Josh Reddick provides the best reason for why Jordan is better than LeBron

The Oakland Athletics will be pulling for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Both teams are from the same state, and athletes who place in the same town typically support each other.

A’s outfielder Josh Reddick is among the players who will be pulling for the Warriors. That means, obviously, that he’ll be rooting against LeBron James.

Reddick told John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle why he believes James can be defeated, and even managed to settle an age old debate in the process.

“It’s a good story,” right fielder Josh Reddick said. “Nothing would please Warrior fans and the Bay Area more than to see the Warriors take down LeBron (James). Dethrone him. As good a player as Lebron is, he’s not unbeatable. He’s not Michael (Jordan). When’s the last time LeBron saved the earth from an alien race?”

Fans of “Space Jam” can rejoice.

That’s some pretty solid logic. Everyone remembers Jordan’s famous half-court game-winning dunk to defeat the Monstars 78-77.

With the human race in the balance, Jordan delivered one of the best games in his career. According to the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, Jordan went a perfect 22-22 from the field. He scored 44 points, 24 of which came on dunks.

Even Skip Bayless knows LeBron isn’t clutch enough to put up those types of numbers against super-powered aliens.

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At the same time, we all know Jordan resorted to some questionable tactics in order to win the game. Not only did he bend the space-time continuum on his final dunk, something not possible in the non-cartoon world, but he also shared his “secret stuff” with the team.

That might have been acceptable back in 1996, but it’s a different game now.

Either way, we’re pretty sure LeBron has never saved the world from aliens, and that automatically elevates Jordan to the top in our minds. We’ll agree to reopen the discussion after LeBron stars in “Space Jam 2: Electric Boogaloo.”

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