{"id":2634904,"date":"2026-07-24T17:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-thinks-lebron-james-is-racist\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T17:57:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:57:43","slug":"trump-says-he-thinks-lebron-james-is-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-thinks-lebron-james-is-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he thinks LeBron James is &#8216;racist&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-he-thinks-lebron-james-is-racist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2634904&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump discussed LeBron James and Michael Jordan when asked about the greatest NBA player.He highlighted his personal connection with Jordan, mentioning they play golf together, and suggested that James might be racist or at least does not like Trump, implying a bias. Trump also labeled james&#8217;s statements as divisive and racist, criticizing him for speaking out on social justice issues instead of focusing on basketball. The two have exchanged accusations of racism over the years, especially relating to James\u2019s comments on police and social justice. James previously shared a photo criticizing a police officer involved in a shooting, and has called Trump racist multiple times, including during a 2018 press conference. Trump expressed his dislike for James\u2019s activism, claiming it harms the NBA\u2019s viewership. James recently signed with the philadelphia 76ers and announced he would be playing for them next season.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> cited <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebron-james\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1753\">LeBron James\u2019s<\/a> controversial past statements as he picked Michael Jordan when asked who the NBA\u2019s greatest of all time is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, Michael Jordan is a guy that\u2019s a friend of mine,\u201d Trump told reporters Friday at the White House on the day it was announced James had signed with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4662462\/josh-shapiro-lebron-james-day-76ers\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4662462\/josh-shapiro-lebron-james-day-76ers\/\">Philadelphia 76ers.<\/a> \u201cI play golf with him. He\u2019s a really good guy, and I think LeBron is, maybe, he\u2019s a racist, but maybe he doesn\u2019t like Trump. I don\u2019t know, but I only like people that like me, so I would say Michael Jordan all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4662897\/trump-lebron-james-fued-racism\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says he thinks LeBron James is \u2018racist\u2019 when asked if he or Michael Jordan is the GOAT<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4662462\/josh-shapiro-lebron-james-day-76ers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Josh Shapiro declares \u2018Lebron James Day\u2019 after basketball legend signs with 76ers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4662048\/dc-prepares-freedom-250-grand-prix-what-to-know\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Downtown DC prepares for Freedom 250 Grand Prix: What to know<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James and Trump have called each other racist over the years, with the president making the same claim in 2021 after the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nba\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"493\">NBA\u2019s<\/a> leading point scorer criticized the police officer accused of killing Ma\u2019Khia Bryant, 16, in Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLeBron James should focus on basketball rather than presiding over the destruction of the NBA, which has just recorded the lowest television RATINGS, by far, in the long and distinguished history of the League,\u201d Trump said in a statement\u00a0at the time. \u201cHis <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/racism\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1199\">RACIST<\/a> rants are divisive, nasty, insulting, and demeaning. He may be a great basketball player, but he is doing nothing to bring our Country together!\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> on the Jordan vs. LeBron debate: &#8220;Michael Jordan&#8217;s a guy that&#8217;s a friend of mine\u2026 and I think LeBron is\u2014maybe he&#8217;s a racist, but maybe he doesn&#8217;t like Trump, I don&#8217;t know\u2014but I only like people that like me, so I would say Michael Jordan all the way.&#8221; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xrfXOg2whP\">pic.twitter.com\/xrfXOg2whP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2080744196453875965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James had earlier shared a photo in a since-deleted post on X of Nicholas Reardon, the police officer who allegedly killed Bryant, with the caption: \u201cyou\u2019re next #accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, James has said that Trump is racist multiple times, including in 2018 when he said during a press conference that \u201cThe guy in control has given people and racism, negative racism, an opportunity to be out and outspoken without fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div 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