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Former President Barack Obama Weighs In On The GOAT Debate

LeBron James winning the 2020 NBA Championship and the Finals MVP award this past season obviously reignited the never-ending GOAT debate.

Ever since James won his 4th title, the NBA world basically hasn’t stopped talking about LeBron James or Michael Jordan. While James already had a fighting chance in the debate before the Finals, winning another ring just strengthened his case.

Then again, Michael Jordan’s case also is very strong. He’s been the greatest basically forever, and his 6-0 Finals records speaks for itself.

While I’ve been team Jordan, and still am, I have to admit that the debate is closer now than ever before, and I really can’t and won’t blame anyone who’s siding with LeBron James.

Now, in an interview with Complex, former US-President, Barack Obama was asked for his take on the GOAT debate. Obama, a Chicago native, expectedly still considers Jordan to be the greatest of all-time, but noted that LeBron is edging closer and closer:

“Here’s what I will say about LeBron, who is indisputably, one of the top two already. His longevity…. The fact that I joked about him because I was with him on ‘The Shop’ right before the election.

But part of it is just – he’s a freak. And right now it looks like he could keep on doing what he’s doing right now for another five years, right? If at 40, he’s still an All-Star and competing in this way, you know that you have to factor that in.

You know, he doesn’t look like he’s lost a step. I know that he is benefiting from the kind of training and nutrition and treatments, and all that folks in Michael’s generation just did not benefit from.

But part of it is just – he’s a freak. And right now it looks like he could keep on doing what he’s doing right now for another five years, right? If at 40, he’s still an All-Star and competing in this way, you know that you have to factor that in.”