Is LeBron James better than Michael Jordan?

I don't believe LeBron is better than Jordan because Jordan revolutionized the game. Jordan also led his team to three straight championships twice I might add without the amount of help LeBron had when he won his championship. LeBron had multiple all stars on his team with great role players. Jordan did not have this. This is why Jordan is better than LeBron.

 

I also don't think Lebron James is better than Michael Jordan. Bscause first of all, don't compare them because there must be no arguement between these two phenomenal superstars in basketball. Lebron is Lebron and Jordan is Jordan two different player. We should be happy we see greatness in Lebron that is why he is compared to Mike.

 

It is impossible to normalize these stats. But the fact that Michael Jordan was the "Bill Gates + Steve Jobs combined" of his era is difficult to ignore. You can argue that Kobe is a better player as LBJ in the same era and that Wilt and Russell were comparable, but to argue that anyone in the late 80s-mid 90s era was better than MJ is pure ignorance - and that's an era that included Bird, Magic, Hakeem, Shaq, young Kobe, Barkley, Malone and others. Jordan KILLED the '92 team in practice in a way that LBJ did not during his Olympic days. No one could guard him. Reggie Miller - one of the five best people in the world at his craft - talked about MJ in a reverential tone that was amazing...while they were playing against each other and at their peak! Think about that for a second. That's like Matisse saying that no matter how hard he tried, he would never be half the artist of Picasso. A staggering admission...

And this is coming from a diehard Celtics fan. As Bobby Knight once said, Michael Jordan is better at basketball than anyone doing anything that we will ever see in our lifetime.

 

mj is the goat