LeBron James picks self as winner vs prime Michael Jordan

MANILA, Philippines – His Airness has spoken, and now, King James has done the same.

A few days after Michael Jordan told spectators in his Flight School basketball camp that “no question” he would beat LeBron James in a one-on-one contest while in his prime, the 4-time NBA MVP also talked about the topic and, unsurprisingly, picked himself in such a situation.

“Oh, I take myself,” James told TODAY’s Willie Geist in a video that was released on Saturday, August 15 (Manila time). 

“For sure. I mean, I’m [going to] take myself versus anybody. I’ll tell you one thing: they’re [going to] have to take a few wheelchairs and a couple of ambulances there to get us off the floor.” (READ: LeBron says ‘I’m the best player in the world’)

James’ response might have been expected, but, really, he was in a lose-lose situation. If he answered that Jordan would beat him, critics would be quick to bash him for not having the confidence in himself.

By answering that he would beat Jordan, many of the former Chicago Bulls superstar’s die-hard fans and other James critics – there are a lot of them – will still bash him anyway.

James is arguably the most scrutinized player ever in NBA history, but it’s his confidence in himself that has elevated him to becoming the best player in the world today, and one of the greatest ever in league history. So, of course he chose himself to win.

Like many other great debates in NBA lore, this is one that we will never get a concrete answer for due to both players, being at their peak in different eras.

However, that won’t stop many basketball junkies from talking about it for a long, long time anyway. – Rappler.com