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President Obama heaps praise on LSU's Ben Simmons, says Jordan was best

Published Jan. 14, 2016 1:32 p.m. ET

Jimmy Traina

A lot of people are on the Ben Simmons bandwagon. Among them is the President of the United States.

During a Twitter chat on Thursday, Barack Obama went out of his way to praise the LSU freshman who is averaging 20.3 points per game this season.

The President was asked this simple question: "Kobe, M.J. or LeBron." This was his reply:

love em all, but as a bulls fan got to go with mj. in baton rouge, just met lsu freshman ben simmons - will be great https://t.co/Du1gflVYp4
— President Obama (@POTUS) January 14, 2016

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