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President Donald Trump has intervened in one of the most important debates in basketball: who is better, LeBron James or Michael Jordan?
For Trump, the answer is easy. The president totally agrees with Jordan.
“Michael Jordan is a guy who is a friend of mine, plays golf with him. He’s a really good guy. And I think LeBron is, maybe he’s racist, but maybe he doesn’t like Trump, I don’t know. But I only like people who like me. So, I would say Michael Jordan in every way,” Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday.
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President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School on Wednesday, July 22, 2026 in Marietta, Georgia. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
Trump was asked the question James vs. Jordan because James announced on Friday that he plans to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. He will sign a two-year, $8 million contract, according to ESPN.
Jordan played in the NBA for 15 seasons, winning six titles in his career, all of them with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan retired twice during his career, while playing baseball after the Bulls’ first three-peat during the 1993-94 season.
He returned during the 1994-95 season, and the Bulls began their second three-peat a year later during the 1995-96 season. Jordan then retired again, this time for three seasons, and spent the final two seasons of his career with the Washington Wizards.
For his career, Jordan averaged 30.1 points per game, the most in NBA history, along with 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists. The Basketball Hall of Famer made the All-Star Team 14 times, won five MVPs, six NBA Finals MVPs, was a 10-time scoring champion and made the All-Defensive Team nine times.
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Michael Jordan raises six fingers for each Bulls championship as he addresses the crowd at the Petrillo Music Shell in Grant Park on June 16, 1998, in Chicago. (Chuck Berman/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
James is heading into his 24th season, his first with the 76ers. He spent the first seven years of his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers and then signed with the Miami Heat to create “The Big 3” with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
James won the first two of his four NBA titles with the Heat in 2011-12 and 2012-13. After four seasons with the Heat, James returned to Cleveland.
In his second stint with the Cavaliers, James led the Cavaliers to the title in 2015-16, completing a 3-1 comeback victory over the Golden State Warriors. After four more seasons in Cleveland, James left for the Los Angeles Lakers.
In eight seasons with the Lakers, James won an NBA title during the 2019-20 season. That championship was won in the Florida bubble because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
James is the NBA leader in games played, points, most All-Star selections and All-NBA selections. He is the only player in NBA history to score more than 43,000 points and has the most 30-point games (700) of all time.
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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James looks toward his bench after a play against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first half of Game 1 of the second round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on May 5, 2026. (Alonzo Adams/Image Images)
He is a four-time MVP, 22-time All-Star, 21-time All-NBA selection, four-time Finals MVP and six-time member of the All-Defensive Team.
In his career he has averaged 26.8 points, 7.2 assists and 6.1 rebounds per game.
Both James and Jordan have incredible resumes, which has led to one of the most contentious debates in sports. But even as James’ resume continues to grow, Trump’s response is clear: Jordan all the way.
