The eternal debate about GOAT (Great Of All Times) of the NBA has found a new argument for those who crown LeBron James as the best basketball player of all time above Michael Jordan and of the ill-fated Kobe Bryant.
In the last two decades the mythical Michael Jordan He headed that honor in the preferences of a majority of fans and analysts due to what his emergence into the NBA at the media level meant, for his undeniable talent for doing things that until then had not been seen on a courtfor his impact on world basketball andof course, for their six championships conquered with Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan and LeBron James greet each other during an All Star.
Of course, taking into account the achievements achieved The legendary Bill Russell, who won 11 rings of NBA champion with Boston Celtics in 13 years. And also to another monster of world basketball like Wilt Chamberlainwho still holds the record for the highest score in a game (100 points) and dozens of records that will never be broken. They were other times, yes.
The legacy of the late Kobe Bryant
He is also among the candidates Kobe Bryant, winner of five championship rings and possibly the player most similar in his game to Michael Jordan. His tragic loss in a helicopter crash in 2020 contributed to enhance the aura of legend of a single player.
However, this season there are many who have once again rescued the rivalry between two giants like Michael Jordan y LeBron James, the second or third in contention depending on how you look at it. The Akron colossus has won four championship rings, is the top scorer in NBA history (40,446 points) and he has achieved countless achievements, but perhaps the one that pushes him the most at the moment towards that podium is its longevity.
LeBron James celebrates a basket with the Lakers
‘King’ James fulfills his twenty-first season in the NBA. And with 39 yearsat an age that the few athletes who manage to reach them actively, are already in their twilight, if not crawling, The Lakers star continues to offer superlative performance.
‘King’, better averages than ‘Air’ at 39 years old
It is at that point where, objectively, surpasses his greatest competitor, Michael Jordan. In the regular season that just ended James has averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.3 assists with more than notable percentages (54% in field goals, 41% in triples and 75% in free throws).
At his age, 39 years old, Michael Jordan accredited in the Washington Wizards slightly lower stockings 20 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists with percentages of 45% tc, 29% t3 and 82% tl).
LeBron, with his son Bronny.
The twilight of LeBronif you can call it that, it is Statistically more splendid than ‘Air’ Jordan. A light that, due to his statements and his intention to be able to share a team and locker room with his son for at least one year Bronny Jamesseems far from going out for now, fueling a debate that a born competitor like him is reluctant to lose.
2024-04-16 06:47:28
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