Jordan famously explained to a friend his refusal to support a Black candidate for the U.S. Senate against North Carolina incumbent Jesse Helms – who advocated for segregation and later filibustered against establishment of the Martin Luther King Day holiday – with the phrase, “ Republicans buy shoes, too .” He later claimed it was meant as a joke.

Bleacher Report released their top 100 players of all time list, and Michael Jordan took the No. 1 spot over LeBron James.