sexy, man, when he had the ball or something like that. I mean, LeBron is like a goddamn fu—ig dump truck. What the f–k man. Michael Jordan sits there dancing like barista coffee. What? And sit there and look at you and just keep doing and making it look so easy," the Hall of Famer said.

Jordan was finesse, LeBron is brute strength

Jordan arguably the most graceful basketball player to ever hit the hardwood. He did not only dominate the opposition, but also made everything look so easy and effortless.

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Meanwhile, James is known as a force of nature. At 6'9" and weighing around 270 pounds, he is built like a tank and is more physically and athletically gifted than everybody else. With his size and strength, James loves to go downhill and just bulldoze his way to the basket t o score easy points or get to the free throw line.

But although the Los Angeles Lakers superstar is freakishly fast and quick for his size, he does not possess the elegance that the smaller forwards and guards have with their movements.

With James, it's almost always about the strength and power game. On the other hand, Jordan was all finesse and poetry in motion.

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His game is so simple; he is just big

Rodman telling Neon that James is like a dump truck is consistent with how he has always viewed the latter's game and skill set.

Six years ago, Dennis was on Overtime's "Lie Detector" podcast, where he was asked if he could defend LeBron. He said Scottie Pippen would already shut James down before he got to him because of how simple his game is.

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"Do you know who can lock up LeBron? Mike, Mike, and Scottie could. Scottie Pippen could shut his fu—g a-s down quick before I get to him. LeBron is so easy to play with. He is so fu—g easy to play. He doesn't have any moves. His game is so simple; he is just big. The only thing he has is that he is 6'8" and 260 pounds, and I've guarded guys bigger than him," the former Bulls forward said.

James is big, he's strong and he's powerful, but his game doesn't have Jordan's flair. That's why many describe it as simple, basic and unattra ctive. Still, the legendary forward gets the job done — and he's been doing it far longer than the Bulls icon. For some, that's way more important than how he looks playing basketball.

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This story was originally reported by Basketball Network on Aug 24, 2025, where it first appeared in the Latest News section. Add Basketball Network as a Preferred Source by clicking here.