Serena Williams’ impressive run during the 2022 US Open has earned her more praise from tennis fans and the world of sports in general. The legendary player announced she would play her last tournament in New York to say goodbye to an incredible career. Even though not many think she can pull this off, Serena has survived two tough matches against Danka Kovinic and Anett Kontaveit (No. 2 in the world), respectively.
These performances have gotten really far, and other big figures have praised her, especially LeBron James. After Williams secured her spot in the 3rd round of the Grand Slam, the King shared a video making goat noises as Serena celebrated her 2-1 win at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Following this win, NBA Central gave props to the queen of tennis, but also two other players who have dominated their sport for a long, long time. LeBron James and Tom Brady are reaching and past their 40s, yet are doing great, competing for big things and even winning championships in the past couple of seasons.
The tweet shows this trio with an accurate caption: “ageless goats.”
Ageless 🐐 pic.twitter.com/Kwixr85Qp1
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) September 1, 2022
However, instead of celebrating greatness, many fans decided to debate which of them was the greater legend. Some dismissed LeBron’s accomplishments, others did the same with Brady, and others with Serena. Of course, a group of them added other names to the mix, and the rest simply showed respect to these three legends.
Brady and Williams are goats of their sports Lebron isn’t
— Param091900 (@param91900) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/JNBA_allsports/status/1565207988335288320https://twitter.com/KPJalenStan/status/1565155918488256513
One is a whole mother. There’s levels to this
— Confused Houston Fan 🙃😕😐 (@Snyphe) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/NbaGenius548/status/1565155935705698305
i only know lebron here
— 𝙯𝙤 (@ogchabzo) September 1, 2022
Longevity
— うつ病 ☀️ (@130103Suns) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/PGSupremacy/status/1565155776393519105
Snuck in Lebron
— Manny (@Nin3rswarri3rs) September 1, 2022
LeBron being there is funny
— Barry (@BarryHates_) September 1, 2022
lebron : pic.twitter.com/bJWhyRhZLU
— Blitz 🦂 (@homiesoverhuzz) September 1, 2022
Tennis isn’t a sport sadly so she’s not the goat
— Jetsfan🍎 (@James_S547) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/papyfaye1/status/1565155877002379264
Lebron and mid
— . (@jordydagoat_) September 1, 2022
Brady above both of them
— Banchero’s Goat (➿-0) (@PaoloGOATchero) September 1, 2022
Snuck Brady in there like we wouldn’t notice
— TIMOTHY 🐺 (@6imothy) September 1, 2022
Tried to sneak LeBron in there
— ~Z~ (@TrxppeZ) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/LouAye_/status/1565155967393734658
Serena and Brady… That's it
— King_AMMO_ (@GoatBucketz7) September 1, 2022
Lebron here pic.twitter.com/W66HLjR0Bk
— HoodieSzn (@DrHoodieMaddog) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/__MO0DY/status/1565156192019685376
Remove Brady
— emily☻ (@Taebucks34) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/iOwnFrauds/status/1565156287465275396
Stop! Serena never lost 6-0, 6-0 in a Grand Slam Final. And Brady never been shutout in a Superbowl #NotTheSame
— FanBwoy Vaccine (@Chicago_R_Us) September 1, 2022
Lemickey missed the play in 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
— JC (@JayiguessC) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/JertellP/status/1565157135385632768https://twitter.com/SimonNwh/status/1565157691617673217
Lebron doesn’t belong anywhere close to Serena or Brady. Period.
— Bill the Butcher (@KobeBryantGoat8) September 1, 2022
https://twitter.com/Brooklyndee718/status/1565164191991955458
Tried to be sly and put LeBron on here like we wouldn’t notice 🤡
— KPD (@Wyookc24) September 1, 2022
Bron ageless, yes…
Goat?
G… T… F… O… H…
— Celtics (@MJ23GoatTalk) September 1, 2022
When you’re great, no matter what you do, people will always find a way to criticize you. LeBron has learned this firsthand and we’re pretty sure Serena and Tom too. They’re used to dealing with criticism but still, sometimes people take things too far.
Fortunately, they keep doing their thing and showing why they’re so great in their respective areas. Williams will now face Ajla Tomljanovic in the 3rd round of the US Open, trying to continue her already epic journey to a final championship.
As for Brady, he’s a couple of days away from starting another NFL campaign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He’s 45 right now and looking to add more silverware to his impressive collection.
James, on the other hand, is having a nice time this summer, but he’s also hitting the gym, making it clear that he and his Los Angeles Lakers are ready to bounce back after a terrible 2021/22 season where they missed the playoffs.
