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.
You see this: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/04/obama-goes-2-for-22-on-basketball-court/
ReplyDeletei 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
ReplyDeletei 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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