Jordan didn’t slay giants; he waited for the Bird, Magic, and Isiah dynasties to get old and injured before he finally "ate." LeBron never had a power vacuum—he crashed into prime HOF dynasties (Spurs, GSW) and won anyway.
LeBron is a child prodigy who became a one-man army.
OTD in 2014: @USMNT’s Tim Howard delivered a masterclass against Belgium in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 coming up with a record-breaking 16 saves 🇺🇸🧤
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1993 Conference Finals.
Bulls down 0-2.
MJ shoots 3-18 but still wins anyway because his teammates combine to shoot 60% from the floor.
Series tied 2-2.
BJ Armstrong makes go ahead shot to give Bulls win.
Bulls lead 3-2.
MJ shoots 8-24 but still wins anyway because his teammates combine to shoot 54% from the floor. MJ scores 1 point in 4th quarter while Pippen carries.
Just trying to hold every player up to the same scrutiny level LeBron gets, don't get mad at me pls. Thx.
Ohtani does something cool and is celebrated by media and former MLB players
Patty Mahomes or Saquan do something incredible and pre/postgame shows highlight their incredible skill.
NHL fans and former great spent the last month praising and honoring Ovechkin.
Meanwhile, in the NBA, Jokic has a 60-point triple-doubles and Shaq says “yeah but I’m better” and LeBron is putting up MVP numbers at 40 but the lead story is Stephen A saying he’d punch him
The #1 seed and #2 seed in the deepest conference in the league are going head to head tonight and the game is on league pass instead of primetime television and we are asking ourselves why viewership is down.