LeBron James hopes to have relationship with Michael Jordan after he retires from NBA

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James hopes to have a relationship with Michael Jordan after he retires from the NBA. 

LeBron told Pat McAfee that he doesn’t have a relationship with Jordan right now because he’s still playing in the NBA. 

Jordan and LeBron are two of the greatest players in NBA history.

The last time Jordan was asked to talk about LeBron was in 2020. 

“He’s an unbelievable player,” Jordan said of LeBron in 2020. “He’s one of the best players in the world, if not the best player in the world. I know it’s a natural tendency to compare eras to eras and it’s gonna continue to happen. I’m a fan of his. I love watching him play. 

“But as you can see, our league is starting to expand on very talented players. And I think he’s made his mark. He will continue to do so over a period of time, but when you start the comparisons, I think it is what it is. It’s just a standard of measurement. I take it with a grain of salt. He is a heck of a basketball player without a doubt.”

The GOAT debate between Jordan and LeBron is among the most discussed topics in basketball discourse. 

Jordan averaged 30.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.8 blocks with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. He won five MVPs, one Defensive Player of the Year Award, six rings, six Finals MVPs, three steals titles and 10 scoring titles. 

Meanwhile, LeBron has career averages of 27.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Lakers. He’s a four-time MVP, a four-time champion, a four-time Finals MVP, a one-time scoring champion and a one-time assists champion. 

Jordan is first in NBA history in points per game, fourth in steals, fifth in field goals and second in player efficiency rating. He holds the NBA record for most points (63) scored in a playoff game. 

LeBron, who grew up idolizing Jordan, is first in NBA history in points, fourth in assists, sixth in steals, second in field goals, seventh in 3-point field goals, fifth in triple-doubles, seventh in points per game and third in player efficiency rating.

LeBron, who wears No. 23 because of Jordan, is the only player in NBA history to rank top five all-time in points and assists, the only player to win three Finals MVPs with three different teams, the only player with 40,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 career assists and the only player to score 50,000 points combining the regular season and playoffs.

Jordan was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009, while LeBron will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer once he retires.