Michael Jordan came out and said what a lot of people were thinking when LeBron James made the decision to join fellow stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami:

“There’s no way, with hindsight, I would’ve ever called up Larry, called up Magic and said, ‘Hey, look, let’s get together and play on one team,'” Jordan said after finishing tied for 22nd in the American Century Championship golf tournament in Stateline, Nev.

“But that’s … things are different. I can’t say that’s a bad thing. It’s an opportunity these kids have today. In all honesty, I was trying to beat those guys.”

Say what you want about Jordan (his bitter Hall of Fame speech certainly did not reflect well on him), but one thing you have to give him credit for is that he was always a fierce competitor, and he wanted to beat the best. It remains to be seen whether Miami can get its trifecta of stars to gel in the coming years. But even if LeBron should go on to win several championships, he’ll still never reach the heights that Jordan did.

Video of Jordan below.