As a former Chicago resident and avid basketball fan, Barack Obama necessarily has the Bulls of Michael Jordan in his heart. When asked about the title of best player of all time, the former President of the United States raised the situation of LeBron James, which he recently approached to discuss social problems in the United States.
A guest of Complex Sports, Obama paid tribute to the “King”, explaining how he could still hope to influence the debate on GOAT – still MJ’s property in his eyes – once his career is over.
“LeBron James continues to take steps forward on this GOAT issue. His career is not over yet.
Here is what I can say about him: he is already indisputably one of the two best players of all time. Its longevity … We talked about it when we did “The Shop” together. The guy doesn’t look like he has lost anything physically.
He can benefit from workouts, nutrition models, treatments that not all the guys in Michael Jordan’s generation had access to. But the main reason for its longevity is that it is a monster. At present, it gives the impression of being able to continue like this for another 5 years.
If at 40 he is still an All-Star and competitive as he is today, that will have to be taken into account for the question of the GOAT “.
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Barack Obama, however, did not want to be accused of the crime of lese majesty and obviously gave a little layer on the greatness of “His Airness”.
“Look, you’re young, but Michael Jordan in his prime, that was a startling sight. And he was doing all of this at a time when guys were trying to physically break him.
Afterwards, it’s like with music, in any case we tend to prefer the one we grew up with to the one that comes 30 years later. Each generation must defend its hero “.
The old POTUS is unlikely to change its stance on this, but LeBron James still has a few years to try.
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