Michael Jordan played 691 regular season games with Pippen

[StrongLurk]

Lebron James regular season games with superstar teammates.

Lebron + Dwade (Heat) - 239 games
Lebron + Kyrie - 183 games
Lebron + AD - 144 games

I know Lebron gets some shit for playing with superstar talent since 2010, but he really hasn't played a lot of games with these people like the narrative says. He and AD have been teammates for a while, but have both been plagued by injuries.

Other notable star duos:

Magic and Kareem - 685 games
Kobe and Shaq - 461 games
Bird and McHale - 755 games
Duncan and Parker - 1002 games
Malone and Stockton - 1,412 games
Curry and Durant - 168 games (somehow more than Lebron/AD).

[iamgine]

Wade wasn't a superstar near the end. Neither was Kareem. Kobe wasn't a superstar at the start. Neither was Pippen.

[Real Men Wear Green]

That's what happens when you go from team to team vs sticking with one team for most of your career. Not feeling much sympathy.

[Johnny32]

That's what happens when you go from team to team vs sticking with one team for most of your career. Not feeling much sympathy.

what

[StrongLurk]

That's what happens when you go from team to team vs sticking with one team for most of your career. Not feeling much sympathy.

It's not sympathy, it's just adding a little more context. Lot of Bron haters are like "MJ only had Pippen and Lebron had a bunch of superstars". This is true on some level, but the games in which you played with superstars is clearly important. You don't need to have a lot of different superstar teammates if the ones you already have on your team play with you for a decade lol.

Wade, Kyrie, AD have been injury prone and missed tons of games. When did MJ ever have key teammates miss games in the postseason? Not often. Same goes for most of the other stars I listed.

[Xiao Yao You]

It's not sympathy, it's just adding a little more context. Lot of Bron haters are like "MJ only had Pippen and Lebron had a bunch of superstars". This is true on some level, but the games in which you played with superstars is clearly important. You don't need to have a lot of different superstar teammates if the ones you already have on your team play with you for a decade lol.

Wade, Kyrie, AD have been injury prone and missed tons of games. When did MJ ever have key teammates miss games in the postseason? Not often. Same goes for most of the other stars I listed.

guys used to play through injuries

[dankok8]

Wade, Kyrie, AD have been injury prone and missed tons of games. When did MJ ever have key teammates miss games in the postseason? Not often. Same goes for most of the other stars I listed.

This is an overblown argument.

Wade never missed playoff games.
Kyrie only missed playoff games in 2015.
AD only missed playoff games in 2021.

As for the OP, it includes 1988 and 1989 when Pippen wasn't an all-star.

[Full Court]

It's not sympathy, it's just adding a little more context. Lot of Bron haters are like "MJ only had Pippen and Lebron had a bunch of superstars". This is true on some level, but the games in which you played with superstars is clearly important. You don't need to have a lot of different superstar teammates if the ones you already have on your team play with you for a decade lol.

Wade, Kyrie, AD have been injury prone and missed tons of games. When did MJ ever have key teammates miss games in the postseason? Not often. Same goes for most of the other stars I listed.

The difference is that Jordan won with his superstar buddy.

LeShrivel lost numerous times with his.

[StrongLurk]

This is an overblown argument.

Wade never missed playoff games.
Kyrie only missed playoff games in 2015.
AD only missed playoff games in 2021.

As for the OP, it includes 1988 and 1989 when Pippen wasn't an all-star.

Ah good point, but they have missed plenty of regular season games, including Lebron himself in the Lakers stint.

Curry/KD played more games together is way less time than Lebron/AD have played together.

[Xiao Yao You]

The difference is that Jordan won with his superstar buddy.

LeShrivel lost numerous times with his.

and Pippen is only considered a superstar because he played with MJ. Nobody on ISH would even know who he was otherwise

[warriorfan]

It's not sympathy, it's just adding a little more context. Lot of Bron haters are like "MJ only had Pippen and Lebron had a bunch of superstars". This is true on some level, but the games in which you played with superstars is clearly important. You don't need to have a lot of different superstar teammates if the ones you already have on your team play with you for a decade lol.

Wade, Kyrie, AD have been injury prone and missed tons of games. When did MJ ever have key teammates miss games in the postseason? Not often. Same goes for most of the other stars I listed.

it’s a biproduct of joining with stars who are in the middle of their prime all of the time. It’s a great window but it isn’t gonna stay open very long and you will have to be looking to jump to the next one and so on and so forth.

Bron made his bed, now he has to lie in it.

No excuses.

[Smook A.]

and Pippen is only considered a superstar because he played with MJ. Nobody on ISH would even know who he was otherwise

Pippen would still be a star if he didn't play on the Bulls with Jordan, but he certainly wouldn't be as well known considering he wouldn't have had the success he had.

[Axe]

And pippen has been to more playoffs than his primary option.

[Xiao Yao You]

Pippen would still be a star if he didn't play on the Bulls with Jordan, but he certainly wouldn't be as well known considering he wouldn't have had the success he had.

I'm not convinced. Always thought he was overrated. Lucky to play with MJ and for Phil

[RRR3]

This is an overblown argument.

Wade never missed playoff games.
Kyrie only missed playoff games in 2015.
AD only missed playoff games in 2021.

As for the OP, it includes 1988 and 1989 when Pippen wasn't an all-star.

Injury caused Wade to be bad in the playoffs unless we’re pretending he was good in the 2013 or 2014 playoffs.