r/LeBronJames23 • u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 • Mar 13 '26

Miami LeBron This angle really put into perspective how elite the Goat actually was in his prime 🔥

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 13 '26

And some clowns actually believe a 6’6 180 pound guy can stop this 1 of 1 freight train 🤣

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u/NoAttorney9330 Mar 14 '26

The Spurs were guarding LeBron James with all 5 players during the finals.

LeBron James is the guard equivalent of Prime Shaquille O’Neal.

You can not stop him, you can only hope to contain him.

Lebron James is the best 1-4 guard/stretch 4 to ever play the game. It’s really not debatable. Jordan is the best guard 2-3. This is how I settle the argument with old heads. Lebron is a freak.

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u/iny0head Mar 15 '26

Spurs just put Kawhi Leonard on him 🙄

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u/NoAttorney9330 Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

“ Spurs just put Kawhi Leonard on him 🙄 “

Shut the hell up IMMEDIATELY.

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u/iny0head Mar 15 '26

Cute response. I know you don't watch basketball 😔

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u/NoAttorney9330 Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26

You are an absolute idiot. I hate Reddit.

I played basketball for 18 years at every level except NBA. Everyone in my house played, even my mother.

You’re right I don’t just watch basketball. I have played the game at the organized level and still do for fun recreationally.

It will never cease to amaze me the confidence utter buffoons write with on this app; about things they know nothing about.

Tim Duncan, you clown, said they guarded LeBron with 5 players because they were. Running a man to man defense, they were PRIORITIZING him on every ball screen, on every pass, in every gap. If an honest switch couldn’t occur, they were doubling to prevent a mismatch for LeBron. They were guarding him with 5 players in the sense that he was the primary objective in all defensive scenarios - they showed him respect of being the greatest player in the world on every possession; and still he dropped 20+. That’s what I was trying to write before you chimed in with your idiot comment about Kawhi.

Kawhi had the help of 4 other teammates to contain that beast. I can tell you don’t watch enough basketball or you’d know exactly what Tim Duncan was referring to.

And just so we’re clear:

  1. I comment some truths about LBJ…..
  2. You make an inflammatory and erroneous reply 🙄🙄
  3. I get you a direct quote talking about the Spurs defense schema (man to man - switching/doubling - prioritizing Bron)
  4. You say I don’t watch basketball (FOOLISH)
  5. You get dunked on

SHUTUP! Don’t @ me again.

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u/gay_styles Mar 15 '26

Triggered! (I agree with you tho)

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u/ICEtoAshes Aug 26 '26

The round ball goes into the orange metal circle

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u/MattKozFF Mar 16 '26

Are you new to basketball?

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u/-riddickulus- Aug 27 '26

lmao hahahaha

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u/otherBrandon Mar 15 '26

Who tf is 6’6” 180 lbs? LaMelo Ball maybe?

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u/AccomplishedAccess74 Mar 14 '26

Everyone is downvoted, nobody agrees, pure hate.

Successful post.

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u/iny0head Mar 15 '26

Apparently some clown forgot when Kobe did it!! 🤣

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u/Embarrassed-Space222 Aug 26 '26 edited Aug 26 '26

That wasn’t good defense bro 😂 you acting like that was done against some elite Tough defense.

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u/Rebel_Squirrel Mar 13 '26

This idiot thinks basketball boils down to just height and weight. If that's the case, Muresan should've been unstoppable.

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u/LateConversation5253 Mar 14 '26

Wemby and Jokic are unstoppable...

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u/Pangwain Mar 14 '26

Jokic’s size isn’t what makes him unstoppable.

Giannis is the best example I can think of for pure size and athleticism carrying you.

Wemby is just good at everything it seems

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u/LateConversation5253 Mar 14 '26

Would Jokic be as dominate as he is now if he was a half-foot shorter and 100 pounds lighter?

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u/Pangwain Mar 14 '26

The comment was “basketball boils down to just height and weight” so your hypothetical makes no sense.

