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Father Time struck the two greatest players of all time, Michael Jordan and LeBron James, on nearly the same day of their lives.
On January 16, 2002, the New Jersey Nets defeated the Washington Wizards 111-67, a 44-point deficit that went down as the worst loss of Jordan’s career.
And in LeBron’s last game on November 27, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, 138-94. This 44-point deficit also went down as the worst loss of LeBron’s career.
To point out, what makes this mind-boggling is that Jordan and LeBron, coincidentally, were the same age in each of these 44-point loss games.
Doing the quick math, Jordan turned 38 years old on February 17, 2021; 333 days separate his birthday and January 16, 2002, which means he was 38 years and 333 days old during the game in which he suffered the worst loss of his career.
LeBron turned 38 years old on December 30, 2022; 332 days separate his birthday and November 27, 2023, making him exactly 38 years and 333 days old when he woke up the next day after the highest point differential loss game of his career.
So yes, technically one day apart, but still, the scriptwriters did the best they could since the Lakers did not have a game on November 28.
To compare the individual performances, vs. the Nets, Jordan scored 10 points on 4-of-14 shooting from the field. While, vs. the 76ers, LeBron scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting.
Jordan turned 39 years old in his 14th NBA season, a season in which he averaged 22.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.2 assists. Comparatively, LeBron will turn 39 years old during his 21st NBA season, at the moment he is currently averaging 25.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 6.5 assists.
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