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Stephen A Smith Refuses to Put Lakers LeBron James Over Michael Jordan as GOAT
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Stephen A Smith Refuses to Put Lakers LeBron James Over Michael Jordan as GOAT

Los Angeles Lakers On SIΒ·Jayesh PagarΒ·29 days ago
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The Lakers just took down the Houston Rockets in the first round , with LeBron James leading the charge, and with it, the GOAT conversation is back. With the Oklahoma City Thunder up next , one loud voice made sure everyone knew exactly where he stands On his First Take segment , Smith addressed the big question: if the Lakers somehow knock off the Thunder, does that change where LeBron stands against Jordan? His position was not subtle. "You'll never convince me that LeBron is the GOAT over Michael Jordan," Smith said on the show. Smith did not dismiss LeBron entirely, though. He went out of his way to praise how long LeBron has kept himself at an elite level, calling him tier one in terms of conditioning alongside Steph Curry and Russell Westbrook. At 41 and in his 23rd season, that is genuinely remarkable. But the conditioning praise was really just Smith warming up. "Somebody needs to explain why this dude at age 41 is still in better shape than 95% of the league," Smith said.…

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