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Beard: LeBron James is premature in 'greatest' self-proclamation

Greatest of All Time.

It’s a discussion that rages on as the day is long. Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Bill Russell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar all are in the conversation as the best player ever in the NBA. Fans have their favorites, based on various criteria, including the era in which each player starred.

James stoked the flames of the conversation recently in an interview for an ESPN special, in which he claimed that leading the Cavaliers to the 2016 championship in a Game 7 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

“That (title) right there made me the greatest player of all time,” James said in the TV special.