Ice Cube's Son Chimes In With Michael Jordan Take After Paul Pierce Picks Steph Curry Over LeBron James as Best Player of Their Era

Paul Pierce continues to make headlines with hot takes, which include putting Steph Curry ahead of LeBron James as the best player of their generation. Ice Cube's son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., chimed in and replied to Pierce with a Michael Jordan take.

On the latest episode of the "No Fouls Given" podcast with Pierce and Danny Green, the Boston Celtics legend believes Curry should be considered the best player of their generation. He argued that the Golden State Warriors superstar won a unanimous MVP during James' prime.

"How many times has Curry beat Bron in the Finals?" Pierce said, according to Full Court Pass. "He beat him three times. The man has a unanimous MVP while 'Bron was in his prime. Like, Bron can’t get one vote? Like nobody is getting a unanimous MVP in the Jordan era."

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The clip of Paul Pierce's take made it all the way to X, formerly known as Twitter. Pierce is notorious for not giving LeBron James all the credit in the world, mainly due to their rivalry in the late 2000s to early 2010s.

O'Shea Jackson Jr. retweeted Pierce's take and then used Michael Jordan as an example. Ice Cube's son argued that Jordan himself didn't win a unanimous MVP during his time, so he used it to counter Pierce, who thought that a unanimous MVP will put Steph Curry ahead of "The King."

"Including Jordan I guess," Jackson tweeted.

Michael Jordan could have won unanimous MVP in 1996, but some voters chose Penny Hardaway, Hakeem Olajuwon and Karl Malone. Shaquille O'Neal nearly became the first 2000, but one Philly voter chose Allen Iverson.

LeBron James also nearly won a unanimous MVP in 2013, but someone voted Carmelo Anthony in first place.

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LeBron James and Steph Curry still playing great

It's clear that LeBron James has lost a step in his record-breaking 23rd NBA season, but he has had spurts of greatness at times. James recently showed it on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns, knocking down the go-ahead free throws and making the game-winning block.

Meanwhile, Steph Curry is still cooking from beyond the arc. He just had 48 points against the Portland Trail Blazers, making 12 3-point shots. He now has five games with at least 12 made shots from beyond the arc, the most in NBA history.

The NBA is in a transition period, but there's no denying that James and Curry, along with Kevin Durant, are the faces of their generation.

Edited by Juan Paolo David