{"id":1111,"date":"2025-09-08T20:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2025-09-08T20:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:07:48","slug":"baddsports-389","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/?p=1111","title":{"rendered":"BaddSports #389"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NBA-GOAT-SF-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NBA-GOAT-SF-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NBA-GOAT-SF-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NBA-GOAT-SF-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NBA-GOAT-SF-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NBA-GOAT-SF.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udea8 NBA SF GOAT 6 \ud83d\udea8<br>The six greatest small forwards in basketball history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc51 LeBron James \u2014 4\u00d7 NBA Champion (2012, 2013, 2016, 2020), 4\u00d7 MVP, NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer, 20\u00d7 All-Star, 19\u00d7 All-NBA, 6\u00d7 All-Defensive. 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