There’s been an ongoing debate of who would win if Michael Jordan and LeBron James played each other one-on-one while both were in their primes.  Of course Jordan said he would beat LeBron and LeBron said he would beat Jordan.  Well Shaquille O’Neal played against both of them and weighed in on the debate but he also threw in another name.

O’Neal, visiting Hong Kong to promote an energy drink, faced both Jordan and James in their prime and when asked who would win a hypothetical match-up, he didn’t hesitate.

“Mike,” said O’Neal. “I think you have to go with a young Jordan every time.”

“It would be an interesting game,” said O’Neal. “Young LeBron was more like (Lakers Hall of Famer) Magic Johnson. He was sort of like Magic with Jordan’s abilities. He liked to pass, and he liked to get it up.

“But Mike was Mike. He was just special, like no one else. He always did things no one else could do, and things you couldn’t compare to anyone else. So he was special, and he’d win.”

“I’ve seen young Mike and young LeBron and I must say Dr. J is still my favourite player,” said O’Neal. “A lot of people today don’t even mention his name but to me I still think he was the best. But these are questions that we’ll never know the answer to.”

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source: Yahoo Sports