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Stone Cold Steve Austin Drops Hot Take on NBA GOAT Debate: “I appreciate What LeBron James is Doing, But I Gotta Go Michael Jordan”

Published 01/09/2022, 9:17 AM EST

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The debate of who is the NBA’s all-time great is a topic that every sports fan wants to know. However, this question is not limited only to the fans but also to the entities from other sports. WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin recently faced a dilemma of choosing between Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

The beer-chugging Texan took some time before answering the question.

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Eventually, he chose Bulls’ Michael Jordan because he carried some “mystique” that LeBron doesn’t have.

LeBron James appeared in a WWE show when he was a rookie

However, before naming Michael Jordan as his all-time favorite, Stone Cold said heaps of praises for the Lakers’ legend and recalled the time when James made an appearance on Monday Night Raw back in 2003.

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Appearing for a brief interview with ‘WrestlingRamble89‘, the Hall of Famer took us down the memory lane where he remembered that a rookie LeBron James appeared on Raw in 2003, and how everyone knew he would become a legend.

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“I grew up on Michael Jordan and I’ll never forget. We were at the Cleveland arena when LeBron [James] had just gotten drafted and he was a rookie and he was sitting on the front row in the crowd,”

Stone Cold Steve Austin confesses he grew up watching Michael Jordan

Now, there’s no denying it. All the old-school NBA fans are fans of Michael Jordan, and Stone Cold Steve Austin is not different.

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During the interview, Austin confessed that James and Jordan both are equally talented and have left a tremendous legacy behind them. However, The Texas Rattlesnake admitted Jordan has a certain “mystique” to him.

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“I appreciate what LeBron’s
doing and bringing to the game. He is unbelievable. But for me, just because [Michael] Jordan has that mystique, I gotta go to Michael Jordan just off the mystique. But both guys are phenomenal,”

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Do you agree with Austin? Who is your favorite between LeBron James and Michael Jordan? Let us know in the comments below.

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Prithvi Mishra is a WWE and AEW author for EssentiallySports. He graduated from Raj Kumar Goel Institute of Technology in Ghaziabad. Having started his career as a UFC writer, Prithvi has nearly 2 years worth of experience in covering combat sports.
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