Much have been said about Michael Jordan and Lebron James being the two of the greatest players of all time. The debate of the better player between remains contentious, always seeming to divide the basketball world. A renowned journalist recalled a time when he witnessed two men get violent over the debate. It seems they couldn’t agree on the better player between His Airness and The King.

James is entering his 21st season in the league after becoming the highest scorer in the history of the NBA. But there are many who believe the title of GOAT still belongs to the Chicago great.

The eternal debate; Michael Jordan vs LeBron James

Michael Jordan and LeBron James might never have faced off in the NBA. But their fans surely have. Journalist John Krull, in his latest column, opened up on a time when he witnessed two men getting involved in an altercation over who’s the better player between Jordan and LeBron.

There are few who have had the honor of witnessing both LeBron and MJ on the hardwood. John Krull is one of them.

In his latest column for the State Films he wrote, “Not long ago, when I was in the locker room of the gym where I work out, two guys got into a screaming match over this dispute. They were face to face, inches away from each other, while they yelled back and forth. Friends, acquaintances and possibly just concerned observers pulled them apart.”

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Apparently, the two men had to be pulled apart before somebody got injured over the GOAT debate. This was a rather interesting anecdote. It is evidence of the extremes ball fans are willing to go to in order to defend their favorite players.

Ray Allen on the GOAT debate

Ray Allen, who played with LeBron at the Miami Heat, is considered by many the greatest three point shooter before Steph.

Allen gave his take on the GOAT conversation and proclaimed that despite winning a ring with LBJ, he still considered MJ to be the GOAT. He did call LeBron one of the top five players of all time but he is still of the belief that Mike is in a league of his own.

Still, it was a bit surprising to see Allen calling MJ the greatest instead of his former teammate. What do you think?

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