{"id":163553,"date":"2026-03-29T14:37:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T19:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/?p=163553"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:30:31","slug":"michael-jordan-goat-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/michael-jordan-goat-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan addresses GOAT debate during interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a historic career in the NBA, Michael Jordan has found ways to stay busy off the court. His latest venture has brought him more success as he co-owns 23XI Racing team.<\/p>\n<p>With driver Tyler Reddick winning four races early this NASCAR season, the spotlight is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/denny-hamlin-provides-update-on-tyler-reddicks-future-with-23xi-racing\/\">23XI Racing<\/a> as well as Jordan himself. Ahead of Sunday&#8217;s Cook Out 400 at the Martinsville Speedway, Jordan sat down with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/michael-jordan-on-nascar-life-after-basketball-and-the-one-title-he-wont-claim\/\">CBS Morning News&#8217; Gayle King to discuss his role with NASCAR.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among the subjects they talked about was the GOAT conversation. King asked Jordan if he believes there is room for more than one Greatest of All Time in the sport of basketball. His answer was a little surprising.<\/p>\n<h2>Michael Jordan addresses the &#8216;GOAT&#8217; debate in recent interview<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_159397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-159397\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_24721389-900x600.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Jordan NASCAR\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_24721389-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_24721389-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_24721389-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_24721389-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_24721389-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_24721389-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chicitysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USATSI_24721389-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-159397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nov 9, 2024; Avondale, Arizona, USA; 23XI Racing team owner Michael Jordan during qualifying for the Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As King asked the question, she mentions that Jordan is considered the GOAT in the game of basketball. But would Jordan be open to adding another GOAT in the conversation?<\/p>\n<p>To Jordan, he doesn&#8217;t believe in the &#8220;GOAT&#8221; talk:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no such thing as the G.O.A.T. Not to me,&#8221; Jordan said in the interview. &#8220;It\u2019s only because we are transcended from other people, other athletes. We learn from other athletes. We progress the game as we move further. To say that one is better than the other is not really right.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michael Jordan says there\u2019s no such thing as THE GOAT during his interview with Gayle King via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSMornings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBSMornings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QcYkYyzYQz\">pic.twitter.com\/QcYkYyzYQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 2Cool2Blog (@2Cool2Blog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2Cool2Blog\/status\/2038294037694685612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, the GOAT talk usually centers around Jordan as well as LeBron James. Neither really talk about it at all and it&#8217;s usually just the topic of fans, TV shows, radio shows, etc. However, with how competitive Jordan is not only in basketball and in NASCAR, I imagine he sometimes uses it for motivation still and that burning desire of competition he&#8217;s always had.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a historic career in the NBA, Michael Jordan has found ways to stay busy off the court. His latest venture has brought him more success as he co-owns 23XI Racing team. With driver Tyler Reddick winning four races early this NASCAR season, the spotlight is on 23XI Racing as well as Jordan himself. 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