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Obama Reveals White House Basketball Plans On Jay Leno Show
Here is the full video of President Barack Obama’s appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: And, here’s the basketball portion of the full transcript: MR. LENO: And how about, are you going to put...
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Bedlam ‘09, Round 1: Baller-in-Chief vs. Marbury’s head tattoo
(From Ball Don’t Lie) BDL’s completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining, Bedlam Tournament continues. Thanks to your help, we’ve compiled a list of 32 things that you may or may not love about the...
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Eugene Robinson’s Obama-Henry-Kobe Basketball Metaphor
(From Jason Linkins for The Huffington Post) So, in case you missed it, CNN’s Ed Henry showed up at this week’s Obama press conference, having received some drunken advice from Wolf Blitzer at the...
View ArticleDid Obama Fire Wagoner Because of His Duke Roots?
(From Paul Bedard for The U.S. News & World Report Online) He’d never suggest it, since everybody around ousted General Motors boss Rick Wagoner says he’s the most optimistic and professional guy...
View ArticleComedian Wanda Sykes Rips Baller-In-Chief About His Hoop Skillz (VIDEO)
Speaking at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over the weekend, comedian Wanda Sykes ripped President Barack Obama about his basketball playing: I must say Mr. President that I thought that, you...
View ArticleBasketball Metaphor Re: Obama’s Handling Of Press Corps Tuesday
(From Joseph Curl for The Washington Times Online) Obama dominates news media with full-court press Although the White House basketball court is still under construction, President Obama on Tuesday got...
View ArticleBacklash Of Basketball Metaphors Follow Palin ‘Point Guard’ Remarks
(From The Daily Kos) A Governor is not a Point Guard I know it’s absurd to bring up Barack Obama in a diary about Sarah Palin, but just as a point of comparison, when Barack mentioned basketball during...
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G-8 Basketball: Who gets dunked on first?
By Claude Johnson ForeignPolicy.com suggests the funny rhetorical title question in an article earlier today about the G8 Summit in Italy: Before the G-8 summit began, intrepid Guardian reporter John...
View ArticleRon Artest’s Funny White House Basketball ‘Story’
As reported by Yannis Koutroupis at Hoopsworld.com: Artest has done a great job of staying in touch with his fan base and the public, keeping them up-to-date with what happens in his life. One detail...
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It’s official: Barack Obama never wears shorts to play basketball
(From Eamonn Brennan for Yahoo Sports) If you’re a hoops fan, you have at least one reason to enjoy our current president: Basketball is Obama’s favorite sport, and he approaches it with the reverence...
View ArticleWhy Golf Is Obama’s New Favorite Sport
(By Colin Orcutt for The Obama Presidency Blog at City University of New York School of Journalism) So we know that Obama is the “sports president.” He’s been to a Wizards game, aired a video to kick...
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The Secret Details Of Obama’s Game
(From Jason Gay for The Wall Street Journal Online) Wow, that was a fabulous birthday basketball game President Obama threw himself the other day. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. Magic Johnson and Bill...
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