LeBron James Is Better Than Michael Jordan Despite His Finals Record

LeBron James and Michael Jordan are part of the GOAT debate. Former Detroit Pistons center Bill Laimbeer went on ESPN’s First Take to share his take on the debate. He said that the superstar is the best basketball player in the NBA history. Although many people won’t agree with him on this one, Laimbeer was pretty confident about his theory. LeBron is better than Jordan despite his FInals numbers.

Laimbeer is a former MJ nemesis. Many would trash his opinion. However, he had every right to share his take on the never-ending debate. He is right at some point. Jordan has more championship wins than LeBron, but that doesn’t make him the greatest of all time.

“Now, if you go by championships, obviously Michael Jordan has more championships,” the former Pistons star said. “But I think LeBron, in any generation, would be doing what he’s doing right now all these years.”

Skip Bayless won’t really agree with Laimbeer, mostly because he disapproves LeBron’s greatness. He wouldn’t even put LeBron in the GOAT debate.

“When it’s time to win basketball games, LeBron’s lost 6 Finals and Jordan went 6-0. That pretty much sums it up for me.”

LeBron over Jordan despite the Finals

It’s funny Bayless talks in the same language as all the LeBron doubters out there. They all say that Jordan is the GOAT just because he has more championship wins than LeBron.

How can someone hold LeBron’s 3-6 record against him? That’s absolutely wrong. In seven of his nine trips to the NBA Finals he played against the San Antonio Spurs and the Golden State Warriors. These are two of the greatest teams in the NBA. They were packed with talented players, and LeBron has to carry his team on the back.

In 2007, LeBron played against Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobli. He had to go over the Detroit Pistons and Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Rip Hamilton. How about that? Bayless forgot to mention that tiny detail.

After being down to Detroit, LeBron carried the Cavaliers to the top. He was averaging a near triple-double, topped with a 48-point performance in Game 5.

LeBron did so much more than that, and his doubters better sit back and learn the lesson.