The debate is done.. 👑 sit down Stephen A Smith

@stephenasmith Better younger, better older. This debate only still exists because they won’t admit he was better in the middle Jordan at his best was never better than 2012-2018 Lebron Lebron’s been better at every age of their lives

@stephenasmith I just don’t see how. I was a huge Jordan fan ..but I couldn’t deny that LeBron did everything on the court better except FTs and midrange shooting It became so obvious

It's called being logical and even though you were a fan you are objective. Way too many of the 40+ year old MJ fans made their minds up that nobody could ever be better than MJ. I loved MJ growing up but I kept an open mind and didn't shut everyone out even after I saw them try to say so many people were the next MJ. The sad part is watching how they treated MJ and then how the treated LeBron. Night and Day. Bob Costas literally told LeBron that if he's not a sure fire hall of famer he would be looked at as a bust. Imagine having that much pressure on you from the jump and still exceeding everyone's expectations of you? He is easily the most scrutinized athlete EVER and it's not even close. MJ didnt have the mental and physical capacity to play 10 straight seasons and this was with the media and everyone behind him. He would have CRUMBLED under the pressure LeBron has had to deal with. The debate was over in 2016, everything else now is just putting everyone else out of reach. Until the next LeBron comes along, which if I'm alive when it happens, will be something I will enjoy watching. I wont hate watch like MJ and Kobe fans do.

@shendy456 @twnkiehuntr @stephenasmith You can deal with emotion. I’ll deal on facts.

@stephenasmith well said 🫡

@stephenasmith Appreciate it!

@stephenasmith 💯 If there was an emoji for 110% I would drop it. Well thought out and well articulated. Leave it to the deluded Jordan fans to be allergic to facts. Oh and by the way, I loved Jordan growing up. To me Space Jam was the best movie I had ever seen at 6 y.o. but I also can think.

@stephenasmith I was right there with you on Jordan ..just gotta be real when new info drops

what more you need to see? 😂 let’s get it

@stephenasmith lol a bunch of bron fans agreeing. nigga ain’t say nothing super eloquent.

@stephenasmith Yet nothing you can dispute.. 🤫

@stephenasmith I don’t dispute opinions without in depth context. Often being definitive to a particular viewpoint means you’ve missed something…

You literally stated, Lebron has more points on less attempts than Jordan, without considering that their styles are extremely different. I don’t need to discredit LeBron, I could easily make my counter argument be the exact opposite, but that would be dismissive of his greatness and I’m not doing that.. You also mentioned Jordan being cut in high school (to make some theatrical point), real spit, how old are you, you can say these things, sure, but context defines every perspective, and without it your opinions are simply that… As are mine, I’ve just presented myself more neutral…

@sportingroars @stephenasmith Holy fucking word salad, my guy.

@sportingroars @stephenasmith small brain problems

@sportingroars @stephenasmith Not small brain problems. You just typed a lot of shit.... to say absolutely nothing. Congrats.

@sportingroars @stephenasmith If that’s what you got from it, fair. Appreciate the feedback. But, it is just your opinion…

Where was Mr. Guard 1-5 in the Dallas series? But on a serious note, why do we sit here and pretend that Jordan was “just a scorer”? Did Jordan not have a finals series where he averaged 30+ PPG & 11 APG? Why are we pretending that it is easy to lead the league in scoring 10 fucking times? You can love/like LeBron all you want, but to pretend that Michael Jordan doesn’t have a FLAWLESS resume, you’re just obviously a hater. 🤷🏽‍♂️

@stephenasmith You know ball!

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@stephenasmith lol dude you’re a fucking moron😂😂😂. you’re so stupid from day one to day last jordan was the best player in the league. compare rookie numbers he wasn’t even close to mj lol. Mj averaged 37 and won dpoy. this mf seriously bringing up highschool😭😭😭😭

@stephenasmith Shoot more equals better player ass argument. Sit down.. your brain doesn’t function at a high enough level for who you’re trying to debate

@stephenasmith dumbest argument ever heard. if you’re so smart read the graph dumbass. ones clearly better. longevity lebrons only argument maybe that’s why you’re actually serious bringing up highschool lol. so misguided

@stephenasmith Got damnnnn G. Said a ton with few words. Simple facts. 🫡

@stephenasmith Facts on. They just don’t like reality.

