Trump Says He Would Ask LeBron to Join the WNBA and Call Himself the Greatest Women’s Coach

The president used a public remark to press his opposition to men competing in women’s sports and to revive his dispute with LeBron James.

Overview

President Donald Trump on Wednesday linked his preference for Michael Jordan over LeBron James to a hypothetical plan to recruit James to a WNBA team and to coach a dominant women’s squad.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt repeated the administration’s stance that men should not play in women’s sports and cited WNBA player Sophie Cunningham’s profile as part of that conversation.
News reporting notes the WNBA currently has no transgender players on any roster and that the often‑cited example used by opponents has not competed at top professional levels.
The comments circulated widely on social media and in sports coverage, deepening public attention to the national debate over transgender athletes without prompting any league policy or roster changes.
The exchange extends a long public feud between Trump and LeBron that began in 2017 and shows how the president is using high‑profile sports talk to amplify a cultural and political argument.