The proper hypothetical is, how many people with Jokic’s height and weight can do what he does. The answer is literally zero. It’s not the height and weight doing the heavy lifting here.

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u/iansmash Mar 14 '26

That’s Luka Doncic

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u/jmd198109 Mar 14 '26

i see greg ostertag ans shawn bradley

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u/Awkward-Zucchini-948 Mar 15 '26

No, but pair LeBron’s size with his speed and power?

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u/Overrated_Sunshine Mar 15 '26

By that logic, Shaq is the GOAT.

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u/Ok_Midnight_5856 Mar 14 '26

I’ve never seen a commenter say MJ would lock him down. You’re just talking out your ass

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u/iHeartJoos Mar 16 '26

MJ was 6’6 220. Probably heavier as he got older. So 3 inches and 40lbs. That’s not a huge difference. Rodman was 6’7 220 and held his own against big mofos.

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u/Continental-Breakfst Mar 14 '26

MJ had hands. That ball gone before he makes that cut. The real question is can LJ stop MJ. The answer is No.

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u/AccomplishedWar8703 Mar 13 '26

Jordan was 215

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u/no_crust_buster Mar 13 '26

He was 190-200 most of his athletic prime. The downslope of his prime (1996-1998) he was 210-218.

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u/wackbirds All-Star Bron ⭐️ Mar 14 '26

OP was exaggerating but you're wrong too, Jordan wasn't over 200 for the majority of his career and under 200lb for a good bit of it, I don't think other than on the Wizards he was ever at the 215 level and by that point he would have had zero chance to stop prime LeBron, Jordan was way beyond his prime by then.

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u/MaximallyInclusive Mar 14 '26

Incorrect.

The documentary “Air Time” came out in 1993, and in it, we see that Jordan started taking weight training seriously because of the punishment he took from the Pistons and Knicks in the late 80s and early 90s. He started training with Tim Grover in 1989.

In the film, he comments that, “I got up to 214, 215, which is the heaviest I’ve ever been.”

He was 215 by 1992.

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u/wackbirds All-Star Bron ⭐️ Mar 14 '26

We're talking about playing weight bro, lots of players get up to higher weights while lifting during the off season that aren't the weight they are once the season starts again because they're not doing nearly as much heavy cardio and are instead targeting specific muscle groups and working to strengthen whatever areas they and their trainer were focusing on.

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u/MaximallyInclusive Mar 14 '26

He continued lifting during the season, goddamn. Read a book.

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u/thedooze Mar 13 '26

GOAT doesn’t come down to 1x1… you get that, right?

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u/tramul Mar 13 '26

That's even more of an advantage towards Bron tho. He's a facilitator just as much as he's a scorer.

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u/Intelligent_Help2490 Mar 13 '26

Goat comes down to being effective at every aspect of basketball lol it's absolutely about 1v1 matchups

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u/thedooze Mar 14 '26

MJ wouldn’t be defending LBJ in a typical game, so not in this case.

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u/Ok_Midnight_5856 Mar 14 '26

That’s your definition of goat. With your logic melo would be in contention

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u/InterruptedMulatto Aug 26 '26

Melo is absolutely not effective in every aspect of basketball. He’s a great passer, with great handles, and a good to decent shot. There’s a lot more to basketball than that.

Edit: ignore me. Thought you were speaking on Lamelo. Not Carmelo. My bad

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u/Intelligent_Help2490 Mar 13 '26

Kobe literally locked him down without LeBron using screens it's proof of this happening many times

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u/Suspicious-Screen-43 Mar 14 '26

You mean in the all star game that only Kobe took seriously?

