Yahoo Sports· 2h ago· 1 min read
Donald Trump and Lebron James (Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images and Luke Hales/Getty Images) Donald Trump offered his take on LeBron James’ blockbuster move to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday after a reporter asked the president to weigh in on the perennial debate over whether James or Michael Jordan is the NBA’s greatest player.
“Well, Michael Jordan is a guy who is a friend of mine, play golf with him. He’s a really good guy,” Trump said during a Friday press conference in the Oval Office, before pivoting to a bizarre aside about James.
“And I think LeBron is, maybe he’s a racist, but maybe he doesn’t like Trump, I don’t know. But I only like people that like me,” the president added. “So, I would say Michael Jordan all the way.”
You can watch the moment in the clip below:
DOOCY: Where do you stand on LeBron versus Michael Jordan as the best ever?
TRUMP: Michael Jordan's a…
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