{"id":136945,"date":"2025-04-29T21:29:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T01:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=136945"},"modified":"2025-04-29T22:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T02:20:43","slug":"lakers-dwight-howard-lebron-james-goat-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/04\/29\/lakers-dwight-howard-lebron-james-goat-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Lakers Champ Calls LeBron James GOAT if He Completes Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may be the hottest and lengthiest sports debate of all time: Who is the GOAT? The Lakers’\u00a0<\/span>LeBron James<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or the Bulls’\u00a0<\/span>Michael Jordan<\/span><\/a>? Granted, the discussion can become tiring to the point of aggravation. At the same time, LeBron is the one who won’t allow it to die, which means NBA fans and LeBron fans (and haters) are privileged to watch him play still<\/em>. Many wonder if a fifth championship would vault him over Jordan. Many others laugh the notion off as delusion. However, what if it’s not another ring that would do the job? <\/span>What if he <\/span>simply<\/span> dragged this Lakers team to victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a>, completing a 3-1 series comeback?<\/span> According to Dwight Howard<\/a>, completing the daunting 3-1 comeback solidifies James’s GOAT status.<\/span><\/p>\n

Former Lakers Champ Calls LeBron James GOAT if He Completes Comeback<\/h2>\n

Dwight Howard believes an LA Lakers 3-1 comeback over the Minnesota Timberwolves puts LeBron James in permanent GOAT status<\/h3>\n

He has all the records (regular season and playoffs), all the points, and all 22 seasons worth of brilliant, legendary, phenomenal basketball. What LeBron doesn’t have is a perfect, unblemished finals record. He’s 4-6 to Jordan’s 6-0, and while Jordan certainly had his playoff failures before Chicago’s run, no one seems to include that in Jordan’s legacy. In the eyes of many, LeBron has already done enough to take the win over Jordan, but Howard believes that LeBron has to overcome the 3-1 hole he and the Lakers are sitting in right now.<\/p>\n

LeBron’s former teammate in LA and 2020 championship winner with the Lakers posted on Twitter earlier in the week his take on LeBron’s legacy and what a series comeback would do for his GOAT status.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf LeBron comes back from 3-1 at 40, I don\u2019t wanna even hear about a GOAT debate.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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If LeBron comes back from 3-1 at 40 I don\u2019t wanna even hear about a GOAT debate \ud83e\udee0<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n