LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan: First Take compares legacies of the NBA greats
Max Kellerman, Kendrick Perkins and Domonique Foxworth debate how LeBron James joining Fenway Sports Group to become a part owner of the Boston Red Sox impacts his legacy in comparison to Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan.
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0:00 Max Kellerman heaps praise on LeBron James’ intelligence.
1:28 Domonique Foxworth talks about the legacies of LeBron and Michael Jordan.
3:33 Kendrick Perkins encourages young basketball players to follow in LeBron’s footsteps.
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March 17, 2021 at 5:19 pm
0:00 Max Kellerman heaps praise on LeBron James’ intelligence.
1:28 Domonique Foxworth talks about the legacies of LeBron and Michael Jordan.
3:33 Kendrick Perkins encourages young basketball players to follow in LeBron’s footsteps.
さよなら ポケモンモジャ公
March 17, 2021 at 5:31 pm
Base their legacy on their playing careers, not what they invest on.
Ricardo Lozano
March 17, 2021 at 5:52 pm
missing free throws and turning the ball over
checka nr1
March 18, 2021 at 4:48 am
4:29 ESPN thinking about the next video debating the “GOAT” loool
Achilles Young
March 18, 2021 at 8:47 am
Kendrick perkins encourages young basketball players to leave when you lose, complain and blame teammates
さよなら ポケモンモジャ公
March 18, 2021 at 9:30 am
@Achilles Young dame call those players chumps, runnin from the grind, chasin rings.
Afraaz Alam
March 17, 2021 at 7:11 pm
ESPN: *30 years later – Who’s legacy is better: LeBron’s or MJ’s?
Weltch First2
March 17, 2021 at 7:26 pm
They literally have this topic every other day but sneak it in every day
Gary Martin
March 17, 2021 at 7:32 pm
Keeping putting lebron against Jordan and keep on losing 🤫
Trxii
March 17, 2021 at 7:38 pm
Mj better at offense and defense bro like where’s the argument
Gary Martin
March 17, 2021 at 7:53 pm
@Trxii 🤷🏽♂️
Trxii
March 17, 2021 at 7:59 pm
@Gary Martin I’m convinced they casuals
Jelani Wood
March 17, 2021 at 7:49 pm
Im not even gonna watch this just here to say “Stop it. Get some help.”
Cosimo 7
March 17, 2021 at 7:58 pm
Jordan literally publicized the NBA to a whole different level. If Jordan was never in the NBA then we wouldn’t be talking about lebron like we are now. What Jordan did for the NBA and basketball alone surpasses lebron’s “legacy”. You can’t say at all that lebron will ever have a better legacy because if Jordan never existed, Lebron wouldn’t have the legacy he has now and it would be completely different to Lebron’s detriment.
Leoleo Leo
March 17, 2021 at 10:30 pm
Every body know that what you say It’s true, but they still compare LeBron to Jordan, because the name of Jordan is still a source of more wealth and more audience. At the end of all that i would say stupid media.
Nicholas Wani
March 18, 2021 at 5:54 am
bro you do realize that if any superstar was in jordan’s place they would’ve been beloved by the public like he is? and no i’m not talking about his ownership of the charlottes hornets. i’m saying being the best player in the league. at the time he was. think about it, space jam 2 is gonna be in theatres this summer, but that happens to every great player( ex. kareem: game of death, wilt: conan the destroyer, michael: space jam. bro the world needed someone to boost their sales, jordan was a living advertisement, that’s why he appeared in many commercials in the 90’s. and amassed one third of his wealth at the time from his nba contract, the rest came from shoe deals, endorsements, etc
Leoleo Leo
March 18, 2021 at 8:01 am
@Nicholas Wani You’re wright, but despite all of what you say, LeBron is great but he’s not a Money maker at the level of MJ, i remember that prime Michael Jordan was famous at the level of Michael Jackson, that is why Michael Jackson had invited him to make a video together.