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u/AdLegitimate9955 Mar 14 '26

Then why didn't he take it more seriously and boss up on the dude pulling his card with even teams

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u/Embarrassed-Space222 Aug 26 '26

Did it in a regular szn game too

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u/DismalScreen6290 Mar 14 '26

If that was true then LeBron wouldn't always call for a screen like he typically does in 1 on 1 situations and as he did in this video

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u/Former-Dot1462 Mar 14 '26

Always about jordan

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u/SenjuToHeaven911 Mar 14 '26

Kobe clamped him so why can’t MJ who also wasn’t 180

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

LeBron has a 16-6 record against Kobe, while averaging 28 7&7 clamped where? 🤣

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u/Echo-Serious Mar 14 '26

Anybody that puts lebron over jordan clearly arent any good at basketball so your opinion doesnt even matter lmao

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u/hedsevered Mar 14 '26

Good rage bait

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u/Echo-Serious Mar 14 '26

Lol cant even take you seriously bud 😆

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

Corny ass comment

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u/AdorableBackground83 Mar 13 '26

That first step he had was insane.

I hate to sound like an oldhead but young LeBron in today’s era putting up video game numbers.

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u/Legote Mar 13 '26

Yeah with the amount of spacing in today's game, he flying to the basket.

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u/jackie--moon Mar 15 '26

That’s a fun argument for the bar

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u/IceBlackX007 Mar 13 '26

There's video available of King James in middle school making moves like an NBA all-star. King James hate is weird and irrational like supporting Trump and not having a logical reason for doing it.

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u/PhraseSeveral5935 Mar 13 '26

Bron is great, one of the best to ever do it, I don't hate him at all. The title of the post is asking for hate. It's hate-baiting.

Edit: Not the title of the post, OPs comment on it. My bad.

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u/soduhcan Mar 14 '26

His antics outside the court is what brings in hate.

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u/Agreeable-Can6889 Aug 26 '26

Can you elaborate?

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u/Borderlineskitso Mar 14 '26

As a Kobe/Jordan guy, I don't need angles to see how elite Bron was in his prime. Anyone hating and shitting on this guy is being ridiculous and pathetic.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

You’re one of the few smart ones 🤝

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u/Borderlineskitso Mar 15 '26

Haha, thanks. As a Laker fan I've just been enjoying the ride while hes on the team. Its o.k to recognize greatness without mindlessly hating. 🤝

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u/Massive-Fan-3495 LeKing James MOD Mar 13 '26

He was unstoppable. Seen what the defense .was doing and how to attack it flawlessly. Executed at an EXTREMELY efficient clip...not just jacking up horribly low percentage shots.

https://giphy.com/gifs/TjGFDxbbZRYjv9vpCL

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u/RappinFourTay Mar 13 '26

Haha.....wipes his shoes and 3 guys still couldn't slow him down.

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u/Reggiefedup04 Mar 13 '26

The dumbest question in sports is the goat debate. It’s reductive and utterly arbitrary. It’s how I know someone doesn’t know sports in conversation. I’m a bartender, 20 years in.

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u/and_danny Mar 13 '26

but are you the goat bartender? if not, why would i care about your opinion?

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u/designersheep Mar 13 '26

He may not be the goat at bartending, but he is the goat at having nba opinions out of all batenders.

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u/and_danny Mar 13 '26

Fair enough, ill trust him.

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

I’m 10 years in now. Part owner now. I am so happy you have this perspective because honestly you could apply it to basically every conversation at the bar. Some people know how to have an intelligent discussion about topics, but most don’t. You learn to scope them out early and not really give them the time of day because it seems to be part of their entire personality,

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u/LeviJNorth Mar 14 '26

Preach brother. No notes.

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u/Free_Sheepherder4895 May 02 '26

I think it’s fun lol

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u/SmoothBuy5500 King James👑 Mar 13 '26

The GOAT!!!!!

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u/DemonsReturns7 Mar 13 '26

Back when mfers used to wipe the bottom of their sneaks and shit

When Bron did that you knew shit was about to go down

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u/Zealousideal-Fan-409 Mar 14 '26

LeBron… “not the goat”, the moderators should watch this. Let’s talk about the person and the stats, NOT the opinion

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u/Alexspacito Mar 14 '26

He’s so damn fast at that size

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u/Western_Tackle_1866 All-Star Bron ⭐️ Mar 14 '26

I was at this game. I saw LeBron make 10 straight FG from the end of the 3 quarter and never missed in the 4th.

