Obama's Dream Team: Security Picks All Play Basketball

Besides their impressive resumes and political star-power, a few of President-elect Barack Obama's top cabinet choices have something else in common -- hoop dreams.

Though these days Eric H. Holder Jr., Susan E. Rice and Gen. James L. Jones, may be more comfortable handling policy memos than shooting free throws, at one point they were very much at home on the court.

And as the basketball-loving president-elect assembles his so-called team of rivals, it appears he may have - coincidentally -- put together a pretty competitive group of players.

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Comments

[hamchunk]

Why is this news? The whole bunch of them would have their a$$es handed to them by even the most medicore HS team.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Didn't we just see an article yesterday on how they're all 5'2" ?

[lvdragonlady]

Does not matter how tall you are, if you can shoot and score, you can make the team.

[ajax2]

None have an outside shot. Clog the middle, make them move left.

[moda31]

it's nice to see he's getting his pickup games in order as well, talk about planning ahead. perhaps they can settle minor cabinet disputes on the court, exercise is good for keeping your thinking sharp.

[robXdion]

Don't forget the Sec. of Treasury Geithner is a hoop player, too. This could mean policy for each department will be decided over a game of H-O-R-S-E.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Nah.
D-O-N-K-E-Y.

[CalexenderJ]

Obama should have appointed Palin to his war cabinet. She's got game....

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

See the Larry Flynt movie. Then decide.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

4 whites / 2 blacks
3 men / 3 women
1 military top dog
2 Senators
1 Governor

Demographics? Check!

[dbdzen]

Hillary? Basketball? Brain muscle pull.

[ReasonIsMyReligion]

Someone's got to run the scoreboard. ;-)

[stayinsouth1981]

That would be the job of Mr. Meharry (Hoosiers) who invented the thing!

[reliant1]

Headline: Obama's Dream Team: Security Picks All Play Basketball

1st sentence of story: ..."a few of President-elect Barack Obama"s top cabinet choices have something else in common..."

Headline says ALL and story says FEW.

HuffPo you are now just another media rag.....just an updated Nt'l Enquirer and as MSM as you can sell yourselves into being.

[darthdarcy]

"Basketball Jones...basketball Jones..."

So is this the "new" golf...?

[benndissed]

barack could have picked a better 'harlem globetrotter' to be SOS.