Tim Geithner Plays Basketball In China, Hits A 3-Pointer! (VIDEO)

During his recent visit to China, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner played a quick game of hoops and, thankfully, cameras were there to capture the action. CNBC caught this clip of Geithner sinking a basket against local Chinese university students. (Hat tip to the Business Insider.)

(We'll overlook the fact that CNBC anchor Dennis Kneale referred to NBA star Yao Ming as "Yao Min.")

The Wall Street Journal located this even better clip from Youku.com. Geithner was competing against local students from Renmin University, the WSJnotes.

In the full video below, the normally reserved Geithner gets perhaps a little fancy with his passing and causes a turnover.

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Comments

[inthedesert]

05:50 PM on 05/25/2010

I thought it was acutally a 3 way he nailed.......................LOL.

[GerryS]

02:17 PM on 05/25/2010

go timmy,

sorry, I got carried away with a bit of overexuberance-------

BTW, what is timmy doing in china?????????????

[Jim Marusak]

02:00 PM on 05/25/2010

well, we have a 2-guard and we have a position 3-4 player (the president) in the administration. but we need a point guard, one other forward, and a good center for the inside game.

[mikala]

04:59 PM on 05/25/2010

Don't forget Arne Duncan who played for Harvard when he went to school and played professionally in Australia.

[mamababa]

11:09 AM on 05/25/2010

Geithner is one of the unsung heroes in the last Crisis - his steady hand on the tiller will forever be remembered as one of the most awesome displays of superhuman calm and saved the nation from veering into the abyss.

Americans should be kissing his boots if they weren't such irredeemable ingrates.

[cluso]

09:38 PM on 05/25/2010

I agree! Too bad the administration does not promote their successes.

[daveanders]

10:38 AM on 05/25/2010

this is quite the news story, lemme know next time he passes gas too please.

[Elmer Gantry]

12:58 AM on 05/25/2010

Basketball is the new ping pong.

[Amalek]

07:15 AM on 05/25/2010

I live in China and they are crazy over it. At the university I teach at we even have a faculty league.

[collies1]

09:19 PM on 05/24/2010

Timmy,Timmy, Lassie is telling us that there are robbers in Wall Street. Timmy,Timmy, put down the god damn ball and listen to Lassie. She smarter than you!!

[collies1]

09:17 PM on 05/24/2010

If he had another ball what perfect symbolism that would have been.

[collies1]

09:15 PM on 05/24/2010

It would have been better if he was looking at a paper on the USA budget and playing a
lyre.

[jcaunter]

07:52 PM on 05/24/2010

Geithner nails another 3 pointer for Wall Street! Awesome work Geithner! Obama had faith that you could protect and promote the interests of Wall Street, and you come through for him every day.

[UnaBohemia]

07:04 PM on 05/24/2010

I think Geithner is smart and he is definitely not thin skinned. He signed up to do a very difficult job and to serve his country to the best of his ability.
Having said that, I think I could also shoot a 3-pointer and express a little more excitement than what he shows...
Poor guy, he needs to loosen up a little bit more.

[Amalek]

07:17 AM on 05/25/2010

You have to admit, this administration has the best starting five of any administration since Lincoln.

[robjh1]

06:53 PM on 05/24/2010

Nice shots!

[TheFabOne]

05:56 PM on 05/24/2010

Tim Geithner Plays Basketball In China, Hits A 3-Pointer!

.......the U.S. economy is in shambles due to the bailout his buddies on Wall Street got with OUR money, and THIS cokksukker is over in China shooting hoops.

Go ta hell.

[collies1]

09:15 PM on 05/24/2010

You have my vote for treas. Sec.!!!

[ktkelly]

05:48 PM on 05/24/2010

I wonder how many times he asked to order Chinese Food?LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[breakingpoint]

05:35 PM on 05/24/2010

Keep him busy playing ball and maybe he won't keep destroying the economy.
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