Magic Johnson- LeBron is Special...But Jordan is the Best | DAN PATRICK SHOW 

Magic shares the same opinion as 90% of the bball world and 75% of the world in general. MJ🐐💯

So much class Magic & MJ has in their interviews

Jordan is the GOAT, always was and still is.

I love that Magic brought up the most insane (and honestly, unbelievable) fact about the career of Kareem Abdul Jabaar. In those days freshmen in college couldn't play, and no one came out of college early. So in 1967, 1968, and 1969 KAJ won 3 national titles and was national player of the year ALL THREE YEARS!!😲😲 UCLA had an 88-2 record‼That sh** will never be touched.

ESPN pushing lebron. But anyone that's watched them both play would see mj is hands down better

Let me paint a picture for you guys. Player A was 2x NBA Champ, 2x Finals MVP, 1x MVP, 6x First team, 4x Second team, 4x Scoring champ. Player B was 1x NBA Champ, 1x Finals MVP, 2x MVP, 4x First team, 2x Second team, 1x DPOY, 4x First team defense, 1x Second team defense. Player C was 2x NBA Champ, 2x Finals MVP, 1x MVP, 9x Scoring champ, 1x DPOY, 4x First team defense, 1x Second team defense. Player A here is KD. Player B here is Giannis. Player C here wasn't an actual player, rather it's the difference in accolades between MJ and Lebron. The difference between MJ and Lebron could very well be its own HOF player. Let that sink in.

What really sets Michael Jordan apart is his creativity/imagination. He could have all the awards in the world. but it is the fact he did have all the awards in the world both offensively and defensively, and heck, even awards he didn't need like the slam dunk contest twice (an elective participation because of the love of the game and art), 2 gold medals in the olympics. Those awards after the creativity/poetry in motion of his game just solidifed him as the greatest, because there isn't one player who has that too. Not even one. Players typically have one or the other, but not everything. He had everything. He was a pleasure to watch, as he invented things and then dominated simultaneously.

People that didn't witness the Jordan era just don't understand, that dude absolutely ruled the 90's sports scene. He was bigger than Mickey Mouse.

I watched practically everyone since Magic & Bird. I can confidently say that Jordan is easily the best & it's not even close. As a kid, I marveled at the things Wilt Chamberlain accomplished because they were absolutely out of this world. Jordan was a video game in the flesh. He was the total package. Athletically and skillfully superior amongst his peers and even today that skill gap is still wide which is just insane.

You play to WIN THE GAME. Not for stats 🤦🏽‍♂️

MJ is the standard the real 🐐. Let it go!

It's MJ. Period. MJ done things on the court creative wise and offensively that I haven't' seen then and haven't seen since. And this is everyday from 1984 to his first retirement. Like to those who seen him everyday game to game in Chicago it was extraordinary. And lets not talk about his off the court appeal. You have to live through it to understand. No one can ever bring the world together like that again. And that dude was the ultimate black sensation...the most well known and popular African American ever.

Magic would average 20 assistant per game easy in today.

Dan didn't want to hear Magic say MJ is the GOAT LOL...But he did say it ...case close 🤣🤣🤣

Magic said something I feel like Lebron has missed his whole career “I did anything to win” Lebron wants to win his way but he’s never figured out how to win outside of himself.

You can only compare their careers by 15 years, because Jordan only played 15 years. During Jordan’s 15 years in the NBA he holds advantages over Lebron in scoring, defense and championship’s. It’s not even close. Had Jordan played twenty years, there wouldn’t be a goat debate.

The key thing he said “it wasn’t about that, I wanted to win!”

Wow! Magic hit the nail on the head. This NBA league today has no dominating centers. Even Shaq said it’s nothing but a bunch of three point shooters.

