Sunisa Lee is an Olympian gymnast. The athlete won the Olympic gold medal for women’s all-around gymnastics at the 2021 Tokyo Olypics. Lee recently posted a picture of herself with Charles Barkley. She added a caption referring Barkley as “GOAT.” Fans had something to say about Sunisa’s post.

Barkley is, without a doubt, one of the greatest players to grace the NBA. The player has a number of achievements under his belt in his long successful career. However, this does not warrant him to claim the tittle of GOAT, as fans consider there is one and only GOAT, Michael Jordan.

Prior to Saturday’s Auburn Vs Oklahoma men’s basketball game, Lee and Barkley met. Soon after Sunisa shared a picture with Barkley on Twitter. The post soon became a roasting platform for Barkley.

Sunisa’s post quickly became viral on the social media platform. It was met with mixed reactions from her followers with many criticizing her for calling Barkley a GOAT. One of the followers said, “that’s not Michael Jordan“. while another wrote, “What did he do to make him a goat?”

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Without playing any favorites, we can all agree that there is only one GOAT in NBA history, Michael Jordan. There has yet to be player to grace the sport who can match Jordan’s caliber. Meanwhile, You can check out more reactions from fans below.

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Shubham Banerjee

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