Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - Basketball legend, Michael Jordan has reacted after a viral post on social media suggested that he had endorsed Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
On Sunday, November 3, a post on X falsely claimed that the
six-time NBA champ, 61, has “become the latest celebrity to endorse Donald
Trump for President.”
The post instantly went viral, racking up thousands of likes
and reposts. Jordan’s reps have denied it.
“There is absolutely no truth to the claim that Michael Jordan has made an endorsement in the presidential election,” Jordan’s reps told The Independent.
The basketball legend has made a conscious effort to keep
his political views private over the years. The same goes for his personal
life.
As he put it during the filming of his docuseries “The Last
Dance,” released in 2020, Jordan said, “I never thought of myself as an
activist. I thought of myself as a basketball player.”
Back in 1990, Jordan decided against publicly endorsing
Democrat Harvey Gantt during a North Carolina Senate race.
Gantt, a black democrat, was challenging Jesse Helms for a
senate seat in North Carolina.
Some called on Jordan, who grew up in North Carolina, to
endorse Gantt and do a commercial with him.
But instead, Jordan famously uttered the words, “Republicans
buy sneakers, too.” Helms went on to win the race.
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