The Difference Between Playing With Kobe & Jordan 

Gimme John Salley and Kevin Garnett telling stories all night and I'm hooked.

The 70s-90s players, those the ones that need to be doing podcasts!!

“Gotta learn how to pace yourself young fella”😂😂😂 i busted out laughing

This is the type of Gil's Arena that I like. Sadly it will rarely be like this.

this is funniest part about this is this had nothing to do with the Difference Between Kobe & Jordan😅

“Who’s Fucking” straight to the point 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Plz bring back John Salley anytime I know he has stories for days plus he’s a great storyteller and funny 😂

Today's NBA generation is so documented on social media today that you know basically everything they're doing. When you hear stories from the 70s, 80s and 90s, they're just great to hear.

That Robert Parish story is why I laugh when this younger generation belittles the older generation of stars. Those older guys were _built different_ .

This episode with John Salley is my favorite to this date

"If I pay I can say" is nasty work dawg

This should be a life lesson for companies around the world pay and treat your employees right and they will work like it

bro said The POPE 😂 Jordan was different

Real talk, Salley is super underrated. This man won with Det, Chi, and LAL. That’s from late 80’s to early 2k. Arguably the best time in basketball. Crazy!

The crazy thing is those players were physical as hell and playing 82 games....smoking cigarettes and drinking liquor 🤷🏾‍♂️

The coolest part about this conversation was just seeing Gilbert and the rest of them learn something new from John Salley about how things were back then. It’s like we’re a fly in the room with them hearing all these stories that normally would be told behind the scenes or not told in front of a camera. This is dope!

This just shows how important Jordan was to the league. GOAT STATUS. He put basketball to a whole other level of marketing

A friend of mine worked at the Reebok club in NYC back in the mid to late 90s. Most of the NBA teams practiced there when they played the Knicks or Nets. My friend told me the Bulls were on a whole other level in how they practiced and carried themselves. It was easy to see why they were champions.

That Robert Parish story is gold

Them stories of the 80s and 90s are so underrated and undermining. John a good example of a honest player

More vets with cool stories!!! This was dope learning how older players did it

John Salley and Gil got the same brand of humor, this show was 🔥🔥🔥.

Damn, y'all gotta get John Sally a good business decision invite on your couch panel full time. He can get y'all into untapped NBA gold mine stories from his generation of guests. And he got gift of gab.

Morale of the story is “ain’t nothing new under the sun”

“Watch yaself, It looks good but it don’t feel good”😫🤣🤦🏾‍♂️😂Rashad wild

Let me go get this man book 😂

John Salley is a GREAT STORYTELLER 😂😂😂

John Salley always tell great stories 😂😂😂😂

He wasn’t on “Best damn sports show” for nothing!!

Gil is right about the old nba era having a goldmine of stories. I personally feel like HBO or Showtime should make a series based off those stories.

Thank you, Sally, for letting the world know how top tier the Chicago Bulls were in the 90s... Baskerball Royalty the best for thr best

This is gold man. Preciate y’all having John on 💯 Great story teller and great takes. Should definitely bring him back.

These are the stories that I NEED to hear. My goodness. I also want to hear more Detroit Pistons during their heyday stories.

Gil should get with the cartoonist who did the Doc Ellis lsd perfect game cartoon. And do 70's/80's/90's NBA episodes

“I liked my wife” is crazy work😭😭

John Salley played with Jordan and he played with Kobe. Something isn't adding up, because he was supposed to be "old" when the Pistons lost to the Bulls in 1991. 🤔

I thought we was talking about Kobe and Jordan. Instead we got some do the greatest stories from an OG 😂

Big Sal Certified legend

Walk in the club "WHo's f--kin'?"

Isaiah was from the Westside of Chicago.

I started watching the NBA when Isaiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons were playing for their second championship title in a row …after they won, all I can remember is that Michael Jordan took over and I’ve been loving basketball ever since❤

Gotta love John Salley! "We here for a reason not a season" 😂😂😂😂😂

John Salley tearing up reminiscing on them Bulls day! That's how you know how special that time was.

John a smooth dude. Very chill and humble!

If yall want to know what a real Brooklyn dude is without the antics it’s Salley

You're nailing it, keep the great work!

3:03 “I remember I was on a squad I won’t say the name.. Miami Heat” 😂😂

So breaks the narrative of how the 90s Bulls were being handled. Gourmet Food, High Level Planes, Legit Trainers, Massage Specialists, Luxury Hotels, Strength Coach, Swimming Pool just to Train and etc. (2 Things) this should have been shown on the Documentary and also they were all pampered and trained like modern day players that is *ucking Wild who knew !

Yoooooo “if i paid, I can say” is crazy work about old boys bm

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: John Salley (and Rick Fox), has parlayed his non-star playing career into a wonderful retirement better than anyone I've seen. Just a few weeks ago I had Luther Vandross' Can I Take You Out Tonite on my mind, so imagine my surprise when I glance at the music video and see Salley in it. It just proved my belief again at that point lol.

