Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
President Donald Trump cast his vote for the greatest basketball player of all time — and it ain’t LeBron James .
The president was asked by Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy to settle who the “best ever” was during a Friday press conference at the White House — hours after James announced he is joining the Philadelphia 76ers . Doocy asked Trump to pick between James and Michael Jordan , and Trump said the decision was a layup — and attacked the newest member of the Sixers.
“Well, Michael Jordan is a guy that’s a friend of mine, played golf with him. He’s a really good guy,” Trump said. “And I think LeBron is, may be he’s a racist. But maybe he doesn’t like Trump I don’t know? But I only like people that like me. So I would say Michael Jordan, all the way.”
Trump’s pick comes after the “Air Jordan” v. “King James” debate has been a hot topic among hoops heads for…
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