Seems like an odd place to continue this conversation...which I loved when I saw it...but I gotta: Lebrun James is an incredible player, but he was anointed as such when he began, and was treated that way: Jordan fought for everything he got and brought SIX titles to Chicago without running off to join others who could help him with the task. Now, Jordan benefited from Pippen and others, but he ran that show.
In terms of the GOAT, Jordan is always going to the man in my book, and that is giving all due respect to the player Lebron is. But the GOAT means more than just being great...it is the player who comes along and elevates the whole league, and is always the guy who gives everything he’s got, every game, for the fans, at home or away.
Truthfully, how is Bill Russell, who fought through the prejudice of being a black man in Boston, and won so many championships, not worthy of being in that conversation? Or Oscar Robertson, who did not demand the ball, but was simply so good he couldn’t help but do what he did?
Being the GOAT is a tough call...and Lebron is an incredible player and social advocate, but I am still in the Jordan camp.