Michael Jordan Thinks LeBron James Wouldn't be As Hot in His Era

His Airness fires more shots at LeBron.

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In case you didn't know by now, ESPNreleased a pretty great feature on Michael Jordan today. It's a pretty long read, so it's understandable if a reader were to miss a few details like the shot he took at LeBron James. It's surprising to some that he'd take Kobe over LeBron because of his rings (which James doesn't care about apparently), but in the article Jordan takes it one step further and says James wouldn't have been as great in his era:

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But is he wrong though? According from this list, LeBron would be up against a lot of heavy competition (cough, Michael Jordan, cough).

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[via ESPN]

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