Another day and another NBA veteran chiming in on the Michael Jordan versus LeBron James argument. Many veterans, fans, and analyst have already given their names and reasons, yet the GOAT debate seems never-ending.

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Michael Beasley on the latest episode of The OGs podcast spoke about his GOAT and shared a funny Shaquille O’Neal story. Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller, co-hosts of the podcast, asked him about his overall GOAT since he has played with a lot of legacy players. Beasley said “LeBron. And I can give you very compelling argument. If we had right here, all players from history, stats, no names. We stack the best. Point guard, shooting guard, small forward, etc. Whatever. Even coach, you can put that man’s stats up. And he can be the best 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

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Beasley details one thing LeBron did better than Michael Jordan

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