@stephenasmith It's been over. Better International Era Watered down 90's competition with six expansion teams from 88-96 and the best playoff performer by a mile⬇️⬇️⬇️

@stephenasmith yea you are a clown..

@stephenasmith Comparing high school Jordan to high school LeBron is asinine That's like saying Kwame brown is better than Steph cause he got drafted out of high school Also they didn't draft high schoolers back in those days. Players more often went to college to develop fundamentals

@stephenasmith Anyone who has actually played basketball at any level knows LeBron is the guy you want on your team for 48 minutes Not the bozo jacking up shots

@stephenasmith 3.5 championships in 20+ years with super teams is not good enough to beat Jordans 6 championships in a shorter time period. Jordans peak eclipse Lebrons and it’s not even close. Lebron isn’t even better than Kobe

@stephenasmith Superteams don’t require you to lead in every category.. MJ had more help and weaker comp with “illegal defense” making everything easy.

@jus71in @stephenasmith MJ never had somone avg over 20pts but he had more help? Foh

@jus71in @stephenasmith He averaged 10 more shot attempts than Pippen. LeBron never had someone top 3 in MVP voting. Or 2 teammates finalists for DPOY. Or a 6MOY.. or hall of fame coach in his prime Learn the game beyond the narratives

@PAPICHULLO105 @stephenasmith Learn the game Don’t be a delusional fanboy

@PAPICHULLO105 @stephenasmith I’ve spoken in depth about both of their games. You’ve said.. nothing The delusion is yours

@PAPICHULLO105 @stephenasmith Its delusional to make excuses for someone via longevity stats or how teamates weren't mvps or dop's. Jordans peek was higher, accolades double Lebrons much less anyone else, and in his prime no one else won. No other player can claim that. Also, Kobe > Lebron as well

@PAPICHULLO105 @stephenasmith Kobe did nothing better than LeBron. I see where your delusions stem from. Petty, shallow and ignorant. Comedy

@stephenasmith These f*ggots are now going back to high school to say LeBron is better. 1200 fewer shots because LeBron chucked threes. Bronsexuals only have longevity stats to go on and now they’re bringing up high school because they realize that’s when they peaked in life

@stephenasmith Darko Milicic was picked second in the same draft proving that using draft status is stupid. You also have to realize that in that day 6’6” guards weren’t getting picked over a big because teams thought you needed a Kareem to win. That narrative changed with MJ.

@stephenasmith LeBron has a lower PER, lower WS/48-min, scored fewer points per game (took him ~500 more games to reach MJ's 30-point game record), and had playoff collapses. LeBron is still going because cumulative stats are his only GOAT argument. MJ played to win & for the love of the game.

@stephenasmith The fact that you have to use all the “when they were in high school” 😂proves you wrong. What did they do in the league!! Jordan played less yrs and has more accolades 😂If bron was 6-0 in the finals yall would use that in his case for being the goat😂

@stephenasmith Great Take . Goat James was the number one pick at 18 🤣🤣🤣

@stephenasmith Even despite the steroids for Lebron, Jordan clears.

@stephenasmith Ironically.. MJ was the one with massive physical transformation ..and I wonder why he opted out of the first Olympics they were going to test for it Meanwhile LeBron has been tested throughout the year every year.

@stephenasmith This is satire at this point 🤣

@stephenasmith Facts only

@stephenasmith Former teammates, former opponents, outside athletes and court scandals beg to differ. You wanna play dumb to get clicks that's fine, but deep down you know🤷‍♂️ There is only one MJ. Dismissed.

@stephenasmith This guy doesn't know shit about ball. Look how young he is. That's why he liked lebron. He never got to see jordan play. Hope this helps. Have a nice day

@stephenasmith Appreciate the compliment but I watched MJ live. Get out of your emotions. The one speaking facts knows ball. The one crying about those facts doesn’t

@stephenasmith Youe never seen jordan play. In 2004 his last season with the wizards you were 6 years old dude. Your math ain't mathing bro. Lol. Hope this helps. Have a nice day.

