The Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan garnered millions of fans across the globe through his dominating NBA career. Moreover, the fans still defend Jordan on the age-old GOAT debate even years after his retirement. Fans often have the greatest ever-debate between LeBron James and Air Jordan, and they usually equip themselves with analogies to defend their idols. Additionally, they tend to swarm social media if an NBA star or an analyst makes their view on the debate. Similarly, a veteran ESPN analyst’s analogy irked various responses from the fans.

After his monumental achievement, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James ignited Twitter again with the GOAT debate. James recently surpassed the NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA All-Time scoring record holder. Following his feat, King James received a lot of appreciation across sports. Eventually, triggering comparisons of the star with the legends from yesteryears.

Michael Jordan greatest ever-debate gets a new analogy

In a recent podcast episode of Full Send Podcast, the veteran ESPN NBA analyst Stephen A. Smith made a bold statement on the debate. He said, “everybody universally respects LeBron, one of the greatest ever, but they feared Jordan bro.” A.Smith is one of the most popular basketball analysts in the NBA world, and notably, ESPN pays him more than the salary cap of many NBA team coaches. Over the years, he has made several bold statements in his TV career and faced a lot of heat from the stars.

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However, the NBA Twitter, unimpressed with Smith’s take swarmed the comments with varied opinions. One user said, “No player heading into a playoff series against LeBron James has not been afraid of what he might do and his abilities. Just stop, how dumb do you think we are?” Following are some reactions from Twitter.

Moreover, a recently resurfaced video clip proving MJ’s prowess impressed the fans.

MJ shuts off the debate 

Recently, an old video of Air Jordan’s game resurfaced on Twitter, leaving fans in disbelief. The video featured a young Jordan running against the brutal Indiana Pacers defense and scoring a bucket.

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What do you make of Stephen A. Smith’s statement on Michael Jordan? Who is the greatest NBA player of all time? Let us know in the comments below.