I was a LeBron hater for more than a decade, but his level of sustained greatness over 20 years has never been seen before on the basketball court. Similar to Brady, he's beating Father Time. This puts him in the GOAT conversation, even with the 6 L's in the Finals.

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There’s some precedent in another sport where players performed extremely well at an age they should have been declining.

Nobody wants to raise that comp for the NFL/NBA.

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He's going to put a lot of records out of reach, and he's still playing above the rim with all of that weight.

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Looter in a Riot

Game management and not playing defense has prolonged his career. Not something I would brag about.

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If this was true, then he would have dunked here and not put of a half hearted attempt at a layup.

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He's played more minutes and games than your favorite players.

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He's been in the conversation for years. Short of winning 3 titles in a row at this point, he'll never be GOAT over Jordan.

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I'm a Kobe Stan, and I didn't like that he passed on the Bulls. I had to set a lot of pettiness aside to get here.

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By playing defense like this

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Jordan literally played no defense for 4 1/2 years during his career.

The Best that ever was. The Best that ever will be.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

I'm guessing they may have called a foul on the guy who was shooting.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

With apologies to Bill Russell, he’s one of the 3 greatest of all times, but him not being a closer will never put him above MJeff or Magic imho.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Magic's a 4 time loser. I'm not putting him ahead of Kobe. He doesn't put himself ahead of Kobe either.

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Magic is humble. He doesn't want you to hate him the way you hate Zeke. He's confident enough to know he was easily the best non-center and he doesn't need to boast about it.

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General Jim wears Fort Bragg down... to get it!

Nice try Nas, but no one believes you.

Next can you create a thread about how Nolan Ryan is the GOAT for baseball too

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I’ll leave you with two things: 1) 42, 15 & 7 jumping center in game 6 as a rookie & 2) Kareem was a disappointment in LA until Magic got there.

Oh, and one Finals loss came four months before his public announcement of him getting HIV, one against arguably the greatest team of all time in Philly and one against Bird, who was a far better fourth quarter player than anyone except Michael.

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Yeah, Magic does like to defer. Unlike Isiah, he never sounds bitter when doing it. He's comfortable in his skin. That being said, with the game on the line, I'm taking Bird over Magic every day of the week. Magic's the best PG, though.

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I love Magic. Little Nas read every book in the library that was about him. I'm a Kobe guy; it isn't personal with Magic.

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You mean Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton get no love from young Nas? Shocking!

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

I liked Kobe, but he was a four time sidekick with one bad L and had an inconsistent jumper.

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There are only two examples of infinity: The universe and human stupidity and I'm not sure about the universe.

Sounds like his career really crashed and burned.

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What is the argument that LeBron is better than Kobe?

Just like Aaron Rodgers, LeBron was on pace to pass everyone but MJ(Tom Brady) but he didn't have a good enough finish to his career to get close.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Jordan
Kobe
Lebron

I really hate(d) Lebron, but you have to acknowledge his greatness in keeping his body in incredible shape. He really plays no D anymore, and he's a massive massive whiner, but there may not be another one like him. He's an extension of the kind of player Magic was (with a way better jumper late in his career) and Oscar Robertson. Didn't win enough Finals for how good a player he was....still somewhat passive in big moments, that's what puts Kobe and Jordan over the top for me.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

ok...

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About to pass Kareem in points to be #1. Kareem never seems to get mentioned in GOAT conversations.

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He's not better than Wilt.

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Not publicly they don't. There is such a thing known as "slander" you know.

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