@stephenasmith Weak👎🏾🤣

@stephenasmith Shoes in a goat debate. Yea it’s over

@stephenasmith If lebron was so great he wouldn’t need to jump around the league to sniff a championship. Went to Miami because he couldn’t get it done on his own team and hes been a team hopper ever since. Look up the word greatest and ask yourself do they do those things 💪🏽

@NTroll75 @stephenasmith So because MJ had a better front office and Kobe was drafted/traded to play with Shaq and Magic was given multiple HOFs and every top 10 player other than LeBron was given much more help ..LeBron shouldn’t have left to battle the superteam put together? 😂

@stephenasmith Its funny you hold bron to different standards and even said yourself it’s disrespectful to compare him to other players yet here you are saying he should have the same level field??? Btw the cavs were a 66 and 61 team and heavy favorites in the postseason before he quit and ran

@NTroll75 @stephenasmith MJ won 57 games, quit/ran and the Bulls won 55 games LeBron won 61 wins, saw the team he carried to those couldn’t do sh!t in the playoffs..and made a team to beat the superteam in Boston Cavs then won 19 games Murders your “point” 🤫

@stephenasmith Dont stop there how did the bulls fair in 95 season? Cavs were heavily favored to be beat the “superteam in boston” next excuse Cavs completely tanked in 2011 after being blindsided by the weakest move in history at the time So no it makes my point immortal actually

@NTroll75 @stephenasmith Lmao you refuse to face reality. One had so much help they could win at damn near the same pace without even replacing him. He just had to put them over the top. LeBron’s team going from 61 to 19 proved he was CARRYING THEM Bird told y’all Bron makes teammates look better

@stephenasmith Bulls were 23-25 to start the season in 95, like i said dont mention one without the other. Pip begged Mj to come back Coach fired shaq big z left varajeo and jamison both missed significant time mo williams traded etc Bird also said if he wanted to win he pick kobe over bron

@NTroll75 @stephenasmith No he didn’t. Even Phil Jackson said he wished Kobe would play more like Bron. Every time LeBron went somewhere it was title in year 2 and they were trash when he left. Can’t twist reality to make Jordan as important to the Bulls as Bron was to teams

Shut Um Down !?! 😭😭😭😭😭

@stephenasmith Melo should have been the rookie of the year MF..

@stephenasmith Nah.. he shouldn’t have There’s a thing called defense in the league

@stephenasmith Let’s never forget? Jordan “retired” cause of the media scrutiny. LeBron did all that with the whole internet running against him. He’s been clowned, revered, Skip Bayless, black ppl and the racists on him, dude has never complained and continued to dominate.

@stephenasmith Simple explanation @SrSneakyBoy

@stephenasmith If LeBron James had been in that draft that Michael Jordan was drafted in and that big man era of basketball, he would have been 3rd or 4th pick in that draft. Hakeem, Sam Bowie Michael Jordan

@stephenasmith “Would have been” Well if LeBron switched with MJ he’s winning at least the same 6 titles MJ wasn’t winning in LeBron’s shoes except maybe once. Since you want to play the if game

@stephenasmith LeBron can win six in this soft ass era how the hell he gonna win six back then

@stephenasmith Jazz scored 56 in a finals game. You got that backwards. MJ spent multiple finals with Hornacek as his main defender. Ease off the soft era stuff ..hurts YOUR argument. Not mine.

@stephenasmith And LeBron had JJ Barrera in front of him and he couldn’t beat him. Jordan beat whoever was in front of him.

@stephenasmith You’re honestly this ignorant? They played a zone tailored to stack people in help position behind his defender. You don’t know the game well enough for this conversation

@stephenasmith Ignorance is not accepting what history tells you each and every time you look at it , it doesn’t change. They didn’t zone him up. I watched the game. Were you even able to watch the game at that time? Were you alive? It was a one man zone J-Ja. Barrera . i’ll give you the jumper

@stephenasmith The casuals have a new king

@stephenasmith Facts bro

@stephenasmith This take is lame because. There are plenty of #1 picks that don’t even make it in the league. Your. Draft position doesn’t give any insight on how your career will wind up..

@stephenasmith “This take is lame” like it’s the whole case. Sounds like an MJ fan. Doesn’t understand it’s a book’s worth of info that goes into a player’s case.