Comedian claims Michael Jordan will still be the greatest even if LeBron James scores 80,000 points

The debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James has been around for a long time.But with king Last year, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took over the top of the NBA leaderboard and became the first player to score 40,000 points in the regular season, and now you’re sure to hear some new arguments . However, stand-up comedian Aries Spears is not impressed. During an episode of “VLAD TV,” Spears ignored James’ latest accomplishment in favor of his favorite player.

Aries Spears first made it clear that people wrongly believed he had anything against LeBron.The 48-year-old comedian stressed that he king. “To me, he (LeBron) is in my top five. Do I think he’s better than Michael? No, I don’t care if he scores 80,000 points. “He’s been in the league since preschool, ” Spears explained.

He further emphasized his reasoning and mentioned that the longer a player sticks around, the better his chances of rising above the rest. According to Spears, especially when a player is as skilled as LeBron James.

However, there are only two athletes who are the most popular and influential for the comedian. One is Michael Jordan and the other is Muhammad Ali. “As popular as LeBron is, is he as globally recognized as Jordan is? No. Do you have the same impact on the game that Jordan was? No,” Aries said. He also highlighted how Jordan revolutionized the sponsorship package with his Jordan sneakers.

However, it is worth mentioning that king You have a statistical advantage over Mike. So what makes fans and pundits generally place Jordan over LeBron?

In what ways does Michael Jordan surpass LeBron James?

By the end of his career, Jordan had accumulated 32,292 points. In March 2019, 5 years ago, LeBron James surpassed his magnanimity on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. LeBron’s overall statistics are even better, averaging 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 50.6% shooting per game. Mike’s average rebounds, assists and field goal percentage are all lower, 6.2, 5.3 and 49.7 respectively. However, the six-time NBA champion is averaging 30.1 points per game, while the Kings are averaging 27.1 points per game.

Even though the Los Angeles Lakers star has surpassed Mike in scoring totals, he still has a few feats to accomplish. The most prominent among them are Michael Jordan’s 6 NBA championships and 6 NBA Finals MVPs. Additionally, he is one of the few players to remain undefeated (6-0) in the NBA Finals.

But what’s even more interesting about this accomplishment is that the Chicago Bulls legend didn’t play in Game 7 of any of those six finals. This shows how dominant he was in his time.Therefore it can be safely said that although king Although he has surpassed Mike in some aspects of the game, Jordan’s dominance remains unparalleled in the modern NBA.