For the first time in his 11-year NBA career, LeBron James has been deemed the most popular male athlete in the U.S. For years, he has been behind Michael Jordan but that is no longer according to a new Harris Poll.
We live in a society where we know an athlete’s every move. During free agency, we knew where LeBron was eating dinner, who he was eating with…and what he ate. That sort of coverage lends itself to him topping such a list. Surprising that this didn’t happen sooner.
A Cleveland Cavalier for the second time, LeBron James is officially America’s favorite male athlete for the first time, according to a new Harris Poll. Prior to this latest poll, which surveyed a representative sampling of 2,241 adults online in June, before James signed again with Cleveland, the basketball star never surpassed the No. 2 spot. In 2011, the first Harris Poll for favorite athlete conducted after James moved to Miami, he dropped out of the top 10 entirely.
Truly, James has made, pardon the pun, a rebound. But not everyone ranks James as their favorite. Women polled prefer Michael Jordan, who picked up the No. 2 overall spot, as did Generation X (ages 37-48). Seniors (ages 68 and over), meanwhile, put New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter on the top of their list.
H/T: Washington Post
