2008 Obama on the Court
posted by on December 26 at 11:55 AM
He goes one-on-one with a writer from Sports Illustrated, talks some trash, and sinks a shot that the writer declares is “for the presidency”:
The first game flies by in a blur of missed (mine) and made (his) jumpers: I lose 11-5. Obama throws out a cheap “Wooooo!” whenever I shoot but never resorts to ticky-tack calls; before the second game he notes our 15-pound weight difference. “If you wanted to bang inside a bit,” he says, “you could.”I’m no fool. I start banging. After I commit that criminal foul under the basket, he lofts an air ball and I pull ahead 2-1. But we’re both gasping, and proceed to play the ugliest, slowest game in history. A handler steps in, says his man must leave, so we decide to play to seven.
Obama hits two jumpers to go up 3-2, and I remember what Michelle told me: “He’s very good at the last minute.”
“All right,” I say coyly, flipping him the ball. “This is for the presidency….”
He drills a 19-footer, heels barely leaving the ground.
Photos and memories of Obama’s first dunk here. (Via Ben Smith.)
Basketball isn't going to score you any points, you moron. And whhhyyyy aren't you wearing shorts?!
If this doesn't put a stop to Josh Feit's Hillary fascination, I don't know what will.
Look at how big his shoes are:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0712/price.obama/content.6.html
This is easily one million times cooler than going hunting. Obama just upped the macho factor. Maybe we'll see Edwards on the line of scrimmage.
Trey @2, never mind the issues. If the following doesn't make Josh Feit an Obama backer, I don't know what will:
cressona- Thing is, Josh is just a toot toot grooter for the "home" team while Obama might actually like to Play?Work the game. in the prepost anal-isis here, we get the Slog Chalkboard(tm), in fact I get john madden diarheea everytime i masochistically glanceacross the Feit snarlaughphoto in the Strange rag
"he's very good at the last minute"
that's what she said!
@7
Bam!
@8: thanks, i'm right on top of those youth culture trends!
That's some awesome living up to stereotypes, there. I'm glad we all get to know that he's a real black man--he plays basketball! What a great support for our one-drop eugenics, huh? Maybe next we'll have an article in Gourmet about his favorite chicken recipe? Meanwhile, Sports Illustrated will run a story about John Edwards and NASCAR.
Or, um, maybe we can drop the silly race-baiting and talk about policy. Either way, really.
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