On January 16, 2002, the New Jersey Nets defeated the Washington Wizards 111-67, trailing by 44 points and becoming the worst defeat of Jordan’s career.
In LeBron’s final game on November 27, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 138-94. This 44-point deficit also became the worst defeat of LeBron’s career.
It should be pointed out that, incredibly, Jordan and LeBron were the same age in losing games by 44 points each.
Doing quick math, Jordan will turn 38 on February 17, 2021; his birthday is 333 days apart from January 16, 2002, which means that in this most disastrous game of his career, he was already 38 years old. It’s 333 days old and 333 days old.
LeBron turns 38 on December 30, 2022; his birthday is 332 days apart from November 27, 2023. When he woke up the next day after losing the highest-scoring game in his career, he was exactly 38 years old again. 333 days.
So, yes, technically it was a day apart, but the writers still did their best since the Lakers didn’t play on November 28th.
Comparing the individual performance of the Nets, Jordan made 4 of 14 shots and scored 10 points. Also, contrast. Against the 76ers, LeBron scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting.
Jordan is already 39 years old in his 14th season in the NBA. This season he averaged 22.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. In comparison, LeBron will be 39 years old in his 21st season in the NBA. He is currently averaging 25.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game.