Counting down the 12 Greatest to Ever Ball, also known as
5. LeBron James, The King
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As a Lakers fan, I’ve never been a huge fan of LeBron, which doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate his greatness. The dude is unlike anything we’ve seen in this league.
I understand rooting against him, but to hate him completely misses the point of sports. We need great polarizing players, they make the game a lot more interesting. Much like the 1960’s fans discovered with Wilt and the 2000′s with Kobe, we will miss him when he’s gone.
EDIT 1: In the first version of this list, he was number 10. After the 2015 season, especially his heroic Finals performance, I was tempted to move him up the list, but without any additional awards and accomplishments, it just wasn’t possible.
I specifically said “If he wins another Season MVP, or ring, or Finals MVP (which he almost certainly will), he’ll move up the list.”
EDIT 2: That 2016 performance was absolutely unbelievable. To beat the greatest regular season team EVER, AND to come back from a 3-1 deficit, AND win Game 7 on the road, AND do it for a city that hasn’t won a title in half a century, AND lead all players in every statistical category. I mean, that warrants a huge jump on this list, and I put him at number 5.
I really don’t think he will be moving any further, because the guys above him are giants.
EDIT 3: After yet another marvelous season in 2017 and no end in sight to the epic career he’s having, he may be going up after all. But for the time being, he remains at 5.
12. Jerry West
11. Hakeem Olajuwon
10. Larry Bird
9. Shaquille O’Neal
8. Kobe Bryant
7. Tim Duncan
6. Magic Johnson
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