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Why LeBron James Says He’s Never Compared His Game to Michael Jordan’s

SI·Brigid Kennedy·about 1 month ago
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Once again, it has been made abundantly clear that the people at the center of basketball's GOAT debate—namely, Michael Jordan and LeBron James—do not care about the conversation at all. Roughly two months after Jordan revealed in an interview with NBC that the “Greatest of All Time” debate “doesn't exist with me at all,” James has weighed in on the topic in a new, wide-ranging piece with ESPN . Speaking with the outlet’s Dave McMenamin, the Lakers forward explained that while he, of course, respects and honors Jordan, he doesn’t consider there to be some sort of unspoken competition between the two at all. "I never have compared myself to MJ because our games are totally different. I have been a point-forward/forward-point my whole life. I have always looked for the pass. MJ ... looked for the shot," James said. But "we're both great basketball players." "There are a lot of things that MJ did better than I do," he continued. "And I think there are some things that I do better than him.…

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