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Who's the GOAT: Michael Jordan or LeBron James?

After the L.A. Lakers took home the NBA championship on Sunday, a debate: Is Michael Jordan still the greatest player ever, or is it time to pass that torch to LeBron James?
Michael Jordan and LeBron James have been compared for years. But who's the GOAT? (Vincent Laforet/AFP via Getty Images; Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

On Sunday, L.A. Lakers star LeBron James took home his fourth NBA championship and his fourth finals MVP award. He also became the first player to have won a championship on three different teams. Those wins are reviving an old debate over who gets to claim the title of the greatest basketball player of all time: Is it LeBron now, or does His Airness, Michael Jordan, still reign?

Today Ben Golliver, the Washington Post's national NBA writer, and Alex Wong, a freelance sports writer, discuss.

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