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Sports analyst Skip Bayless reacted to a statement by the Denver Nuggets head coach Mike Malone, who said LeBron James lacks the killer mentality which Michael Jordan had. Bayless was delighted that someone echoed the sentiment he has been sharing with everyone for 15 years.

Furthermore, it came from someone on the inside. Malone coached LeBron for five years in Cleveland as an assistant coach.

“The difference between Jordan & LeBron is killer mentality, killer will, killer intangibles you cannot teach or coach. You just have them or you don’t,” Bayless said, adding that the Los Angeles Lakers point-forward is one of the weakest mentally among the superstars.