The Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James debate will likely rage on forever. Unless LeBron goes on a championship tear through the final years of his career, many Jordan lovers will never be swayed.
Even if James does win a handful of championships over the next few years, they still may not be swayed.
You can put Shaquille O'Neal firmly in Jordan's corner today.
The loquacious big man discussed his feelings on the MJ vs. LeBron debate recently while promoting an energy drink in Hong Kong. Shaq said he'd take young Jordan "every time."
"It would be an interesting game," said O'Neal. "Young LeBron was more like (Lakers Hall of Famer) Magic Johnson. He was sort of like Magic with Jordan's abilities. He liked to pass, and he liked to get it up.
"But Mike was Mike. He was just special, like no one else. He always did things no one else could do, and things you couldn't compare to anyone else. So he was special, and he'd win."
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Shaq didn't stop there, however, and tossed Philadelphia 76ers' legend Julius Erving into the conversation as the best he's ever seen.
"I've seen young Mike and young LeBron and I must say Dr. J is still my favourite player," said O'Neal. "A lot of people today don't even mention his name but to me I still think he was the best. But these are questions that we'll never know the answer to.
Shaq also weighed in on the "Shaq vs. Bruce Lee In a Dark Alley" debate that nobody else is debating. I'd most certainly go with Bruce Lee in that one. But I guess we'll never know.
