Michael Jordan played 13 seasons with the Bulls,
As everyone knows in six of those seasons he won titles, in seven he did not. It was a progression and by the time he got to the Finals, his team was a very complete team. The teams he beat in Finals were very good teams. The Lakers, Blazers, Suns, Sonics, and Jazz were no pushovers and all had Hall of Famers on them,
LeBron’s path has been more scattered and not as stable in regard to teammates, but he has still managed to go to 9 Finals and 8 in a row.
I say all of this to say if you believe LeBron is the GOAT you have things that can back up that assertion. A bad game from LeBron is a 23, 7 and 8 game. Jordan had bad games in the playoffs and Finals. He was swept before, but because his mythos is romanticized where you would think he never had a bad game.
There is nothing wrong with thinking Jordan is the GOAT, but the idea that you are crazy if you think LeBron is the GOAT is silly.
Barkley also knows he isn’t slapping anybody. Flip the page though for him saying he would.