Legendary basketball player and global icon Michael Jordan was at the White House today to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The award, bestowed to an individual by the President of the United States, is the highest civilian award in the United States of America.
On Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama presented 21 people with the prestigious award. Along with Jordan, 2016 recipients of the honor include NBA Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, actors Tom Hanks and Robert DeNiro and recently retired sportscaster Vin Scully.
Jordan, whose professional basketball career spanned nearly two decades with the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards, is commonly referred to as the greatest basketball player to ever live.