Dot & Etta's is a Detroit staple 🎯Spiderman Salley definitely ain't lying 💯🤣

Man I can listen to John Salley tell stories of the old days, "ALL DAY LONG"!!!!. SOOOO smart, intelligent, interesting & entertaining!!!!.

5:08 Gil sleeping on that Boston Market Rotisserie chicken. 😂

This dude is a great storyteller, Gil gotta bring him back on the show

Isiah From Da WESTSIDE

I love Gil's podcast and John Sally is the ultimate story teller. Nothing like hearing those amazing stories of yesterday. Women (The Work) was freakin phenomenal back then. I remember seeing them back in the day late 80's early 90's with NBA players like Jerry Reynolds and Terry Catledge who played for the Orlando Magic. They had some sup dupa Stars that were straight on another level

NGL......That Big Chief story was GOLD!

This is the BEST clip i've seen in YEARS!!! 🤣

Man this is great Salley is gold

John Salley’s spider stories are the best.

bro he's AIRING IT ALL OUT LMAOOOOOOO

This is the best episode iv ever seen from this show!

Beautiful when a person realized a humbling situation ... communication is key in any relationship ... shout out to Gil 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

Dot & Ettas is a staple in Detroit. Salley is always on point.

Petition to make john a regular

Great Show brothas!!

Mr. Sally is such a chill man. I enjoy his stories.

Love these stories

OG Sally. Good old days~~~> Very good story teller.

Best episode ever!!!!!!!

Love this one Gil do more OG players from the 80s and 90s

Salley always has the Best stories ... Gil is right , those OG players need to start a podcast . real talk .

I need that hoodie Josiah got on 😂😂

John Salley is funny as hell.

great episode !!!!!

one of ur best episodes!!

I like this from John sally. Nutrition is paramount in life and in sports. A Holistic Lifestyle

Zeke is from the Westside of the Chi

Love the story telling

John Sally stories is like gold ... nobody tells stories az real az John Sally

18:42 Barry bonds another brother who wishes he was ⚪️ like sally and OJ

Salley is too cool

That last statement by Mr maccants was egregious work 🤯🤦🏽‍♂️

John Sally tells the best stories

I want people to stop saying Kobe was a mirror of MJ. Physically there’s no comparison. People don’t realize how strong MJ was. Not only that no one could grab a ball out of the air with 1 hand like a softball. We will start there. MJ had a 48 inch vertical. Still the highest vertical ever in the league. We’ve had some great leapers 5’9” and under. From Spud Webb to Nate Robinson that won multiple dunk contests between them. Jordan was 6’6” and jumped higher than those guys. He jump so high people literally talked about his hang time and how he floated in air til the defender hit the ground. My point is no one ever had that hang time. The guy in 87 that scored 38 ppg, defensive player of year, All everything else you can think of. Kobe is reminiscent of MJ after baseball. Thats where the comparison starts. When MJ lost some of that raw athleticism. MJ had handles but he didn’t have any wasted dribbles. He dribbles with purpose. People will say Kobe had a better handle which is fine but when Shaq left and Phil left the Lakers Kobe started that iso dribble where everyone watched him. Dribble without purpose is a team killer. Plus Kobe became that 2nd version of MJ when Phil came back to deliver him (2) more chips. The 1st version of Kobe was sooooo damn efficient. He averaged 25 with Shaq and was shooting maybe 15-18 times a game not 25-30. He was Batman and so was Shaq. They were equals. Kobe had to facilitate the offense at the end of the game cause of Shaq foul shooting. He was more Lebron than MJ with the defense of Scottie. I say Lebron cause he could take over a game when needed but facilitated like Scottie. I could go on but you’ll get it

He won championships with ZEKE too… LET IT BE KNOWN!

Awesome content!

One of the best guests ever!!!

The difference is Michael Jordan got his shots in the flow of the offense and he was efficient and Kobe would try to shoot over multiple defenders instead of letting the game come to him.

Dot and Etta’s now that takes me back… DETROIT SHIT

This is why The Best Damn Sports Show Period was legendary. John Salley.

There's great pic of Dave Parker hitting the J in the dugout during a game. Got a ring. Doc Ellis called everybody out, red pills, green pills. Nobody a saint. Sports is crazy hard. Team doc says, "Eat this, eat that or you are done, son.", you eat it. Do stuff that makes you happy, you gonna do good at your job.

Gil thinks because dudes smoked after the game that he’d work hem over? Lol

Love listening to John.

The parish story! love it

Isaiah is from the West Side sir

Wizards are a bum franchise that’s why Gil never got treated good. Use to be like that in Chicago and probably Cleveland too. Once u got great player come in and turn your team into a winner it changes everything. Then lots money to go around.

You got to love john Sally

Always loved John

That’s the thing LeBron is great, Jordan was different. Not even in the same league. Jordan in a sense was human. The gambling, cigars, the late nights, drinking and partying, playing with crackheads and junkies, showing up for 82 games. The two are not of the same cloth. Jordan is a top competitor, LeBron is a talent. A competitor is driven by something that’s not tangible. The entire nba is talented…