4 Years Before Calling Michael Jordan His ‘Hero’, Mesmerized Lewis Hamilton Called LeBron James His GOAT

Sabyasachi Biswas | 28/09/2023
4 Years Before Calling Michael Jordan His ‘Hero’, Mesmerized Lewis Hamilton Called LeBron James His GOAT

During the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton called Michael Jordan his hero. As Jordan, the NBA legend, posed with Hamilton’s father, he put a caption on his official Instagram story and posted the photo where he called both of them his heroes. However, 4 years before this incident, Hamilton called LeBron James, another NBA legend, the Greatest of All Time.

Every sport has one debate in common: the GOAT debate. In F1 fans argue between Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, whereas in soccer names of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi pop up. NBA is no different, and the names of Michael Jordan and LeBron James are always up for debate.

Nevertheless, it seems like Hamilton is in awe of both the legends of the NBA instead of just taking one side, that too after calling James the greatest multiple times.

Lewis Hamilton calls LeBron James the GOAT

Back in 2018, the Golden State Warriors took on James’ Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. The Warriors got the better of Cavaliers, defeating them 4-0. However, James was one of the most prolific players in the match, even though he was on the losing side.

Hamilton, taking a video from this match where James was seen in a thumping fashion, uploaded a post on his Instagram. There, in the post, he wrote, “@KingJames is the GOAT.”

 

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LeBron James has been a sensational figure in American sports and a legend of the NBA.

Is James the ultimate GOAT for Hamilton?

As Lewis Hamilton called the Los Angeles Lakers star GOAT on his Instagram back in 2018, it wasn’t the first time he did that. After James overtook Kareem Abdul Jabbar as the highest-scoring NBA player, he posted the achievement on his Instagram as well and called him the greatest again.

Apart from this, the Mercedes driver also picked the Lakers star over Steph Curry, who is regarded as the best shooter in the history of the sport, in an ESPN video from 2020.

All in all, Hamilton’s admiration for LeBron James is on a whole new level even though he likes other athletes such as Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, or Tom Brady with whom he shares amicable bonding.

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Sabyasachi Biswas

Sabyasachi Biswas is an F1 journalist at The SportsRush. With over one and a half decades of love for the sport and five years of experience in the field, he dreams to be a regular at the paddock when the lights go out. A Red Bull fan and F1 fan in general over the years, he enjoyed watching Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel, and Max Verstappen dominate the track. Apart from F1, he's also a big-time Madridista and Federer fanatic. He was a sub-junior level footballer, won inter-district quizzes and debate competitions back in school. A travel freak throughout, he tries different cuisines and learns new cultures whenever he's away from the keyboard.

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