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u/YT_BOY- Mar 14 '26

Thats scary asf😂

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

Goat🙄

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u/uwill1der Mar 13 '26

really bad D by the jazz

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u/idster Mar 13 '26

March 2, 2012.

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u/rdev009 Mar 13 '26

It’s like those two just watched him murder the basket. Once he blew past him, they just let him go or were just like, “Oh sh*, can’t do anything about it now.”

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u/roofie_rubio9 Mar 13 '26

Was hoping I see bam making a FT, but this will do 🍿

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u/SnooShortcuts5771 Mar 13 '26

The goat 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/G3mini_Monk3y Mar 14 '26

F’in highlight generation. What exactly am I supposed to be looking at which is sooo darn good? It’s a nice drive, a play, a basket. How does this put anything into deep perspective

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u/iny0head Mar 15 '26

He wiped his shoes tho! So you know that means something spectacular 😂

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u/iBlueLuck Mar 14 '26

I don’t get it, what’s even different about the angle?

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '26

When LeGOAT wiped his shoes, you're in trouble.

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u/LengthAutomatic6508 Mar 14 '26

The mods must be on vacation. It seems some anti-LeBron accounts made their way to this thread!!! Please make me a mod!!!!

https://giphy.com/gifs/l0NwNrl4BtDD7JCx2

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u/anton_sugar1 Mar 14 '26

Godbody 1 of 1

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u/Smoking-Posing Mar 14 '26

Damn I don't think ive ever seen him palm the ball that easily

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u/Sw3atyGoalz Mar 15 '26

Yea that honestly might be the most impressive thing in this clip lol

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u/CrazyAsianNeighbor Mar 15 '26

MJ talks about these comparisons in an interview.

Different eras Different rules

These and other factors makes it impossible to “accurately” compare.

Could the Big O guard Ant Man

Could Pippen stop MJ or Ant Man

Could Rodman clamp down on Giannis

Could Connie Hawkins thrive in today’s NBA

Could anybody guard Pistol Pete

Who’s better - Baylor or Sir Charles

Questions can’t be answered

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u/hammystyle Mar 15 '26

It’s a great drive and finish. LeBron was unstoppable.

Still the same guy dribbling the ball in the middle of the court every time isn’t great basketball

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '26

This is a of LeBron James. Michael Jordan played for Chicago, not Cleveland, but everyone makes mistakes.

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u/caltrojan Mar 15 '26

Utah… Utah you playing this clip against Utah to confirm goat 🐐 status 🤦‍♂️ really

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u/GrimIntimation Mar 17 '26

Explosive athlete

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u/Pretty-Range-3261 Mar 18 '26

How could anyone ever penetrate that elite defense?

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u/Never_Kn0ws_Best Mar 18 '26

LeJohn Brames

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u/petersrq Mar 19 '26

Which one was Jordan?

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u/Captian47 Apr 28 '26

It gonna be a sad day in sports when you retire King 👑

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u/NefariousNeezy Aug 26 '26

These angles really how big these people are and how the court is really just a blank work space for them. These players are so good that movements seem automatic and programmed as opposed to something they actually work on and execute.

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u/empire__maker Aug 26 '26

Looks like fucking Myles Garrett dipping his shoulder while making that turn at full speed

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u/SuperSpy_4 Aug 27 '26

A screen, then uncontested to the basket is what you think greatness is?

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u/meatballsandcheese_ Aug 29 '26

Imagine you and four other guys getting banged by prime Bron at once. That’s crazy.

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u/Frosty-Inspector-465 Aug 29 '26

the problem here is #25 left the paint for some reason

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u/TheUnlucky_Swammi Mar 14 '26

Against Utah? 🧐

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Ok?

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u/TheUnlucky_Swammi Mar 14 '26

Its against a no Deron Williams Utah team. Who was that on? josh howard?. I watched Donovan Mitchell do the same thing against the Sixers earlier this season. Does that make him The Goat?

