Trump says LeBron might be racist, favors Jordan as GOAT

Former President Donald Trump, speaking at a White House press conference on Friday, July 24, 2026, suggested basketball star LeBron James might be "a racist" while declaring Michael Jordan the greatest player of all time. The comments came hours after James announced he was signing a two-year, $8 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Trump was asked by a reporter to settle the long-running debate between James and Jordan. "Well, Michael Jordan is a guy that's a friend of mine, play golf with him. He's a really good guy," Trump said. He then turned to James, stating, "I think LeBron is... Maybe he's a racist. 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."

The remarks mark the latest chapter in a years-long public feud between Trump and the NBA's all-time leading scorer. James has been a vocal critic of Trump, endorsing Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Kamala Harris in 2024. In 2017, James called Trump "a bum" on social media after the then-president rescinded a White House invitation to the Golden State Warriors. Trump has previously criticized James's intelligence and accused him of making "racist...