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Kevin Love shared his thoughts on the similarities between LeBron James and the legendary Michael Jordan.

According to the big man of the Cleveland Cavaliers, both Jordan and James have faced plenty of criticism from media and fans.

“I always had the idea back then because there was no social media and there wasn’t that scrutiny. But it’s almost like LeBron. MJ was a planet and you take everything in his orbit. I didn’t realize that. This isn’t a parallel.

But it’s a crazy time with the media, especially when they went down 2-0 in New York (in the 1993 Eastern Conference Finals) and he went gambling with his dad. The media made a big deal about it and was trying to tear him down. That was interesting as well. I didn’t know that. I was too young to know that was going on,” Love said, via Mark Medina of USA TODAY Sports.