Spencer Haywood says LeBron has surpassed MJ: "Jordan did what he did but the players are now bigger, better, faster"

[{"selector":"#anim-9bed939c-8d19-44a0-a31d-9b66cdecf6e6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-4.296874904002957%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Following the Los Angeles Lakers' 2020 NBA championship victory, NBA icon Spencer Haywood said that LeBron James has surpassed Michael Jordan as the best basketball player of all time.

[{"selector":"#anim-8bc7d45a-cc0c-4f3a-9014-bd522ea188ed [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-63.30915168971725%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] According to Haywood, the contemporary game is on a different level than when Jordan played. And the competition is much tougher.

[{"selector":"#anim-e0415462-cef6-42f4-abf5-926137cf75c7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.857142761145834%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Jordan went 6-0 in the NBA Finals, but Haywood believes you can't compare titles due to the competition.

[{"selector":"#anim-73faf93e-2724-4f08-91d8-7ba1895f5bbc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-51.63225436828866%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Players now are thought to be more skilled than ever before, and with the addition of Europeans, the NBA's ability level has never been higher.

[{"selector":"#anim-e730b49b-b3b8-4fcc-ab5a-776cfc2c608d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-12.08147311828866%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] LeBron only holds four NBA championships. Not only did he have one in which his club rebounded from a 1-3 Finals hole to defeat the finest regular season team in league history

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[{"selector":"#anim-b12452d5-551a-4ec1-9732-a5ed325ec9ac [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-5.846731889685042%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] LeBron is the real deal. We saw greatness, something extraordinary. "You can't live in the past," Haywood said.

Spencer Haywood says LeBron has surpassed MJ: "Jordan did what he did but the players are now bigger, better, faster"

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