Nicholas Wani
March 18, 2021 at 6:47 pm
@Leoleo Leo literally bro,i like mj more than i like lebron; but i will never say that one is better than the other. they played on different teams, had different expectations, with different rules. for all we know the 95-96 mj was probably better than he played but the team was so stacked he wasn’t expected to carry the bulls franchise like he did in the ’80’s
Injenuity
March 19, 2021 at 1:30 am
@Leoleo Leo At 16 LeBron did have a few of his High school games on ESPN. Unheard of at the time.
Maximo Mgwadira
March 17, 2021 at 8:13 pm
They had to leave Stephen A. out of this debate just so that LeBron wins a debate😂😂😂how sad.
Tim Neal
March 17, 2021 at 8:37 pm
I still don’t believe that people think this is even Up For Debate is MJ and got to the point where I can’t stand Steven A just about as bad as Max Kellerman who is the blackest white man I know
Tree House 2021
March 17, 2021 at 8:55 pm
Alot of people went directly at the ex-president including jamelle hill so stop…
Boricua Montana
March 17, 2021 at 9:08 pm
Lebron is the 🐐 off the court but Jordan is the 🐐 on the court end of discussion 😴
Doctor Strange Plays
March 17, 2021 at 10:46 pm
If we could have those sit down vids like kobe and shaq, magic and isiah did, i want lebron and mj to do that.
ECoe 08
March 17, 2021 at 10:54 pm
Lebron’s Legacy over Jordan’s? 😂 come back to me when his sneakers start selling out 1 minute after its release
A Fitzpatrick
March 17, 2021 at 11:03 pm
Max killed me when he said I got kids, they dont watch baseball but they’re Yankee fans haha
Imiko
March 17, 2021 at 11:24 pm
This is ESPN’s go to segment I swear lmao
Mike Taylor
March 18, 2021 at 12:03 am
Been 20+ years since MJ played. His shoes still#1. He still on this show everyday. First black Nascar owner. NBA owner while he played. That is all you need to know before you say MJs legacy is better. All these dudes know is the Last Dance. Should be ashamed to be bad at their jobs. Max horrible argument.
Kingsley Jackson
March 18, 2021 at 2:17 am
Lebron wear # 23 because of Jordan
Alexander Hayward
March 18, 2021 at 6:37 am
Despite the ESPN desperate narrative, Jordan’s solo focus on the game vs James’ social justice is actually way, WAY in Jordan’s favor.
Achilles Young
March 18, 2021 at 8:59 am
know that they keep on debating for over 10 years now is the fact that lebron will never surpass Jordan. just accept it ESPN.
ChicagoBorn PilsenBred21
March 18, 2021 at 10:23 am
We all know Jordan is the GOAT
Ricky Mckinnon
March 18, 2021 at 1:13 pm
LBJ will go down as the #1 greatest of all time, Period and I’m a Kobe fan since he came into the league. They just don’t want him to be the greatest. Same with floyd Mayweather. They don’t want to give him that crown fully. I just don’t understand. Why because of the ppl who was before them? Records are made to be broken.
Scoring Machine
March 18, 2021 at 8:15 pm
Lebron has played against waaaay more all time great players than Mj
ReyMuzic -JR
March 18, 2021 at 11:03 pm
I think if you have to keep pulling MJ down in order to boost LBJ on and off the court accomplishments you’ve already said enough about LBJ legacy.
The Legend
March 19, 2021 at 12:15 am
No. MJ = 🐐
Kd Roofing
March 19, 2021 at 12:40 am
This topic let this panel keep their job going
Justin Alden
March 19, 2021 at 2:38 am
ESPN…STOP!!! PLEASE STOP!! You are the reason I stopped watching sports!! You get millions of dollars to beat a dead horse!!! Its either political or the who is the G.O.A.T ..MJ or the queen!!! And they wonder why their ratings suck so bad!!!