Everyone always argues who is the better basketball player between LeBron James and Michael Jordan. Both of these basketball players were and are dynamic when they stepped on the basketball court. Jordan and James were worth the price of admission to watch them play basketball. Older fans of basketball would say that Jordan is the best player ever, however, younger fans would say that James is a superior player than Jordan. They both brought a special skill set to the National Basketball League, but the real question is who the better player is.
Although James has not reached the same point in his career that Jordan has, we can still compare the awards and honors each player has earned throughout their careers. Jordan has six championships to James’s two. Jordan has been named most valuable player five times to James’s four. Jordan has ten scoring titles to James’s one. Jordan was elected Defensive Player of the year in 1988 and James has never won this award to date. Michael Jordan has also won more awards and has done more in his career
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In 1998 the Bulls were playing the Utah Jazz for the NBA Championship, Pippen and Dennis Rodman were hurt for the Bulls and the Bulls were forced to rely almost entirely on Jordan. Jordan carried the Bulls on his back and won a NBA championship, something LeBron James has not done. A key example of LeBron’s failure to lead a team is during the 2015 NBA finals. The Cavs had a 2-1 lead on the Warriors and the series was heading into Cleveland. LeBron James could not score in the 4th quarter and when the Cavs needed a spark. LeBron was shut down by Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala. The Warriors dominated the series, winning four games to two. Jordan would not lay down and die like LeBron would in the NBA finals and would find a way to win no matter the