Love how simplicit he put it 🐐

I don't know why the LeBron James fans get so upset and mad, to say that he's the second best basketball player to ever play, but when you have hall of famers like magic Johnson who was instrumental in bringing LeBron James to Los Angeles and probably knows LeBron James better than anyone still continues to say that Michael Jordan is the best, how you can argue with that? I mean you even have former teammates of LeBron like Dwayne Wade and Ray Allen who won a championship with LeBron and they continue to say that Michael Jordan is the best, I don't know why they just can't get over it, there was only one Michael Jordan and they need to face that

MJ ALL DAY 🏀🏆🔥🙏💯✔️

Dan is a long time Bronsexual but he's not as loud about it as nick Wright or Shannon

Magic is as smart on the mic as he was on the court. That's why he is in my top 4.

Imagine going to see Jordan but he isn’t playing due to load management! Yeah I can’t imagine it either.

Thank you Magic for keeping it real! You always will & always have be true to the game. That's what makes you one of the greatest who ever laced-up a pair of sneaker!

Magic is such a stand up legend. To think one day he'll be gone. Give him his flowers as a a Man first while hes here. As well as the GOAT 🐐 MJ

Alot of people is tired of hearing that jordan is the greatest so they wanna make lebron the greatest and that's not right is not fair you can't do that. JORDAN is the greatest and that's that you can't just make somebody else the greatest cause you're tired of hearing people saying Jordan's the greatest for so long it is what it is, let somebody come along and really take it from him and then we can crown him the greatest but right now nobody has really come along and take it from JORDAN you gotta RESPECT that.

Love Magic! Straight shooter, keeps things simple and he is consistent. I would have loved to watch him play in the 80s, showtime smh.

Most that have seen both give the nod to MJ. 23 years have made people forget how great he was.

Magic Johnson playing in the current era would resemble a better free throw shooting Lebron

No need to detract from one guy to prop up the other. LeBron is amazing, one of the very best to have ever laced 'em up, and among the GOATs, but Jordan is THE GOAT.

Three points shooters would love nothing more than to play with Magic, the best passer in NBA history

There will never be another MJ he is the GOAT. I appreciate LeBron for creating his own lane though but to compare his talent to Micheal Jordan is nonsense because the era in which each player played was totally different.

Ask Magic who he’s taking for a game he’ll always say MJ❤

Magic is an example of how the world should be happy and positive , go ahead say something different

Magic, pure class, inside and offside the court!!! Humble man full of respect.

I would rather take Wizards Jordan over Lakers Lebron

There you have it folks....if even the Laker great Magic agrees that MJ is the best....case closed!

I don’t say this often but these are some very good questions. Great interview. 👍🏽

All day MJ ✌️

The goat opinion of someone like Magic has far more weight than any fan...he says MJ.. I'm going with MJ! Goat 🐐 and its not even close.

MJ is the greatest 2 👀 have ever seen!!

Lol Magic be going back and forth it really was never a real debate between Mike and Lebron

I'm the worst at being able to rate who is the GOAT. To me it depends on the criteria. But one thing about Jordan is that he always showed up. He knew that people came to watch him and he always put on a show, being a true professional. Unlike today's game where we rest our stars a lot and the paying customers miss out.

Dan is in love with LeBron because when he as the question of MJ or LeBron and answer MJ he cut the show lol 😆

Everyone know black Jesus is the goat

Jordan made fundamental basketball look cool as $hit.. Graceful and aggressive.

Why is Dan ALWAYS trying to stir the pot on MJ/LeBron?? Bro you know it's overwhelmingly MJ. The stats, accolades, impact on the game and flawless finals. Past, present players almost unanimously pick him. Just stop it. MJ is and will remain the GOAT. No harm in LeBron being #3 behind MJ and Kareem (before I get attacked yes he passed him in total points but Kareem has 2 more chips and MVPs than Lebron).

Lbj never even passed Kobe, Kobe a better shooter, better defender better dribbler better footwork, more sports physco, more sports assass*in, played in the last era of real defense for longer and he actually wanted to beat the best not to join the best.

The greats wanted to win, and stats is just a by-product of them wanting to win. That's the difference between playing for stats even in a lossing effort. The reason people compete is in order to win the chip, and it isn't simply to participate. Championship, accolades and context (compare them to people in their position) and you'll see what Magic (and majority of the world) sees... MJ is the GOAT.

