WASHINGTON, July 2, 2009
Obama Prefers Michael Over Kobe
In an Interview With AP, the President Says He Prefers Basketball Legend Jordan to This Year's MVP Bryant
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President Barack Obama prepares to leave following his interview with The Associated Press, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in the West Wing of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
President Barack Obama was asked straight out on Thursday: Kobe or Michael?
As in, who's the best? Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, a four-time NBA champion? Or the basketball legend to whom he is most often compared, Michael Jordan, who retired as a six-time champ with the Chicago Bulls and is widely regarded as the best player of all time?
"Oh, Michael," Obama answered in an interview with The Associated Press.
"I mean, Kobe's terrific. Don't get me wrong," Obama said. "But I haven't seen anybody match up with Michael."
Obama, a basketball fan who hails from Chicago, is certainly no Lakers hater.
He picked Bryant's team to defeat the Orlando Magic in the finals this year, and he was right.
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- Excuse me. Kobe was not "this year's MVP." That honor belongs to Lebron James. I demand that you issue a correction, and most importantly an apology to King James, who was selected as the nearly unanimous MVP after a tremendous season.
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