Former NY Knicks Star Charles Oakley Gives in MJ vs. Lebron Debate Using Cereal Analogy

The most overplayed debate in sports is undoubtedly the MJ vs. LeBron debate. However, former New York Knicks star, Charles Oakley has provided his take on whom he would pick. What’s better is that he managed to answer it using a breakfast food analogy.

Oakley is well suited to answer this question, more so than you and your friends. Kevin Garnett posed the question to the NBA great during a sit-down interview in which Oakley gave a solid answer that suggested he had already thought about the answer before.

“They’d ask me ‘who would you rather play with? Lebron or Mike?'” explained Oakley. “I said, LeBron, but Mike’s my best friend. Mike ain’t passing me the ball. He doesn’t care if I get a shot today or tomorrow. But you know, that’s how he got to be Mike. So when they make the comparison, ‘who do you like? LeBron or Mike?’ I say ‘Frosted Flakes, Corn Flakes. Mike, LeBron.’ So LeBron has no sugar, Mike has the sugar. I was more of a Corn Flakes guy, so I’m LeBron. So it’s always going to be a comparison.”

Oakley’s answer resonates with the underlying factor in the debate, which has always been about who is liked more, or who was more popular in middle school. In summary, it’s a question as simple as choosing between Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes.

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