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The Greatest of All Time. One of the hottest, most opinionated topics in all of sports. Experts and fans alike attempt to compare players across generations in hopes of crowning the best the sport has ever seen. Two of the greatest American professional sports athletes of all-time are playing right in front of our eyes: Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. James has been in the conversation with Michael Jordan for greatest basketball player of all-time, and with his 8th Super Bowl appearance, it's hard to put Brady anywhere but the top of the greatest quarterbacks ever. But wait, don't these two players have a history of choking in championship appearances? Doesn't this tarnish their legacies? The answer to both questions is a resounding "No." Many purists argue that Joe Montana, with a perfect 4-0 Super Bowl record, and Michael Jordan, 6-0 in the NBA Finals, are the greatest because of th...

On December 30, 2017, LeBron James will celebrate his 33rd birthday in his 15th NBA season. Comparisons to the all-time greats have been nothing short of inevitable lately, so his birthday begs the question: how does the Cleveland Cavaliers forward matchup at 33 with two players he's been compared to his entire career: Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant? For purposes of these comparisons, we'll even give Jordan and Bryant the upper-hand by considering their careers through the conclusion of their age 33 season. That means LeBron James has four months and another postseason to add on to his already legendary pedigree. We'll start off with a category LeBron trails in: championship rings.  At 33 years old, Michael Jordan was putting the finishing touches on the second of three straight championships, which was his 5th championship win in as many appearances. This was Jordan's 12th season in the league. Kobe Bryant also had all five of his rings at age 33....