Amid MJ ‘Cheating Scandal’, LeBron James’ Unseen Tapes Boost GOAT Status to Fans After ESPN’s Silence: “Tried to Burn these”

When there is life, there is a contradiction. It is in the fabric of human nature to have contradictions about anything worth discussing. Whether politics, science, economics, or even any negligible thing in life, there is always contradiction and sports is not exempt from that. Michael Jordan and LeBron James‘ never-ending duel is one of the hundred other polarizing rivalries in sports.

The GOAT battle between the “Black Jesus” and “The King” has gripped the NBA community to the extent that it can even end any relationship between two human beings. But what is a king to a God, and what is a God to a non-believer? The number of non-believers against Jordan’s GOAT claim has recently increased after the shocking claim about His Airness’ stat-padding came to light. To make things worse for Team MJ, a video has surfaced on social media with a compilation of LeBron’s clutch moments that even his die-hard fans can’t recall.

An Instagram account by the name of “LeBron History” recently uploaded a video of LeBron James’ unseen clutch moments. The caption read, “Some clutch Bron moments that they never show. I wonder why?” On the graphics another caption was added, “They tried to burn these tapes”. It didn’t take time for it to go viral, bolstering the numbers of those backing the Lakers star’s GOAT legitimacy.

The legion of LeBron fans flocked to the comment section to back their King. A fan wrote, “Man defines ‘they scream out my failures and whisper my accomplishments.'” Another one added, “He’s the GOAT! Plain and simple!!” Calling out the negative media narrative, a fan wrote, “I literally think Skip Bayless single handedly created the narrative that he wasn’t clutch and pushed it so much that it became a thing that people were waiting to happen so anytime he missed a shot, they were like ‘see! It’s true!'” Taking a shot at Jordan’s fans, a user commented, “Dude been clutch, the Jordanites paint the narrative that he isn’t…let the tape do the talking”. To strengthen the GOAT debate, another fan wrote, “Lebron The Greatest Ever!”

The trouble began recently when Yahoo Sports published an article raising doubts over the validity of Jordan’s 1988 DPOY award. According to writer, Tom Haberstroh, after reviewing the games, it became apparent that the actual score and the scoreboard did not add up. In a recent episode of “Pablo Torre Finds Out”, an interview with a former stat keeper revealed that it was common practice among home teams to spike the stats. The Bulls were also not an exception.

Even Jordan’s partner in crime, Scottie Pippen, opened up about the alleged tampering and said, “Say I deflected the ball and tapped it over to [MJ]. I should get the credit with the steal right? Nope. More often that not, the steal went into his column in the stat sheet and I could do nothing about it… One night a scorekeeper came into the locker room… to hand the stat sheets to Phil Jackson… I couldn’t believe the look the guy gave Michael: ‘See MJ, we take care of you.’” Since the ’90s, it’s been more than 3 decades and the media has evolved by revolving around the greatness preached about Jordan. Is the whole GOAT debate a massive plot created by the media to hail MJ’s excellence?

Did Media Create a Myth Which LeBron Keeps Chasing?

There’s a saying that people will always build someone up, only to tear them down. For Michael Jordan, that could’ve been the case, but things did not go to the second stage of tearing down. Print media and sports networks kept building the legacy of Jordan to an untouchable extent. So much so that even the league’s all-time top scorer is facing a massive challenge to overcome that.

Some fans on social media pointed their fingers at Stephen A. Smith and his silence over the recent developments of Jordan’s controversy. When LeBron James unfollowed Kendrick Perkins, ESPN dedicated a whole segment after it to ridicule the 20-time All-Star. However, in the case of Jordan, the same energy is missing from the same personality. Why is that? Is it because of Stephen A.’s relationship with Jordan or is there something more? Let us know in the comments.

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