The big difference is the GAP in defensive mastery. The 10 scoring titles were accompanied with being selected to All Defensive 1st team 9x and a DPOTY as a SG.

good interview

One thing that complicates the GOAT talk is: How do you weigh the college numbers of NBA players who went to college against the extra NBA years players get when they skip college?

Yep, MJ allday everyday any year any decade any millennium. 💯💯

I'd love to ask Magic about the Wilt story at UCLA as told by Larry Brown. UNBELIEVABLE!

Longevity is not the key, it’s overall success in the period of time one played. I saw a great question someone made on this subject: if you could pick to have LeBron’s career or MJ’s career for yourself, which would you choose?

Magic knows basketball and of course he knows that MJ is the GOAT and he knows that Kareem is in front of Lebron too..Lebron is in the top 10 but its MJ,Kareem,Bill Russell,Kobe and Magic,Bird,Wilt,Shaq are in the same tier with Lebron it depends on the day and the ppl making the list but they all know that MJ is on a different plato then everybody 🐐

Who should we believe the plumber JJ Reddick or Magic

Magic Johnson in today's game would be the GOAT. I'm not even joking. A 6'9" elite defensive pure point guard who would be fully capable of averaging a triple-double and making the All Defensive team en route to being known as the best ever at his position. He could guard every position and if he wanted to he could post up every position. God help us if he develops the 3.🔥

I hate the Lakers cause I’m a Warriors fan but I love Magic. He has so much class and was such a great player and is so thoughtful. Always loved watching him play and love to listen to him.

Mj, pele, Ali, Wayne Gretzky, babe Ruth, Jim brown, mt Rushmore athletes

MJ know MJ 🐐. He remembers that spanking in 91. 🙏🏾

Tks. much.

Well Said

The 🐐 PG recognizing the 🐐

There's no debate I mean look at their positions just for one second and you will see that Lebron is not even close to MJ. MJ is first in point average for SG. MJ is first in steal average for SG. MJ is first in rebound average for SG. MJ is first in block average for SG. MJ is first in total points for SG. MJ is first in total steals for SG. MJ is first in total rebounds for SG. MJ is 2nd in total blocks for SG. Name another player who is 1,1,1,1,1,1,1 and 2 in their position I'll wait....

georgetown villinova were from the same conference and played for the championship

I've noticed one thing nobody seems to talk about in all these goat debates. Magic's rookie year, Kareem gets hurt in the finals, and Magic takes over center and leads Lakers to title. Used a baby hook too.

JORDAN IS THE GOAT!!!! The King of Kings!!!! Bow to Black Jesus!!!!

What puzzles me about Lebron as the #1 player ever for me personally, are his negatives. That being his finals record despite moving around and stacking teams, most turnovers in NBA/ABA history and no one is a close second, and the epic finals choke jobs vs Dallas and San Antonio (game 6 final two minutes) which may be the worst choke of any player ever in finals history. Russell, Chamberlain, Jabbar, Jordan, Magic, Bird, Kobe, Duncan, Dr. J., Olajuwon, and Shaq don't have those negatives.

That’s just means Mail and most of the legends are about Winning instead of personal accolades only. Sure that’s special too like scoring tittle but Winning is not just about individual, it’s also about the Whole Organization. And it will cemented your legacy more cause you not just carying the Team, Franchise but the whole State!

I know nothing about 🏀 but I did like it growing up watching it and I remembered all the icons and it was nice

ICON MAGIC ICON!!!!!!!!! THEEEEEE BEST!🙂💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Maybe future all star games will have current players playing HORSE against greats like Magic from the past?

Now this is a classy celebration .

He said center now is not the same center as before so if he want to go inside there no limitation make sense to me i saw his move and handling its awesome standing 6'9

Killer Instinct is sooooo overlooked. LeBron might be the most talented, most well rounded player ever but his Killer Instinct is questionable. That makes MJ more deadly. Kinda the same argument with Peyton vs Brady.

