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A great argument as to why most people think that Michael Jordan is still trumping LeBron James in constant rankings if their championship resumes.
Of course, Jordan was undefeated in the NBA finals. James is 4-6.
But James, NBA’s leading goal scorer, has constantly declared himself the greatest of the time.
Well, he made it clear on his “Mind the Game” podcast with Steve Nash calling, shouldn’t be the final too go -to conversation.
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Los Angeles Lakers Spider LeBron James Dunks during the second half of Game 4 in an NBA basketball playoff series against Denver Nuggets on Saturday 27 April 2024 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
The NBA legends were asked by a listener why “Ring culture” is “so much more widespread in the NBA than in other sports,” James said he “wishes[ed] I had the answer, “but he had a long -lasting answer.
“I don’t know why it is being discussed so much in our sport and why it’s final all for all. As, ok, ‘you weren’t a good player if you never won a championship,’ or ‘If you’ve won one, you can’t be in the same conversation as this person,’ James began.
“I don’t know, man, it’s like you’re sitting here telling me that Allen Iverson and Charles Barkley and Steve Nash are f — ing, wasn’t incredible?” Said James. “Like ‘Oh, they can’t be talked about or discussed with these guys because this guy won a ring or won two rings.’ It’s just weird to me.
LeBron James and Michael Jordan on the field during the break during the 2022 NBA All-Star Game on Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. (David Richard-usa Today Sports)
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James mentioned that the conversation does not exist in the same capacity in other sports, name-dropping Dan Marino, whom he called “the greatest singer of all time.”
“Barry Bonds never won a world series and you can’t sit here and not tell me he’s not the biggest baseball player ever touched by a bat,” James continued. “I just don’t understand where it came from. I don’t know where it started. We have to appreciate more of what guys have been able to achieve what guys have been able to do.”
James, of course, knew that the question largely surrounds his legacy.
The Los Angeles Lakers tip LeBron James smiles after scoring during the first half of a NBA basketball match against Denver Nuggets on March 2, 2024 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
“A ring is a team performance. And if you happen to have a moment when you are able to share it with your team, it should be discussed.” This team was the biggest team, ‘or’ that team. ‘ You can have these conversations.
