Gilbert Arenas Critiques LeBron James In Lengthy Instagram Post

Gilbert Arenas decided to write an essay about LeBron James via Instagram on Wednesday night.

The former NBA All-Star posted a photo of LeBron with an extremely long caption explaining why he’ll never be Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan.

KINGJAMES…..this person comes around once in a blue moon…a man whos so physically gifted he could walk into any sport and be a HOF'ER off his natural (God given ability) last person who was this gifted in sports might have been #BOJackson…LET'S take away EVERY STAT and start from scratch..#NATURAL gifts…6-8..275..44 inch vert…once at top speed can't be stopped…vision like magic johnson..a natural #LEFTY who plays basketball as a righty….him stepping on a nba floor with no effort stats are 25 6 7…now his WEAKNESSES he had to work on to be the G.O.A.T…James is more like a train then a cheetah in movement.. his first 2 steps aren't very powerful so this hurt him on iso's and the ability to blow pass players from standstill position…hints why he's at the point he needs to be moving at all time so when he decides to attack he's already in full motion…he doesnt change direction well becuz he doesn't bend much he plays str8 up and down like #jkidd did which limits him from cross overs and spinning…James isn't a #1 option..and yes I (didn't stutter) he lacks #selfishness so he will always need a go to guy like wade was or kyrie.. he lacks what jordan and kobe were..great 1 on 1 players… he needs a pure scorer beside him so he can carry the TEAM load…he gets bashed alot by media becuz he doesn't take over like #MJ or #KB but #LBJ is MAGIC with Jordan like athleticism..so he walks into stats without trying and when forced he will give u 41 12 8…the finals was the first time in his career he was physically pushed to the limit becuz he had no one to defur to…when players like magic,Barkley and analysis bash him I cringe…like u ppl have no idea what he could do if he had (1) season just 1 selfish season like kobe did in 2005-06 he will avg 40+ 11 9 and no one could do shit about it…it's sad the world wont get to see Who I'm talking about becuz his legacy is built on winning…if u doubt what I'm saying..look at every game he was pissed off and was challenged….this man could be the second best 3rd for sure player to ever play when it's all said and done around 2020+and he didn't even tap into his ability to be GREATEST..

A photo posted by @g.i.l.b.e.r.t.a.r.e.n.a.s on Jul 29, 2015 at 7:06pm PDT

If you decided to skip reading all of that, we don’t blame you. Basically what Arenas was trying to say was that LeBron should play more selfishly and since he doesn’t, he’ll always need a player like Dwyane Wade or Kyrie Irving beside him.

However, by no means was Arenas bashing LeBron with this post. In fact, he simply was explaining that the Cavaliers star is too much of a team player and that will always separate him from Jordan and Bryant. He even states at the end that LeBron hasn’t even tapped into his ability to be the greatest, yet he still could end up being one of the best all time when it’s all set and done.

Thanks, Gilbert, for the hot take we’ve all been patiently waiting for.

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