The NBA community is getting into more and more debates regarding LeBron James’ greatness and his place among the best players in history. There is no doubt that he will finish his career as one of the best to ever do it, but when it comes to the GOAT title, some people still believe James hasn’t reached that level – and he probably won’t.
Following Game 5 of the 2020 NBA Finals, NBA fans flooded Twitter to criticize or support the Los Angeles Lakers star for his actions during the last seconds of the game. Some considered he shouldn’t have passed the ball to Danny Green while others say he did the right thing.
One Twitter user tried to remind everybody that Michael Jordan passed the ball in these situations during his active days, receiving mixed responses. Somehow people still make debates about MJ vs. LeBron for the tiniest details and this wasn’t the exception.
Some fans agreed that Jordan did it and others claimed that he didn’t do it every time, unlike LeBron.
https://twitter.com/russbengtson/status/1314788730763456512
Does bron have any game winning finals shots? Jesus Christ. 10 appearances. Yall keep pointing to kerr……that one time😄 Muhfukkin bron got ray allen, kyrie, now almost green😂😂😂
Just take one "shot" pic.twitter.com/D8U5vWMYyI
— BossHogg (@6Hogg6) October 10, 2020
LeBron has the most playoff game winning shots at the buzzer but keep spreading bullshit!
— Ed, Edd n Edjuyl (@edjuyl) October 10, 2020
Why are people saying MJ did it twice? It was Horace Grant that passed it to Paxson versus the Suns, not MJ. And even though the game was tied, MJ did pass to Kerr against Utah.
— DeacSpeaks (@DeacSpeaks) October 10, 2020
MJ is my guy. Through and through. But you’re so spot on.
— Wayne Drehs (@W_Drehs) October 10, 2020
— Martin (@MartinTweets99) October 10, 2020
Jordan had 3 people on him like Bron just had?
— TD_loading (@FlyrThanMost) October 10, 2020
Dummy MJ didn't pass to someone and they cost them the game that could close the finals out. Each person he passed to hit their shot why because they was playing with the MFing Goat period. 6-0>3-6 no if and or but about it Bron ain't that dude. pic.twitter.com/EHJlLLgpHW
— Dopekicks23 (@OBSNightmare) October 10, 2020
Mike passed the ball to a shooter who missed for a ring?
— Celtics (@MJ23GoatTalk) October 10, 2020
LOL MJ did that like once. Lebron is notorious for passing the ball when it comes to game-winning shots. 99.99999999% of the time, MJ is taking the last shot.
— I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (@sportjames23) October 10, 2020
We all sat & watched a whole hour ep dedicated to him doing exactly that, just a few months ago. These people are nuts.
— TetherToranaga.bsky.social (@TetherToranaga) October 10, 2020
No the difference is that Jordan made game winners in the finals, lebron has yet to. Lebron also has 0 game winning assists while Jordan has 2 in the finals.
— Shooters Shot🏹 (@jamestoughfy) October 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/phukyourcouch/status/1314789720283664384
Some people are saying Mike passed the ball to Paxson for a game winner that secured the series? Which finals was that? If they are referring to the 93 finals, technically, that was Horace who made that pass, not Mike.
— Brinson Richardson (@BrinsonRichard2) October 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/whiteybluey/status/1314821292491599872
Not that many damn times….LeBron did it back to back possessions. If it weren't for the AD putback, the game was over then.
— JG King (@JG_King22) October 10, 2020
These comparisons don’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. James has stated he wants to end his career as the GOAT but this criticism doesn’t help his case. During this postseason, he was criticized for doing the same thing against the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets.
He was scoring 40 points, yes, but the time to step up was during those seconds, so it would be hard to see fans agreeing that LeBron is actually better than Jordan, who always tried to make the last shot. When he couldn’t, he had to look for help, but that wasn’t a normal thing for His Airness.
