The NBA G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) debate is as old as time. For years, people have been arguing about who the greatest basketball player of all time is. In recent times, the debate has been ongoing between NBA legends Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

These two have cemented their status as two of the greatest basketball players ever and two of the greatest athletes of all time. While Jordan has been the undisputed NBA G.O.A.T for a long time, James has a strong case of his own.

James is set to embark on his 22nd season in the NBA. James has done it all in his career, yet he still has the itch to play at the highest level. The 39-year-old, who could have retired a couple of years back, still has the urge to play, and his performance shows no signs of slowing down.

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Bogues, who played for 14 seasons in the NBA with numerous teams, appeared on “The Mark Jackson Show” and declared that James is not the G.O.A.T. because he is not a great free-throw shooter compared to Jordan.

“LeBron can’t shoot free throws. I’m not saying that he can’t shoot free throws, but he’s not a great free-throw shooter,” Bogues opined. “When it comes to the game of basketball, that’s where it separates MJ and LeBron, in terms of the skill set. Michael did not have deficiencies in his game, fundamentally.”

Free throws are a big part of the game, but they’re not the be-all and end-all. James is a career 73.6 percent free-throw shooter, and Jordan is an 83.5 percent free-throw shooter.

“Skill-wise there’s no other than MJ, and Kobe [Bryant] was the second coming of that and had that, and him being the 2.0 version MJ and being able to have that mindset, that same killer instinct mindset that MJ had that’s what separated him from a lot of guys,” said Bogues. “LeBron is one the greatest players to ever play this game, longevity-wise, and statistic-wise, but skill set I’ll always give it to Jordan. MJ was a killer, LeBron is nothing like him.”

Bogues played against Jordan for his entire 14-year career and quit after the 2001 season. Bogues went up against Jordan firsthand, so it’s hard to overlook his take on the matter. However, basing it off free throws is a bit ridiculous.