Former Bulls star Horace Grant weighs in on GOAT debate 

Horace Grant is often forgotten in the memories of the dynamic 1990s Chicago Bulls. Most think of Dennis Rodman, helping Chicago to their second 3-peat. But Grant was an extremely important player in the Bulls’ first 3-peat.

Grant recently made an appearance on another former Bulls player, Stacey King’s, Gimme the Hot Sauce Podcast. There, he weighed in on the GOAT debate.

“What’s the ingredients of the GOAT?” Grant asked. “Is it rings? Is it being the best rebounder? Is it being the best assist or block shots?

“What is the GOAT? I mean, never losing in a Finals or MVPs? I mean, I want to know what’s the ingredients of a GOAT? Because if it’s rings, it’s Bill Russell.

“If you have to pin me down to pick my GOAT, it would be MJ,” Grant stated. “And all respect to LeBron and Kobe, and many other players that you can argue say, he is the GOAT.

“But I’ve seen Kobe Bryant when [Shaquille O’Neal] got in foul trouble,” Grant continued. “I thought I was looking at Michael Jordan, how he took over the game and led us to victory many times when Shaq was on the bench with foul trouble, and what have you. But I would say MJ 1 and Kobe 1A for sure.”