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N3ON: Who is the hardest player you ever had to guard? Dennis Rodman: The hardest player I had to guard… my lawyer. True story. No, I'm good. I know, James Worthy. How about that? James Worthy for the Lakers. N3ON: Damn. Interesting. Dennis Rodman: Always him.

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Q: Who's considered the GOAT? Jordan or LeBron? Dennis Rodman: We know who that is, man. Jordan all day long. N3ON: What's your reasoning? Cuz I agree with you but chat gets mad at me when they say LeBron. Dennis Rodman: You can ask me anything on the planet. Guess what? People forgot about that one guy, man. That one guy that's called Kobe Bryant. People forget about him, man. They talk about everybody else. They don't talk about Kobe for some reason.

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Cedi Osman, Omer Yurtseven, Shane Larkin, Onuralp Bitim, Kenan Sipahi, Furkan Korkmaz, and Trevonte Williams all spoke to Meridian Sport searching for the answer to who they’d bring in to “defend” against Jokic’s brilliance. Cedi Osman: “You caught me off guard. Very tough question… Right now no one can guard him, that’s for sure. But maybe I’d pick Dikembe Mutombo.” He added that Jokic will always get his numbers, so the goal is only to make it harder for him. Trevonte Williams, after asking Shane Larkin for help: Larkin said, “Dwight Howard! But from his younger days—when he was at his peak.” Williams agreed: “Not a bad choice. Maybe Howard, maybe Shaquille O’Neal, maybe Mutombo? Honestly, I don’t even know if anyone could guard him at all. Best hope is he gets sick the day of the game—that’s the only defense.” Furkan Korkmaz: “Very tough question… Dennis Rodman! That would be a real battle between the two.” Omer Yurtseven (without hearing Korkmaz’s answer): “I’d look for someone smaller but strong, so I’d say Rodman. He could play aggressive, get in front of him… If they lob over him, he’s fast enough to recover. He could take rebounds too. His only job on the team would be guarding Jokic.” Onuralp Bitim: “Not sure… I’d probably pick Wilt Chamberlain.” Kenan Sipahi wrapped it up: “Who can guard Jokic? Honestly, no one. I’ve thought about it a lot. Maybe Arvydas Sabonis senior, but honestly, it’s hard to imagine anyone.”

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Rodman recently appeared on a live stream with popular social media influencer N3on and was asked who he believes is the GOAT. Rodman answered Jordan, before bringing up the fact that people seem to forget about Bryant and don’t talk about him nearly as much as they should: “We know who that is, Jordan all day long. Get mad at me all you want. Guess what? People forgot about that one guy. That one guy, that’s called Kobe Bryant. People forget about him. They talk about everybody else. They don’t talk about Kobe for some reason.”

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Doc Rivers on Thunder: Our 2008 Celtics were tough, but I still… Listen, I played against all of them. And that one year with the Bulls, Ron Harper, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Michael Jordan. I mean, those are four elite, elite, elite defenders. I don't think there was a better defensive team than that with their size and quickness, but this team is similar. They rival it a little bit.

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Jorge Sierra: Shai passed all these players in playoff scoring last night: Derrick White, Bill Cartwright, Boris Diaw, Derek Harper, Kiki Vandeweghe, Phil Chenier, Tobias Harris, Jeff Mullins, Dennis Rodman, Alvan Adams, Bob Love, Trevor Ariza, Zelmo Beaty. He's No. 216 all-time now.

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To find the last defense that pressured every inch of the court as well as the Thunder, you have to go back to the prime 1990s Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman and Ron Harper. OKC’s ability to make teams uncomfortable running offense is historic, and Minnesota crumbled under that pressure all series. “It’s great to feel like you didn’t leave anything on the table,” Holmgren said. “And I feel like we did that tonight. We can always be better; we’re going to look and see how we can do better. But, overall, I feel like we were able to come out tonight and play a really good game. Everyone up and down the roster played well. It’s a lot easier on the nerves than the close games.”

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Michael Beasley: LeBron over Jordan. One hundred percent. WHY Michael Beasley: Okay, my argument is a reasonable one, right? First, I’ll start with what everybody knows—points, longevity, all of that. With Jordan, they don’t talk about the negatives. They don’t mention the playoff losses. They don’t talk about the fact that he actively sought out Dennis Rodman—who was already a two-time champion. And no disrespect to Jordan, because he’s Jordan, right? But they don’t tell the story of him having to learn the championship pedigree. LeBron James gave us—or has given us—the opportunity to be witnesses. We watched his good. We watched his bad. We watched his ups and downs for so long—and he’s been so great that we don’t have anything to say anymore. So now, we talk about his son, right? That’s my personal argument.

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Do you feel responsible for the "superteam" trend after you got LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join you in Miami? Dwyane Wade: Not responsible for a superteam. Maybe responsible for players getting together and making a decision. I don’t know what was done that preceded us. We definitely watched Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. We definitely watched Magic Johnson play with many great Hall of Fame players. We watched Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, and so forth. We’ve seen it before.

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Udonis Haslem: Do you agree with Dennis when he said if Larry Bird was black he' just be another black guy? John Salley: No, I totally don't agree. Larry Bird could have been green, he could have been purple, and at that point with Larry Bird color had nothing to do with it, he was better than all the black guys I know.

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Dennis Rodman: Yesss Sirr Alive and Well ???? What’s up #alive #imhere

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Jarred Vanderbilt on players who inspired his fashion and player identity: ‘Allen Iverson and Dennis Rodman, just kind of watching them, how they kind of changed the view of fashion especially in sports. They kind of bridged that gap, and even guys like Russell Westbrook, I feel like he was the first one to kind of really bridge that gap to like fashion and especially high fashion in sports.

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Andre Drummond: "My Mount Rushmore of rebounders? Dennis Rodman, Moses Malone, Bill Russell, and Tristan Thompson. Dennis is a no-brainer—his numbers are insane. He once had 26 rebounds and no points in a game. Moses had an incredible knack for tipping the ball in and controlling the boards. Bill Russell’s rebounding numbers were out of this world, even though I’ve only seen clips of him. And Tristan? That’s personal. Battling with him in the paint was always a fight. He’s got a natural feel for rebounding. Those guys inspired me to be the best rebounder I could be."

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Patrick Bet-David: Cristiano Ronaldo has 647 million followers right now on Instagram. How big would it have been, if social media was around when you guys were playing… maybe Dennis Rodman would have had the most following. who knows? Scottie Pippen: It would have been different. Definitely looking at these numbers you don't know how being a player that played in the 90s, how these numbers come about and what they really mean, because we didn't grow up in this social media era. But definitely who you're talking about, Ronaldo is one of the greatest players, and greatest athletes in the world, and 647 million speaks for itself. Patrick Bet-David: So do you think Michael would have been there if social media was at that time? Scottie Pippen: I think he would have probably doubled that, I'm going to be honest.

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