Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady announced his retirement from the NFL “for good” last week, leaving professional football as one of the best players ever. Brady’s retirement coincidentally comes around the same time that basketball great LeBron James is on the cusp of becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, which will only add to his already remarkable legacy.
Rarely are sports fans treated to two of the best ever in the respective fields at the same time, but for two decades, that’s exactly what Brady and James have provided. It’s nearly impossible to pick the greater of two, but thankfully, the sports world also has TNT analyst Charles Barkley, who contrasted the two superstars in a recent interview.
Appearing on the Dan Patrick Show last week, Barkley was asked a simple question: Tom Brady or LeBron James? Unsurprisingly, the Basketball Hall of Famer had an answer ready to go.