LeBron James' Friend Fires Veiled ‘Opps’ Jab at Carmelo Anthony as 10x All-Star Drops Slick Take on Steph Curry GOAT Case

Carmelo Anthony went viral on Thursday following his take about LeBron James and Steph Curry. On “The Big Podcast with Shaq,” Melo said that from Curry’s perspective, the point guard wouldn’t put James over him among all-time greats. According to Anthony, Curry has “every legitimate argument” to rank after Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

James’ friend Cuffs The Legend reacted to Anthony’s comments:

“Melo been giving opps vibes lately.”

Shaquille O’Neal started the greatest of all-time discussion when he said that he is not in the GOAT conversation. The LA Lakers legend continued that fans and analysts usually have Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James in that category. Shaq added that for so long, it was just Jordan and James before Bryant got more push from fans.

After Shaq set the background, Carmelo Anthony gave his take about Steph Curry’s case over James in those talks. O’Neal briefly interrupted Melo, insisting that he had said the same thing before but was “clowned” by critics.

In March, O'Neal, on NBA on TNT, said that he played against Jordan. He also played with and went up against Bryant and James, giving him a unique perspective into the trio's games. O'Neal continued that Curry should be in GOAT talks.

Steph Curry and LeBron James met four times in the NBA Finals, with Curry winning three of those matchups. James’ only victory came in 2016 when he led the Cleveland Cavaliers from a 1-3 series deficit to drag his team to the championship. The four-time MVP said in 2018 that he was the GOAT after that win.

For the 10-time All-Star, the GOAT talk is so subjective that it’s very difficult to name one player as the best over anyone. Anthony added that Bill Russell should be included in every such discussion due to the late legend’s 11 championship rings.

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Fans react to Carmelo Anthony’s take featuring LeBron James and Steph Curry

Cuffs the Legend joined thousands of fans who reacted to Carmelo Anthony’s take about LeBron James and Steph Curry.

One fan said:

“Bron has never been better than Steph at anything, so this checks out.”

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@HiddenNBA

@TheDunkCentral Bron has never been better than Steph at anything so this checks out

Another fan added:

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@EtanBoss

@TheDunkCentral Steph and warriors era LeBron had no era

One more fan continued:

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@MaskedInLA

@TheDunkCentral It would be easier if he just said he never liked Bron this whole time, ts embarrassing

Another fan reacted:

OLDSKOOLBBALL

@oldskoolbballx

@TheDunkCentral Steph Curry is LeBron’s father, he plays a huge parental role on his life.

One fan reacted:

wholesome nba fan

@idcstfumaynee

@TheDunkCentral Melo always sneak hatin on Bron lmfaooo fu**en b**ch

GOAT talks, particularly involving Steph Curry and LeBron James, are always hotly contested. Because no one can declare a definitive winner, fans passionately offer their case about who’s better than who.

Carmelo Anthony’s comments will only add fuel to the fire in Curry-James discussions, especially as both are playing late in their careers.