“I don’t know how you can put Jordan ahead of him” : Terrence Ross puts LeBron James ahead of Michael Jordan in the GOAT debate
In the past few years, the ‘GOAT’ debate in the NBA has come down to just two players – Michael Jordan and LeBron James. While the Chicago Bulls icon was unanimously the greatest basketball player of all time, the arrival of LeBron James in the Cavaliers slowly but surely made people switch their minds.
After James’s historic Olympics performance at the age of 39, which earned him the title of FIBA Olympics MVP as well, the debate has never been hotter than it is right now. Fans, analysts, and even celebrities have gotten in to share their opinion on who they think is better, but so far there is no solid proof.
We cannot just look at the stats, number of rings and MVP titles to determine who the better player is. There are far more intricacies involved which makes the ‘GOAT’ debate a complex topic to discuss. Most recently, Terrence Ross, who believes that LeBron James is the greatest, added an interesting take which works in favor of the NBA all-time top scorer.
“LeBron is literally, for me now, the GOAT” : Terrence Ross
Terrence Ross hailed the 39-year-old, in his opinion, as the greatest of all time. The recently retired NBA star put forth the argument that Michael Jordan was not the same player he was before he took a break from the sport. He also mentioned that Jordan’s two years in the Wizards should hold more weight than it does in the debate, as it shows the unmatchable consistency and longevity LeBron James has provided us with.
“LeBron is literally, for me now, the GOAT. I don’t know how you can put Jordan ahead of him. If Jordan had been doing what he was doing for 20 years, I’m like, ‘yeah’. LeBron has a long way to go. The truth is he played basketball twice, came back twice. He got a three-peat on his first return, and the second time he came back he wasn’t the same player. LeBron has literally been at a peak throughout his career, he’s getting older, but he’s still as effective as ever,” said the 33-year-old.
The former Phoenix Suns player is not the only one to put forth this point out, as fans who are against Michael Jordan in the debate have also put up the argument that he would not have achieved even half of his accolades if not with the help the Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson.
We can say that the ‘GOAT’ debate will never truly be over, even when the ‘King’ eventually retires. The fact that it has gone on for so long is because the gap between the two icons is basically non-existent. In a world where the NBA got to see the likes of Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Shaquille O’Neal, Stephen Curry amongst other legends, the fact that one can say Michael Jordan and LeBron James are the two greatest players of all time is enough proof of their legendary status.
