Obama's Basketball Schtick
It really bugs me. Here is a story about him teasing Rondo about his shot. Obama has no right to tease Rondo, who is better at basketball than Obama is at anything. Far better. Except, I suppose, getting elected, if you count that as a skill.
The stories I read about Obama playing with all this ex-pro and D1 players truly bug me. The guy played like JV basketball and thinks because he's President, he can ball it up with all these amazing guys on a regular basis. Either they play with training wheels or Obama doesn't get to do shit during the game. This bugs me as a sportsman and a competitor. It insults their skills. Why would you want to play picked up basketball with guys 10 times better than you? It's a show off move and unsporty. I really don't like it.
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You see this: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/04/obama-goes-2-for-22-on-basketball-court/
i like how even the way the news frames it makes it sound better than it is. like 2 for 22 is horrible, as if kobe bryant or rondo did it in a game, being guarded. obama went 2 for 22 on wide open, un-guarded, horse-like shots. i would have liked him to play horse with a 10 year old and lose and then that would be the headline
i feel like obama plays ball because he thinks it gives him street cred versus actually loving the game. maybe that is too cynical of me.
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