Sometimes it’s important to wonder if the GOAT conversation will ever come to an end in the NBA. Well, the current reality of things says it won’t. At least, not any time soon. Because when you have Michael Jordan seemingly considering LeBron his biggest rival, the debate will never end. If you want to simplify everything in a single word, then it has to be ‘threat’. Take an example.
When Kobe Bryant joined the LA Lakers in 1996, he was 17 and 307 days. The youngest on the roster, yet the most lethal and hardworking player you’d ever come across. There were other players who were 27, 28, 29, and 25 who would want to go out. Kobe just wanted to stay in his hotel room and watch film, and wanted to be his own man. A lot of those older people felt threatened by Kobe because they thought, “We