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It's no secret that Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are BFFs. Nevertheless, this did not stand in the way of the Miami Heat legend saying out loud that in his mind, Michael Jordan will always be the GOAT.
For starters, Wade set the premise as to why he firmly believes that LeBron has done enough in his career to warrant the GOAT talk:
“LeBron is one of my good friends, I have so much respect for what he’s doing now, what he’s done, and what he will eventually do,” Wade said in a recent appearance on the I AM ATHLETE program, via Orlando Silva of Fadeaway World. “… It will definitely be an argument that needs to be had. If LeBron ends up the number scorer of all-time, top five in assists and top five rebounds, with four, five, or six championships, you cannot do nothing but have the conversation of who is the GOAT.”
Wade had nothing but praise for his good buddy, but in the end, there is no doubt in his mind that Michael Jordan will always be the greatest of all time:
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“I come from the Jordan era, so I’m biased,” he said. “Michael Jordan will always be my GOAT… I played basketball because of Michael Jordan… All of us have our own individual opinions… LeBron is going to be the GOAT for a lot of generations… [Jordan] will be my GOAT… I made it out of the hood because I’ve seen a dude, number 23 play the game of basketball at a level where I was like I want to do some of that.”
The fact that Wade hails from Chicago certainly plays a significant factor in his perspective. He clearly grew up idolizing MJ and there is nothing anyone else can do — not even LeBron James — to dissuade him from believing that Jordan is the GOAT.
Considering how he's very good friends with LeBron, this statement from Wade here is likely going to get a lot of traction in the media. Nevertheless, we have to praise D-Wade here for how well he put it. Dwyane Wade has just put down his best friend in the most respectful way possible.
