LEBRON'S ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION IS: NO!
Of course his answer is "no!" He couldn't have stated it more adamantly than by doing what he did on Thursday when he decided to join the Miami Heat. LeBron made the choice in order to "win now" and he may just do that, along with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, but by choosing to take part in this all-star trio he's admitted that he can't be the next Michael Jordan. Not that it's that big of a surprise anyway, but still, it would have been nice to have seen him try.
How many times did Michael Jordan try to win a championship only to find himself and his Bulls at the wrong end of the score to teams like the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics? Year after year Jordan was getting better, and year after year he went home without a championship, but did that cause he to ditch the Bulls to join other all-stars in order to win a championship? Not a chance. Jordan wanted to win it on his merits and demonstrate that he was the best basketball player in NBA history, so he hung in there. He helped build up the players around him, and eventually, he won 6 NBA Championships. What do you think his image would be like today if he'd left the Bulls to sign with the Showtime Lakers to win a championship? I think it's pretty safe to say that he wouldn't be viewed as the greatest NBA champion ever.
On Wednesday night we were all witnesses to LeBron's admission into inferiority in NBA history. He'll never come close to Michael Jordan's legacy. He may win 6+ championships in Miami, who knows, but one thing is certain 6 championships in Miami with 2 other future hall of famers will never hold the same weight that it would have held if he had broken the sports curse in Cleveland and brought home a championship to the Cavaliers. He could have been so much more than what he'll now end up being. Now he'll be a piece of a puzzle, whereas in Cleveland, he could have legitimately become an NBA King.
So long King James, your reign is officially over.
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