Michael Jordan Misspells Obama's Name

Basketball superstar Michael Jordan wrote the President's first name wrong on his birthday.

Political consultant David Axelrod shared in an interview with New York Magazine that he requested Michael Jordan for an autographed poster, which he planned to give as a present for Barack Obama on his 50th birthday in 2011.

Axelrod said, "When the president turned 50, I wanted to get him something special ... so I sent it to Jordan to have him sign it for me."

Jordan gladly obliged and wrote on the poster using a black Sharpie, "To Barrack: you still owe me dinner. Wishing you well, Michael Jordan."

Axelrod revealed in a CBS Sports report, "I gave it to the president, and he said, 'I can't put this up, he misspelled my name!' So I said, 'Fine, I'll take it."

Charlotte News Observer wrote that Obama called into Raleigh's David Glenn Show on February 9, 2014. Glenn asked the President about Jordan's misspelling.

Obama replied, "You know what? Michael will always have a place in my heart. The joy that he gave all of Chicago. He's actually an early supporter. I think I may have been the first publicly acknowledged contribution he made politically."

Obama continued in the same News Observer report, "He talks trash on the golf course, I understand, even though he's never played with me. ... He's a pretty hyper competitive guy. Obviously, somebody wasn't giving him the proper spelling of my name. I'm going to forgive him for that because I have six (NBA) championship memories (with the 1990s Chicago Bulls) that will never go away."

President Barack Obama is an avid basketball fan, particularly of Michael Jordan and the championship-winning Chicago Bulls. Charlotte Observer reported that in November 2014, the two joked about their golf game. Jordan said that Obama was a hack golfer. The President responded that he believes that Jordan was better than him at golf. However, Obama suggested that the Charlotte Hornets owner spend more time improving his dismally performing NBA team.

ESPN reported that it has not been confirmed why Jordan misspelled the democratic President's name wrong. Jordan has yet to comment on the matter or share if he gave Obama another version with the first name spelled correctly. The poster is currently in Axelrod's office together with other memorabilia and collectible signed by other great people in history. Regardless of the misspelling, the poster is still set to command a giant sum if Axelrod decides to sell it.