Dan Patrick: âCan LeBron surpass Michael in your eyes?â
Magic Johnson: âI donât know, it might take a couple more championships to do that. LeBron is special, and I donât want people always getting madâ weâve got to celebrate both guys, Michael is the best, and we should celebrate him and celebrate LeBron. I hate when people get mad at you when you take one or the other. We should just say âhey, Michael is specialâ, and heâs the best to me because he never lost in the NBA Finals and he averaged over 30 points a game. The guy is just unbelievable. LeBron is special too in his own right too, and people shouldnât forget that either, but when itâs all said and done, if you come at me and ask me, thatâs who I am going to with and itâs MJ.â
Watch Magic Johnson join The Dan Patrick Show to explain why Michael Jordan is his pick as the greatest player in NBA history over LeBron James.
The debate is often tiresome with both players owning two vastly different eras in terms of rules and strategy, but Jordan loyalists often point to Jordanâs six championships in six tries compared to LeBronâs four championships in ten tries, Jordanâs five MVPs to LeBronâs four, Jordanâs ten scoring titles compared to LeBronâs one, Jordan winning the Defensive Player of the Year Award, a feat LeBron has never accomplished, and Jordanâs all-time leading 30.3 points per game for his career, compared to LeBronâs 27.2.
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