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Originally Posted by neg3sd
Jordan has the best selling shoe in sports history.
In the 70's TV didn't want to show the NBA playoffs. Bird, Magic, and MJ saved basketball. Ruth saved baseball. That was almost 100 years ago. No one remembers seeing Ruth play.
You could say Sosa and McGwire saved baseball but we let them go after they are finished.
We all saw Wayne Gretzky and what he was for hockey jordan was for basketball but hes gone and we accept that.
There was a point in time baseball was more popular than football and those players that were part of the era to help the NFL surpass MLB are no longer needed to be talked about every day.
Jordans hes done. Its not so much him being brought up in player comparisons. Its just any minute thing that is done has to be compared to Jordan
Lebron practiced with durant: "Jordan would never practice with Bird"
Lebron gave paul george a high five after each made great plays against eachother: "OH you dont see Jordan doing that"
Juwan Howard has a halftime rant: "Jordan would of made that rant before he let, Bill Wenington do it"
Lebron did his post game interview along side Wade: "well you dont see MJ doing that"
Lebrons smiling during the game: "jordan isnt out there smiling hes a killer"
Its all the stupid little minute stuff that have nothing to do on a players greatness that just always get brought up. Its crazy.
If Lebron ate his pregame meal at 5:00 pm there is just someone thats gonna say well thats not how MJ did it, he ate his meal at 4:30pm.