Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James
"You only need to watch Michael Jordan in the court to know why he is called Ldquo; His Airness. A phenomenal athlete who seems to literally soar to the hoop, he is generally considered the greatest basketball player of all time," is what was said about Michael Jordan from the Biography of Michael Jordan on A&E Television Network. Since his first retirement twelve years ago, the NBA has been searching for a player to fill Jordan's shoes and bring the glamour back to the league (Gregory 58). That is until the coming of 6 foot 8 inch high school phenom, LeBron James. Even though James's statistics are comparable to Jordan's at his age, only time will tell if LeBron has what it takes to lead his team to win NBA championships.
Michael Jordan was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on February 17, 1963. He was cut from his high school team as a sophomore, but played on the team his junior and senior year. Jordan was awarded a scholarship to the......
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