Comparing MJ and Lebron

There is no comparison. One played when defense was a thing in the NBA and had to earn his points.

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I’ve let Lebron enter the discussion of the all time greats, but he

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Thanks for informing us. We have been waiting patiently for years for this input

I’m not arguing Lebron is not a child sometimes. I’m saying defense is significantly better in today’s NBA.

Better defense TODAY???

They dont even try to play defense. Have you watched a game in years vs the 90's?

What eats up the Lebron fanboys on here is they know he will have next to no cultural impact once he's out of the league. MJ's Jumpman brand is doing billions of dollars of business every year two decades after he last played in the league. Five years after LBJ is gone no one will even mention his name, much less buy product with his brand.

Both MJ and LeBron are stand-alone, all-time great players.

For me there is no comparison.

LeBron and MJ are completely different players. LeBron looks like Magic, Scottie Pippen, or Dominique Wilkens to me.... but LeBron is better.

MJ is a 2-guard and, he was a killer. The highest scoring avg-per game of any player that's ever played. And he and Scottie were UNDEFEATED in the NBA Finals.

There is an entire era NBA Hall of Famers who never got a ring, because of Michael and Scottie - Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Karl Malone, Reggie Miller... and many others.

THe league was different. The rules were different. The eras were different.

LeBron James is the greatest player of this era. What he's been able to do throughout his career is incredible.

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You must have some intense disdain for Lebron to believe this.

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Dude that started this thread recalled something terrible LeBron did early in his career: he pretended to shoot a basketball while out at a club. 15+ years ago, and that is still seared in his brand.

I’m admittedly a fan. My parents took us (I was a freshman) to this crammed gym in Canton, OH, to see this kid who was getting a ton of buzz in the HS basketball world, who would soon but had not yet become a household name, dominate this little school that my elementary principal was now leading.

The next year, he played this power house school from our area, who had produced a few successful players (this one had a player who had a pretty good career in the MAC) and had just made it to state the year before. Guys who dominated us at the local rec center since we were in 6th grade. It was like a 30 point game at half.

So it was hard not to be a fan after seeing him play in-person before he was even a household name. Even then, I don’t really remember whatever the OP is talking about, so it’s clear that he’s left as much if not more of a lasting impression on the haters as the fans.