“Under the Michael Jordan model, you’re allowed to miss the playoffs, you’re just not allowed to lose in the Finals” - Nick Wright says missing playoffs would be small ding in LeBron James’ "GOAT legacy armor"
Marc J. Spears recalls a story about Michael Jordan trying to dunk on Makhtar N’Diaye after the latter called Hakeem Olajuwon the GOAT: “He destroyed the first team, he destroyed the second team”
“He seems more preoccupied with making sure his son gets in the NBA than he is in winning chips” - Stephen A. Smith believes LeBron James will not be able to catch Michael Jordan and his 6 rings
Chris Broussard says LeBron James needs to do something astronomical to overtake Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate: “There was a time when I thought LeBron would be viewed as the GOAT”
"How it started 2 decades ago/How it’s going 2 decades later" - LeBron James sends NBA fans into frenzy with series of recent and throwback pictures with Michael Jordan
"He did that to the East, Michael Jordan did that to the entire NBA" - Chris Broussard claims LeBron James is #2 behind MJ in GOAT rankings, says the 'King' feels insecure about not being #1
"One of the most special nights in the history of the game" - Isiah Thomas takes a backhanded dig at players who did not attend the NBA 75 Anniversary Team event
"Part of me wouldn't be here without MJ's inspiration" - LeBron James reflects on Michael Jordan's influence on him after his team clinches All-Star Game win
“LeBron had to slay the monster in a way that MJ really didn’t have to. But that’s because MJ was the monster” - Max Kellerman believes LeBron James' road in the NBA was tougher than Jordan's because he’s not as good as Jordan
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