Some fans disagree with Leonardo DiCaprio’s claims that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player.

Leonardo DiCaprio has been one of the most interesting and capable actors Hollywood has ever seen. The actor has been in the industry for over 30 years and he has grown and evolved as an actor with each film. He is undoubtedly one of the greatest actors of his generation and his latest film Killers of the Flower Moon is now a major awards contender.

There is a saying: “Game recognizes game”. DiCaprio was recently at a gathering in London and he made his stance regarding a legendary sportsman. This has led to some chatter and debate on the internet and some fans even disagreed with the actor’s statement.

Leonardo DiCaprio Declares Michel Jordan As The Greatest Basketball Player Ever

Leonardo DiCaprio calls Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player
Leonardo DiCaprio has been working in the industry for a long time now and he has worked with many legendary actors throughout his career. He knows what it takes to be great and recognizes a legend in the making. He is already considered one of the greatest actors of his generation and he recently made a shout-out to another legend in the basketball world.

As Deadline reported, DiCaprio was at a small gathering at London’s Leicester Square. Someone at the event commented that the football players of the English Premier League were better athletes than basketball players. The actor immediately questioned that statement saying “Better than Michael Jordan?”

The actor also declared the famed basketball star as the greatest in the game. Some fans, especially those of another huge basketball star Lebron James, took to X to express their disagreement with the actor. They thought that James was a much better player than Jordan. Here are some of the reactions,

Maybe he just said it because he only knows Michael Jordan? 🙂

— MatthewM (@1Nodaysoff1) December 12, 2023

Michael Jordan is NOT a better basketball player than LeBron lol greater? You could argue that. But individually as a player? Absolutely not.

— 𐌊𐌉𐌍Ᏽ 𐌁’𐌂𐋅𐌀𐌋𐌋𐌀 (@kingbchalla) December 12, 2023

Understandable, Lebron is making his GOAT case in his old age, and Leo doesn’t pay attention to or value anyone past their 20s

— Movie Politics Fan (@MambaMovies) December 12, 2023

Queue in the Lebron fans…..

— Gig Patta (@GigPatta) December 12, 2023

Was the greatest. MJ hasn’t played in years.

— Omeed aka The Renamon stan (@DKRenamonfan32) December 12, 2023

The question about who is a greater player between the two is always up to interpretation. Everyone will obviously have their own take on the matter and there is no right or wrong about it. For DiCaprio, Jordan seems to be his basketball inspiration, and a large number of the general public must feel the same way.

Leonardo DiCaprio Has A New Secret Project in the Pipeline

Leonardo DiCaprio has a new film project in the works

Leonardo DiCaprio reunited with Martin Scorsese this year with Killers of the Flower Moon. The film has now become a major awards contender. The actor has also received a nomination for Best Actor for the upcoming Golden Globe Awards.

At a recent event, he revealed to Deadline that he has a new project in the works that he can’t talk about. He claims that he is not yet allowed to divulge information about this project. He said,

“I have one but I don’t think I’m allowed to discuss it. I want to but I don’t think I’m allowed. I would love to give you a scoop, but I can’t”

It was also announced that Scorsese and DiCaprio were reuniting yet again for another adaptation of David Grann’s works titled The Wager. DiCaprio must be referring to this project as it is yet to be announced by the studio.