The most insane stat that recently tied GOATs Michael Jordan and LeBron James together!

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have had an up-and-down start to 'The Kings' 21^st season in the NBA, having a record of 12-9 but making the In Season tournament knockout rounds!

Last week, in particular, was an extreme low for James, suffering the worst defeat of his career against the Philadelphia 76ers, losing by 44 points.

From start to finish, the Lakers were terrible, conceding 32 points and only scoring 19 in the first quarter and conceding 40 and scoring 14 themselves in the final quarter!

On a personal note, for James, his box score wasn't the worst of his career, scoring 18 points and dishing out five assists in the 94-138 loss.

Since he came into the NBA in 2003, James has constantly been compared to Michael Jordan in his wins and losses, but after James' 44-point loss, the pair are tied together in the most staggering of circumstances.

Losing was and has been a limited occurrence for both of basketball's GOATs, but what's more interesting is that their worst losses were by the exact same margin.

Michael Jordan's worst defeat in his career was also a 44-point loss during his time with the Washington Wizards in 2002 when he played against the New Jersey Nets.

However, there is something even more strange and unbelievable about the pair's 44-point losses that have left fans gobsmacked!

What's even more interesting is that Jordan and LeBron suffered their worst defeats of 44 points at the exact same point in their lives, being 38 years and 333 days old!

Jordan and LeBron are recognized as the two greatest players, and for them to have their worst defeats at the same age and same scoring margin is something only the basketball gods could control.

No one speaks of LeBron and Jordan without comparing them, so here is how the pair compared in their 44-point losses.

Jordan had retired for three years before returning to play for the Washington Wizards in the 2001-2002 season, averaging 22.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.2 assists per game.

Despite that, on that faithful day against New Jersey, Jordan had a bad day on the court, scoring ten points on four for 14 shooting and grabbing two rebounds and one assist, steal, and block.

So far this season, LeBron hasn't looked like slowing down, bettering Jordan in every major category at age 38, with James averaging 24.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 6.3 assists.

James did pull his weight in trying to force the scoreline to be more respectable, scoring 18 and dishing five assists. However, it's the first time since 2010 that James has had zero rebounds!

'The King' was more efficient than Jordan in their 44-point losses, shooting eight for 12 from the field, but like Jordan, James had a steal and block.

James and Jordan are the most compared athletes in the world, but these insane stats won't be brought up in the GOAT debate by Jordan or LeBron fans alike.