Trump weighs in on LeBron James vs Michael Jordan debate: 'I only like people that like me'

President Donald Trump has weighed successful connected 1 of basketball’s biggest debates: Who is better, LeBron James oregon Michael Jordan?

For Trump, the reply is easy. The president is each successful connected Jordan.

"Michael Jordan is simply a feline that's a person of mine, play play with him. He's a truly bully guy. And I deliberation LeBron is, possibly he's a racist, but possibly helium doesn't similar Trump, I don't know. But I lone similar radical that similar me. So, I would accidental Michael Jordan each the way," Trump said astatine the Oval Office connected Friday.

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President Donald Trump speaks astatine Wheeler High School connected Wednesday, July 22, 2026, successful Marietta, Ga. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

Trump was asked the James vs. Jordan question due to the fact that James announced Friday that helium plans to motion with the Philadelphia 76ers. He volition motion a two-year, $8 cardinal contract, according to ESPN.

Jordan played successful the NBA for 15 seasons, winning six titles successful his career, each of which came with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan retired doubly during his career, arsenic helium played shot aft the Bulls’ archetypal three-peat during the 1993-94 season.

He returned during the 1994-95 season, and the Bulls began their 2nd three-peat a twelvemonth aboriginal during the 1995-96 season. Jordan past retired again, this clip for 3 seasons, and spent the last 2 seasons of his vocation with the Washington Wizards.

In his career, Jordan averaged 30.1 points per game, the astir successful NBA history, on with 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists. The Basketball Hall of Famer made the All-Star squad 14 times, won 5 MVPs, six NBA Finals MVPs, was a 10-time scoring champion, and made the All-Defensive Team 9 times.

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Michael Jordan holds up six fingers for each Bulls title arsenic helium addresses the assemblage astatine the Petrillo Music Shell astatine Grant Park connected June 16, 1998, successful Chicago. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

James is heading into his 24th season, his archetypal with the 76ers. He spent the archetypal 7 years of his vocation with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and past signed with the Miami Heat to make "The Big 3" with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

James won the archetypal 2 of his 4 NBA titles with the Heat successful 2011-12 and 2012-13. After 4 seasons with the Heat, James returned location to Cleveland.

In his 2nd stint with the Cavaliers, James led the Cavaliers to the rubric successful 2015-16, completing a 3-1 bid comeback implicit the Golden State Warriors. After 4 much seasons successful Cleveland, James departed for the Los Angeles Lakers.

In 8 seasons with the Lakers, James won 1 NBA rubric during the 2019-20 season. That title was won successful the bubble successful Florida due to the fact that of the COVID-19 pandemic.

James is the NBA’s person successful games played, points, astir All-Star selections and All-NBA selections. He is the lone subordinate successful NBA past to people much than 43,000 points and has the astir 30-point games (700) of each time.

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Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James looks toward his seat aft a play against the Oklahoma City Thunder successful the archetypal fractional of Game 1 of the 2nd circular of the 2026 NBA Playoffs astatine Paycom Center successful Oklahoma City, Okla., connected May 5, 2026. (Alonzo Adams/Imagn Images)

He has won the MVP grant 4 times, is simply a 22-time All-Star, a 21-time All-NBA selection, a four-time Finals MVP and a six-time All-Defensive Team member.

In his career, helium has averaged 26.8 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game.

Both James and Jordan person unthinkable résumés, which has led to 1 of the astir contentious debates successful sports. But adjacent with James’ résumé inactive growing, Trump’s reply is clear: Jordan each the way.

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