A tempting proposal
Michael Jordan, retired for over a decade, hasn’t played competitively since challenging his own team, the Charlotte Bobcats, in a series of internal games. Meanwhile, LeBron James remains active and dominant. According to reports from Sports Rush, he averaged 24.4 points and 8.2 assists during the 2024–2025 season, ranking 13th in scoring and finishing sixth in MVP voting. At 40, he’s still a force.
MrBeast tells Adin Ross he wants to make a LeBron James vs Michael Jordan 1v1 video but LeBron has to be handicapped in some way 👀 pic.twitter.com/EiQHn9IJu3
— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) August 2, 2025
An unlikely spectacle
MrBeast’s idea, while improbable, highlights the collective desire to settle the GOAT debate with more than just arguments. But it also shows how absurd it would be to compare two legends under such drastically different conditions. The PR teams for both Michael Jordan and LeBron James would never allow them to be part of such a spectacle—no matter how much money is involved.
Still, if anyone could pull it off, it might be MrBeast. Not because he can convince Michael Jordan and LeBron James, but because he knows how to turn the impossible into viral gold.