Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal scoring record on Sunday. It was such an incredible accomplishment that ESPN analyst P.K. Subban was invited on to talk about hockey. Of course, it quickly turned into a debate about whether Ovechkin or LeBron James was the superior G.O.A.T.
With a "G.O.A.T. VOTE" graphic on top and a chyron reading, "MORE IMPRESSIVE RECORD: OVECHKIN OR LeBRON?" you can feel pretty certain the conversation did not get there organically.
In the clip below posted by 's official X account, the conversation picked up as Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe yell about LeBron's durability while Subban, in studio next to Molly Qerim, insists that Ovechkin has been more durable.
The segment hit its true crescendo when Subban brought up Kobe Bryant and everyone really started yelling over each other.
It's hard to imagine a more sincere celebration of Ovechkin's accomplishment by than by shoehorning him into a heated debate about Michael Jordan and LeBron James. After Stephen A. Smith retired the debate a whole month ago you know it really means something for to unretire it.