Prior to Wednesday night, only seven players had scored at least 50 points in a game in NBA history after turning 35 years old: Alex English, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Jamal

Despite facing the No. 1 seed in the conference, the Celtics were viewed as the favorites. RELATED: Colin Cowherd on what Jayson Tatum lacks, gives LeBron James, Michael Jordan examples As expected, the C's showed their talent in the opening quarter and at one point led the game 25-3.

With Michael Jordan long retired and LeBron James's legacy pretty much fully baked, conversations and arguments about the NBA's greatest of all time have gotten a little bit stale. Shaquille O'Neal did his part to spice them up a bit by suggesting it's time to put a new name on the table for dissection.

Stephen A. Smith shocked the world on Wednesday when he declared that it was time to retire the Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James G.O.A.T. debate on First Take. Smith cited LeBron's long, sustained level of greatness in the wake of his passing 50,

There is an argument to be made for putting James over Jordan, and James' case only grew stronger after he became the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 career points.

Kai Cenat, a popular online streamer and YouTuber who has gained fame in recent years and is an avid basketball fan, lost his cool and took a shot at Stephen A. Smith on live TV while defending LeBron James.

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving made basketball history together with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles Lakers hero still holds strong feelings for his old teammate

Kai Cenat is not a fan of Stephen A. Smith's LeBron James takes. "When it comes to LeBron James, you start hating. That's how I feel. Because I feel like you're more of an older generation type of dude. You like Michael Jordan, cool… I'm here to say: LeBron's better than… pic.twitter.com/UUFZqv4V3F

LeBron James scored 34 points last night as he became the first player in history to cross the 50,000 career points mark. As James continues to play at this level this deep into his career, there's really no choice but to watch in amazement.

While it has been going for as long as basketball fans could remember, Stephen A. Smith wants the Michael Jordan-LeBron James debate to end