For some, Michael Jordan is impossible to dethrone as the GOAT of basketball and it would therefore be more judicious to debate his main pursuer.

The president of a major European club has thrown a huge spanner in the works…

Who is the best basketball player of all time? We will probably never have a definitive answer to this question.

However, Michael Jordan is the name most often cited in this thorny debate, even more than LeBron James for example.

The former Bulls guard is a priori the most legendary representative in the history of the orange ball and it should remain so for a long time to come.

In the eyes of some, it would therefore be much more relevant to focus on second place.

Because here again, not everyone thinks that it goes to the Chosen One… While most of the profiles mentioned are generally American, the president of Panathinaikos Athens Dimitris Giannakopoulos went in another direction.

In his eyes, the runner-up to His Airness would thus come from the Old Continent, in Serbia:

The huge compliment in Europe for Nikola Jokic

Panathinaikos president Dimitris Giannakopoulos believes that, with the exception of Michael Jordan, Nikola Jokic is the best player in basketball history! “Jokic is the best player after Jordan.”

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NBA champion and Finals MVP in 2021, triple regular season MVP, the Joker once again rolled over the competition at the Paris Olympics since he led the competition in all statistics, except for blocks.

Enough to push the boss of one of the most legendary clubs in Europe to cover him with compliments that, however, do not go down well with American fans.

Proof of this is their reactions:

Uh maybe in Europe😭

All these guys are laughing right now

Michael Jordan remains above the fray according to Dimitris Giannapokoulos, but the Panathinaikos boss believes Nikola Jokic is the one following in his footsteps. Exit LeBron

James et les autres Américains, le n°2 all-time serait bel et bien issu du Vieux Continent.