LeBron James, during an episode of the New Heights podcast with former NFL star Jason Kelce and current NFL star Travis Kelce, confirmed the longstanding rumor that, as a teenager, he did indeed play in a now-infamous pickup game in Chicago with six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan and other—at the time—NBA veterans.

Before becoming an NBA legend in his own right, LeBron James once famously squared off against Michael Jordan and other NBA stars in a pickup basketball game as a teenage phenom from Akron, Ohio. More than 20 years later,

Back when LeBron James has a sophomore in high school, he was invited to a pick-up game with NBA stars like Michael Jordan in Chicago.

NBA superstar LeBron James confirmed Ron Artest‘s story that he dominated a pick-up game with Michael Jordan at 16 years old in 2001.  LeBron was in high school.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James recalled playing alongside Michael Jordan in a pick-up game at 16 years old.

The NBA world would have loved to see LeBron James and Michael Jordan play against each other. Surprisingly it actually did happen, but it was when James was a teenager, and it was also a pickup game.