Michael Jordan Persuasive Essay

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In today’s modern sports world, it’s one of the greatest debates of all time. Who is the greatest basketball player to ever play? Is it “His Airness”, or is it “King James”? This debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the greatest basketball player has been more relevant as of late. Many people of today believe that LeBron James is the greatest player currently playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and they also believe that he is the best ever. My belief, however, is that Michael Jordan is the greatest to play the game. I somewhat agree with Lebron being the best current day player, but he is nowhere near being considered the best ever over Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan should be considered the greatest player of all time because of the way he enhanced his teammates play, his stats/accomplishments can compare to any player, and he had very positive impact on the game. …show more content…
It’s pretty obvious by just watching highlights that Jordan was a dominant player on the court, not only individually, but he also had a knack for getting his teammates heavily involved and improving their game. During an interview comparing LeBron James and Michael Jordan in May of 2011 conducted by the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, more commonly known as ESPN, Horace Grant, who was a former teammate of Jordan on the Chicago Bulls, said that “LeBron is going to be one of the top players to ever play the game. But Michael Jeffrey Jordan, who we bumped heads with at times, is I think, the best who ever played the game” Horace Grant went on to say, “Believe me, he made myself, Scottie, B.J. [Armstrong], even Bill Cartwright who I

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