It is an evergreen conversation whether people like it or not in the National Basketball Association.
The greatest of all time or G.O.A.T. debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James will never end.
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NBA fans that grew up in the 1980s and 1990s lived on Jordan. They watched an individual Allen Iversen dubbed “Black Jesus” keep several legends from tasting a championship, including Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, John Stockton, Karl Malone, and Reggie Miller.
Jordan never lost in the NBA Finals — going a perfect six for six — but is he the undisputed greatest of all time?
A four-time NBA Champion and intense competitor does not think so. Draymond Green, a former standout at Michigan State University, has played his whole career (2012 to present) for the Golden State Warriors.
He has battled against LeBron James on the biggest stages in the league. Green provided a definitive response on why James is the GOAT over Jordan in the sport.
Whether you like Draymond or not.. you can’t deny the fact that he’s speaking pure facts on the LeBron vs MJ “debate”
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“Bron [LeBron James] went to eight or nine straight finals,” Green said.
“MJ took a break right in the heat of that s***. Bron ain’t take no break. You know what he did? He went again, and again, and again. For me, that is why it is Bron over MJ. And on top of that, nowadays the talent is way better. MJ never beat the greatest team ever assembled, nor did he run up on the greatest team ever assembled every year.”
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James ran up against a lethal Golden State team in the 2018 NBA Finals that had Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Green, and Kevin Durant versus his Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors swept the Cavs in a seven-game series (4-0), but James is a four-time champion like Green. James is 40 years old and remains widely regarded as the best player in the league.
People started noticing Jordan deteriorating as a player.
James has yet to reach that point, and it is the reason why Green has him ahead of Jordan.
Stephen M. Smith is a writer for Ball Exclusives. You can follow him him X via @CoachingMSmith.
