LeBron James has been putting up some eye-popping numbers, both this season and throughout his career. Considering what he’s done in context of history, he belongs in the company of some of the greatest players in the history of the game.
He’s a man who has drawn a lot of passionate discourse, some of it favorable, much of it not.
His poorly executed “Decision” does not, however, determine his place in history. His play does, and when you look at his play objectively, it’s apparent he’s moved into the conversation of one of the 10 greatest to ever play the game.
Greatness is a term that’s debated, overused, misunderstood and exaggerated—all at the same time. You might even say it’s been “greatly” abused. The important thing to understand about the word is that it’s relative.
The definition of "greatness" is, “Of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average.”
To define it mathematically, “three” is greater than “two" but not quite as great as “four.” Therefore, whether “thre ...
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Eye-Popping Numbers That Give LeBron James Proper Due Among All-Time NBA Legends
March 30th, 2013 by Kelly Scaletta Leave a reply »
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