My two pennies:
I’ve NEVER been a bouncy ball (or shooty hoops) fan. Yet, I WOULD watch MJ in Bulls games when playoffs rolled around. It’s not always exemplified in numbers - he was magical to watch, even in a sport I didn’t like or completely understand. I knew something special was going on.
Zero other NBA players have ever gotten me interested in watching the games like Jordan did. I even think I had a Bulls Starter cap at one point. I’ve tried watching playoff games with the other big names, such as Lebron. He’s a special talent, for sure, but he’s never been able to capture my attention and make me watch a sport I don’t like, as MJ did.