Social media reacts to ESPN’s Lebron James vs. Michael Jordan debate

Social media reacts to ESPN’s question on who would have a more successful career. Lebron James in Michael Jordan’s era or Michael Jordan in LeBron James’ era?

The classic Michael Jordan vs. Lebron James conversation has made its rounds through the last two decades, with fans from the Jordan era and modern era debating which player should be crowned the goat.

Well, that debate caught traction over the weekend with ESPN remixing the question to “Who would have the more successful career?” if James played in the MJ era and Jordan played in the LBJ era.

There’s no denying both players dominated their era, winning MVPs, rings, and All-NBA selections and being looked at as the goat of their era.

ESPN’s question caught fire, snagging over 12.9M views in less than 24 hours.

Unsurprisingly, this question sparked a significant reaction on the X platform, recently known as Twitter, with fans comparing the two stars.

Let’s look at how Social Media reacted to ESPN’s Lebron vs. Jordan debate.