As LeBron James approaches his seventh straight NBA Finals appearance, he is getting a lot of comparisons to the “Greatest of all-time (G.O.A.T.),” Michael Jordan.
I’m here to say he has already surpassed Jordan. I’m sorry Chicago fans, but it’s true.
The biggest argument against LeBron being the G.O.A.T. is that Jordan has six championship rings compared to LeBron’s three. But using rings as the only argument confuses actual talent with accomplishments.
Jordan was surrounded by talent by his fourth year in Chicago. If LeBron had played with Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant in his first stint in Cleveland then we might be talking about his 10th straight finals appearance instead of his seventh.