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Elizabeth Mendoza said:At the end of the day, it all boils down to one single question: if you were handed a ticket to see one of these two legends play live, who are you picking? Are you heading to the arena to watch LeBron James or Stephen Curry?
Such a great kid. 🙄
Jesse Sullivan5 said:I’d definitely be there for Lakers vs Warriors...
or even Warriors vs Lakers
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Elizabeth Mendoza said:At the end of the day, it all boils down to one single question: if you were handed a ticket to see one of these two legends play live, who are you picking? Are you heading to the arena to watch LeBron James or Stephen Curry?
Such a great kid. 🙄
Elizabeth Mendoza said:At the end of the day, it all boils down to one single question: if you were handed a ticket to see one of these two legends play live, who are you picking? Are you heading to the arena to watch LeBron James or Stephen Curry?
Such a great kid. 🙄
Jesse Sullivan5 said:Prost or Senna? Or maybe Schumacher?
Jessica Gonzalez said:I see what you mean, but I guess the Cavaliers are a professional squad playing at the highest level of global basketball, based out of one of the major metropolitan hubs in the US. So, maybe compare them to somewhere like Budapest or New York rather than just some tiny town of 5,000 people.
dustyviper8 said:That's true—the NBA was built on hatred and real rivalries. You can still see it today; look at how Isiah still can't stand Jordan, or how Lambier talks trash about the Bulls thirty years later just because he hates them.
The reason I think LeBron James will still be a topic of debate 30 years from now is simply because of the world we live in. Everything is instant—every piece of info, every game—and since LeBron has been the most popular basketball player for years, and the marketing is hyped to the moon, it compensates for the lack of old-school rivalries. I seriously doubt his legacy will fade once he retires.
Honestly, modern sports has gone to hell. I miss the hatred and the real rivalries.
bluebison47 said:I wonder what any of your people have to say about it.🙏
Kyle Campbell4 said:It honestly saddens me that you aren't older, someone who actually lived through the golden age of the NBA. Those were magnificent times. We would wake up early for every single game being broadcasted on our networks. Kids today just don't grasp how massive basketball really was. It felt like there was high-stakes action every single day. And Michael Jordan? He was an absolute god. Every single one of us kids was obsessed with him. We all tried to mimic his style. No one has ever even come close to approaching his level. It is difficult to convey the sheer madness that surrounded Jordan. When he stepped away, the passion for the game slowly began to drain out. But if you had been alive back then, my God, what games we saw! Gritty, physical defense with constant contact, endless arguments, and actual fights. You had rivalries that bordered on blood feuds: New York vs Miami, Orlando vs Miami, Reggie Miller vs Michael Jordan, and the Pistons vs the Bulls. You had the wild Charles Barkley constantly picking fights with everyone. That is just a quick rundown from memory, but there was so much more. It was a crazy, beautiful era of the NBA. Over time, money and political correctness have destroyed everything, turning it into something plastic. Nowadays, people just watch to place bets, and that is really it.
Susan Kim2 said:Probably the dumbest argument since the internet was invented. "I'd want to see both." 😵
Stephen Curry is such a spectacular player that you'd enjoy watching him on a 15-inch laptop, let alone live. Anyone who's ever been in an arena—even just watching some random US college game—knows how the atmosphere shifts when a guy hits four or five three-pointers in a row. Now imagine when he starts draining shots from 30 feet off the dribble, something maybe three guys in the entire league can even attempt.