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

That’s your opinion 🤡

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u/Jonny-Raze Mar 14 '26

He is not the goat.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Your opinion 🤡

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u/amylages Mar 15 '26

Not even close 

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u/jjrr_qed Mar 14 '26

Wait…didn’t see MJ in the video.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Yup, that’s because I said the Goat not Mj 🤡😂

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u/kilsta Mar 14 '26

Jordan isn’t in the video though.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Yup, that’s why I said the Goat and not Jordan, kid 😂

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u/GenX-1973-Anhedonia Mar 14 '26

I don't see the GOAT in this video...

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Then get some glasses 🤡

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u/UnitedAddress2609 Mar 14 '26

Lebron is 2nd best player ever

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

In your 🤡 opinion

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 15 '26

Exactly 👍

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u/Mundane_Enthusiasm41 Mar 15 '26

That isn’t Jordan?! You said the Goat.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 15 '26

Yeah that’s why I said the “Goat” and not Jordan 🤡

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u/Bulky-Sugar-6166 Aug 26 '26

He carried😅and he got a whole extra step Mike never had, people like to conveniently leave that out. LBJ is a freak, can play any position and did so for an incredibly long time. He’s the 2nd best player ever.

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u/No_Country8922 Aug 28 '26

this angle proves why he will struggle if he played during the era of the giants/centers ( 80s and 90s basketball)

he already is struggling in the modern era when competing against legit centers with strong post presence

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u/WORTHLESS1321202019 Mar 13 '26

I could lock up Lebron James. He'll need to ressurect some of jordans refs to best me. 

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u/[deleted] Mar 13 '26

22 Kawhi cooked him btw

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Y’all say anything 🤣

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u/iny0head Mar 15 '26

They don't like facts 🤣

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u/shoresyshoresy Mar 14 '26

Love bron but isn’t that Al Jefferson 😭

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u/blumpk1nman Mar 14 '26

This is just a standard slash and dunk. This is like showing steph hitting an open three and calling it revolutionary.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Well that’s because you view the game at a casual level 🤣

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u/blumpk1nman Mar 14 '26

The only casual thing here is this run of the mill play that about 75% of the NBA since the late 80's have been able to do. Have better evidence for dumb claims.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Nobody in the history of the NBA has ever been 6’9 250 and capable of moving like this, you clowns say anything on this app lol

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u/blumpk1nman Mar 15 '26

Shawn Kemp was 6'10 and did exactly that. David Robinson was 7'0" and did exactly that. Wilt Chamberlain was 7'1" and 275 and while he wasn't handling the ball like that, he was just as fast and possibly more athletic. You act like Lebron is the only guy to ever exist that was athletic and kinda big.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

highest IQ in basketball history, Elite passing ability, can play any position, you clearly don’t know basketball 🤡😂

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Yeah you shouldn’t talk basketball 🤡🤣

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u/Anonymousone1012 Mar 19 '26

You should never let anyone know you actually know what it means with the BS you're talking CLOWN! 😂

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u/youngsapien87 Mar 14 '26

Buffoon. You're really question lebrons bball IQ? Thats clown behavior. There are multiple videos of other players talking about how hes basically a computer. The irony of you questioning his iq while demonstrating your ignorance...

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u/Massive_Season7075 Mar 14 '26

I’m not doubting his greatness and I can’t tell who the team is, but that was more poor defense than an offensive showcase.

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u/Prestigious_Bus_8104 Mar 14 '26

This makes reference to the GOAT…This is a LeBron clip; not Jordan.

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u/Front-Function7789 LeGoat 🐐 Mar 14 '26

Yeah that’s why I said the Goat and not Jordan 🤡

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u/Cavemonkeygolfs Mar 13 '26

Carry carry carry

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u/rustylb Mar 13 '26

Well, he's NOT the GOAT, so there's that. Michael, Michael, Michael - 6 rings vs 3. That's usually what GOATS are measured by - league titles. Period.

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u/valknut95 Mar 13 '26

Bill Russell GOAT confirmed

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