![]() It’s a good question, a good conversation. Some people say well Shaq is two times bigger than Bruce Lee. Some people say well Bruce would kick Shaq’s ass. It’s a bit like if I met Bruce Lee in an alleyway. But these are questions that we’ll never know the answer to. “A lot of people today don’t even mention his name but to me I still think he was the best. J is still my favourite player,” said O’Neal. “I’ve seen young Mike and young LeBron and I must say Dr. He always did things no one else could do, and things you couldn’t compare to anyone else. He liked to pass, and he liked to get it up. He was sort of like Magic with Jordan’s abilities. “Young LeBron was more like (Lakers Hall of Famer) Magic Johnson. “It would be an interesting game,” said O’Neal. “I think you have to go with a young Jordan every time.” “Mike,” said O’Neal, winner of four NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers (2000-2002) and the Miami Heat (2006). O’Neal, visiting Hong Kong to promote an energy drink, faced both Jordan and James in their prime and when asked who would win a hypothetical match-up, he didn’t hesitate. O’Neal’s most interesting remarks concerned Mike’s place atop the basketball mountaintop.Īccording to the big fella, Julius Erving stands above everyone in the game’s history. We’ll see how fresh my mind stays over the next couple of years.During a promotional pit stop in Asia, Shaquille O’Neal waded into the Michael Jordan vs LeBron James debate-Shaq says an in-his-prime MJ would beat LeBron in their fantasy one-on-one matchup. “Playing basketball at this level just to be playing basketball, it’s not in my DNA. And once you get there, you know how to get there. He was a guy who led the charge in terms of ‘super teams’ being put together, Erving. Even his critics will concede he’s a top-10 player of all time, but Dr. After the shock of Jordan being on the second team, what jumps off the page is no LeBron James. That has always been my passion, my goal since I entered the league, an 18-year-old kid out of Akron, Ohio. Jordan, Magic, Larry Bird, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. “I want to win and give myself a chance to win and still compete for championships. He doesn’t know how much longer he wants to play, but knows what he still wants to do. The Lakers are only three games out of the last play-in tournament spot, so it’s not like there’s no hope for this season.īut he’s not playing for All-Star longevity marks, or the chance to squeak into the playoffs, or even scoring records. Shockingly, you wouldnt see the face of any of them in Julius Ervings Mount Rushmore. He’ll be a 38-year-old All-Star when the game rolls around in February only five other players have been in that game at 38 or older. For obvious reasons, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and Magic Johnson are often on the list. When he sees another player work on something, or do something in the game, he says, ‘Oh, I want to try that.’. “So, he’s going to continue to develop new skills to put in his toolkit. “He constantly works at his craft,” said Miami coach Erik Spoelstra, the only coach to win more than one championship with James. And he doesn’t intend to stop playing anytime soon, either, so that record might be way out of reach by the time James is actually done. Only six players at that age averaged more rebounds, only four players - Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Jason Kidd and John Stockton, four of the best point guards ever - averaged more assists at 37.Īt his current pace, James could catch Abdul-Jabbar for the scoring record by early February. He averaged not just the 30.1 points, but 8.5 rebounds and 6.2 assists during this lap around the sun. doesn’t seem like many have played at this level for this many years and this many miles and things on their resume.” When you look at the history of the game. ![]() But I kind of surprise myself sometimes, just at the level. “I know how much I put into my body, into my mind, and all of those things. “I do know how much I put into the game,” James said.
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