I bet Kobe is also better than Lebron in Magic eyes

He asks Magic how much he could have scored. As a 20 year old rookie in game 6 of the finals at Philadelphia with no league MVP Kareem, Magic started at center, played all 5 positions and scored 45 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steels. That’s absurd.

Him and Isaiah always si charismatic to listen to, very few like them

Jordan and Kobe everybody else is top 10 player type

Ralph Sampson..I think won HS title in Houston..then a College title for Houston ..then an NBA title for Houston..that's dope af to me

most knowledgeable basketball player ever

No comparison,MJ reign supreme.

Now think about this Jeanie Buss is on record recently calling Michael Jordan the goat and now Magic BTW who's also responsible for help bringing LeBron to the Lakers is STILL saying Jordan is the 🐐. I just think it's funny that all this time leading up to him breaking that record all his stans really thought that once he got it it would knock Jordan off the goat pedestal that's comical. 😂

Kareem was 88-2 in his 3 years at UCLA with 3 NCAA titles......thats crazy!!

When I was a kid, Kareem played for Milwaukie, and he was my favorite player in the league.

JORDAN THE 🐐🐐🐐🐐

Magic is Correct..Kareem is the all levels basketball best. At worst a top w HS prospect. Without question, the best College prospect. At worst the 3rd best NBA player all time.

Magic just spoke the truth!!!

Exactly Lebron is one of a kind and his longevity is unique, yet MJ is superior in offense, defense and mindset... And MJ style was so smooth and so beautiful to watch... His airness is the GOAT There is no debate. Magic also as a point guard is one of a kind ....

Magic saying nothing but the truth

Michael Jeffrey goat Jordan is the GOAT the best to ever lace em up

I have to give him that it's easier to drive for the basket, the current rule set does enable the guy on offense, but I think these guys underestimate how much more active and complicated playing defense is now as well as how exhausting it is to defend that way compared to how they did it. Sure they would be able to score more points, but more points are going to be scored on them, and there are Clyde Drexlers everywhere to exploit the inherent offensive advantage (no shade on Clyde the glide, current NBA players come from a much larger pool and receive much more prep, have more resources to derive their skill set from and have learned the value of grinding the offseason like Kobe; despite all these advantages, Drexler would be a #1 option of a team in these times as he had the full complement of talent and ability needed to excel in any era). Magic is one of the greats and greats are greats because they find a way, but I think he would be just a tidge more respectful of defense in the modern NBA if he actually felt what it was like to defend at that pace while having to double the amount of activity formally needed because you can't keep them in front you by simply putting a hand on them. I dare to say that I still think Magic would be a top talent in the league today, but he might not be laterally quick enough to defend guards on the perimeter. If his his strategy to create his own shot was to go at the basket his game would be very similar to Luka, but even Luka who is gifted at fundementalling his way inside with size and bb-iq has to mix up his game with step backs to be the offensive player he is. I still think Magic would've found a way, but if you can't score on all three levels, you're limited, and the people who invoke the triple threat of pass, shoot or drive are the most dangerous. Magic would've found a way, but he would've had to expand his game beyond what was. Lots of modern players can look back at the 80s and 90s and think defending like that would've been easy.

Finally someone talking sense

*Jordan* I avg 6 rings no finals losses and two 3 peats because I took a break to play MLB baseball. *Lebron* I avg most points all time with 4 rings and 6 finals losses. I’ve played since coming out of high school.

Let lebron live damn

& Magic ain’t no HATER like sum others, he gives his honest opinion

What's interesting and only cements MJ as being the Goat, is the misconception that he was all about scoring. That the role the coaching staff wanted him to occupy. The 20+ game stretch he was tasked with being in a traditional PG role his numbers were staggering. In 11 games he had 10 triple doubles. 33.6ppg, 11.4asp, 10.8rpg. Let that absorb. In the 41 games he was a PG he avg 32.2 ppg, 9.4 apg, 8.4rpg

Jordan #1, James #2