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Legacy
Michael
Jordan
• Important records: most
points per game, career
(30.1); most points per
playoff game, career (33.4);
most seasons leading
league in scoring (10); most
consecutive seasons leading
league in scoring (7, tied with
Wilt Chamberlain)
• Key rivals: Detroit Pistons,
New York Knicks
• Off-court accomplishments:
owner of NBA’s Charlotte
Hornets; Make-A-Wish
Foundation Chief Wish
Ambassador; established
James R. Jordan Boys & Girls
Club of Chicago and Jordan
Institute for Families at
University of North Carolina
“You don’t hesitate with
Michael, or you’ll end up on
some poster in a gift shop
someplace.”
—Former NBA center Felton
Spencer
LeBron
James
• Important records: most
career points scored in the
playoffs (6,163); most career
points in All-Star Games (291)
• Key rivals: San Antonio Spurs,
Golden State Warriors
• Off-court accomplishments:
launched LeBron James
Family Foundation in 2004;
pledged $1 million to his
former high school to rebuild
the gymnasium; regularly
works with Boys & Girls Clubs
of America
“He’s the Einstein of
basketball. . . . What he’s done
is mind-blowing, with what
he’s had to work with.”
—Basketball Hall of Famer
Isiah Thomas
