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Cavs' teammates think LeBron can pass Jordan

Could LeBron James beat out Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player of all time? Some fans think Jordan, at age 52, could still beat present-day James — but the King’s Cavaliers teammates weighed in with a slightly different opinion.

J.R. Smith, for one, said James is creeping up on His Airness.

From Cleveland.com:

“It used to be no question. It was a landslide. It was Jordan. Now, you have to consider my boy.”

And Kendrick Perkins spoke even more emphatically about the four-time NBA MVP.