Obama, Palin And Other Politicians Throw Down Dunks In New 'NBA Jam' Video Game

Barack Obama has proven that he has a sweet left-handed jumper, but with news that he's going to appear in the new "NBA Jam" video game alongside other political powerhouses, some might be starting to wonder: how will the President dunk on Sarah Palin?

According to a recent ESPN interview with EA Sports' Trey Smith, creative director of "NBA Jam," players will be able to find out that and a whole lot more:

EA Sports' new "NBA Jam" game for the Wii is about to top them all, however, as in addition to a hidden team of Beastie Boys, there is an unlockable team of Democrats, featuring President Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Al Gore, as well as a team of Republicans that includes George W. Bush, Sarah Palin, John McCain and Dick Cheney.

So, Smith told ESPN, don't be surprised to see Vice President Joe Biden dropping a "Big F-ing Dunk" on Dick Cheney -- or something like that:

It's an arcade title, it's over-the-top, you catch on fire and do flips 40-feet in the air, and I think one of the secrets that makes up the pure joy of "Jam" is surprise. It's surprising the player. It's about surprising everyone with what the players can do on the court like smashing the backboard and catching on fire, and those moments of surprise where the game just takes you on a trip. That goes along with the secret characters as well.

According to Smith, Sarah Palin's "beehive haircut" and "helicopter dunk" are just the beginning of the unique features for the politician characters:

And just like we have the dunk faces of the NBA players where we grabbed high-resolution pictures of their game faces, we did the same thing with the politicians. We found these pictures that showed off the emotion of all of these politicians, and some of them are classic. Dick Cheney has the Darth Vader snarl. Obama makes some great faces, and the politician dunk faces are some of the best dunk faces in the entire game.

Comments

[Mystic01]

08:57 AM on 10/07/2010

I'd like to see Obama dunk right over her and then talk trash the whole way back down the court. In your f@ce!

[hatrickpenry]

09:13 AM on 10/07/2010

Dunk what,... his ice cream cone?

[hatrickpenry]

08:36 AM on 10/07/2010

About 4-5 months ago, Palin was on Beck and they did challenge Obama and one of his cabinet members to a 2-on-2.

[incite1]

08:21 AM on 10/07/2010

Wow, I would love to see those two in a basketball game! I think they should do it and have the money go to charity.

[stape45]

08:09 AM on 10/07/2010

That's good, Sarah. Instead of slam-dunking the nation, you can use a basketball as a pacifier.

[UmberLamp]

01:33 PM on 10/07/2010

Like, she has a big old mouth? OH SNAP!

[SonyaInTx]

07:29 AM on 10/07/2010

Don't worry.......Sarah will quit halfway through the game.

[James Overlie]

09:04 AM on 10/07/2010

Kind of like Hillary "I will be your senator" Clinton did and will do again with her
current job to be VP.

[SonyaInTx]

09:24 AM on 10/07/2010

NOT!

[mendelcrosses]

09:51 AM on 10/07/2010

Its onething leaving one job-public service- for another job,still serving the public.
And leaving a public job because you thought you might make more money bashing public services. Wont you agree?

[Tugar]

07:01 AM on 10/07/2010

Thurs. 10/7/2010 ....Ah, the Repubs ! What can I say !.....

LOOKING AT MORNING JOE THIS AM....

When they showed a new GOP TV ad that will run in WV showing 3 elderly gentlemen wearing what appears to be rugged, John Deer type of clothing, saying they liked their governor, but they should keep him right there in WV because when he gets around Obama, he acted just like him ! When the commercial ended, the reporter explained that the commercial was actually shot in Phila., PA with actors, and when putting it together, the GOP named it, "The Hickey Looking Guys in WV."

I tell you, Joe, Mika and the entire panel couldn't hold their laughter back, and all agreed, as I myself do : that what a stupid move that was on the part of the GOP ! And in viewing the commercial, the men do not even have WV accents. They speak almost like they came from the Bronx, of NYC. I am indeed, LMAO this am !

[hatrickpenry]

08:50 AM on 10/07/2010

The opening scene for "Planet of the Apes" was shot at Lake Powell UT.
pssssst,... the end scene really isn't the Statue of Liberty either.

[James Overlie]

09:05 AM on 10/07/2010

Good point hatrick and Rahm Emanual's "glad to be back in Chicago" speech
was shot in Washington!

[Mensch99]

06:11 AM on 10/07/2010

Although I am a jock-supporter of Palin, I do not agree with all of her derisions. I think it is a bad idea to go up against Obama in Basketball. Even through she played in high-school, Obama is tall and athletic and practices quiet often. I am not opposed to women’s lib or the famousist movement but I still think that men should play men and vice-versa.
Palin would do better to consecrate on working to untie our grate nation and return us to the glorious days of yesteryear. :-)

[Fred Hubner]

06:59 AM on 10/07/2010

Yesteryear ...?!!! Heck, another Republican longing for the financial crisis ... I bet he misses Bernie's unregulated ponzy schemes ...

[Mensch99]

07:07 AM on 10/07/2010

Satire, my friend, just some early morning satire.

“Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing. ”

Poe's Law points out that it is hard to tell parodies of fundamentalism (or, more generally, any crackpot theory) from the real thing, since they both seem equally insane. Conversely, real fundamentalism can easily be mistaken for a parody of fundamentalism.”
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law

[James Overlie]

09:07 AM on 10/07/2010

And don't forget Barry's a smoker so that might help Sarah....

[ThinkCreeps]

03:49 AM on 10/07/2010

And Sarah's still eligible to be picked for NCAA games.

[Theholyspook]

07:05 AM on 10/07/2010

that is just because she hasn't finished college yet.

[diogeneslives]

03:02 AM on 10/07/2010

The non-stop false equivocations has now invaded the world of video games. I'm thinking of becoming a hermit.

[BeachWar]

12:25 AM on 10/07/2010

FROM DOWNTOWN! BOOM SHAKALAKA!

[PORK RIND]

11:57 PM on 10/06/2010

Two basket cases, alright!

[tweeksmom]

11:34 PM on 10/06/2010

I knew when I clicked on this story that it would be something stupid....Silly me.....

[Deli]

11:44 PM on 10/06/2010

Me, too. Aren't people's images protected from being in a Wii game?

[Daven Donald]

11:26 PM on 10/06/2010

Need Marv Albert doing commentary. Obama just gave Sarah a facial!!!

[frameofmind]

12:58 AM on 10/07/2010

Wow, i went visual on that one.

[Pablo Gonzales]

11:12 PM on 10/06/2010

NBA JAM TE which came out 1993 had


Mike D from the Beastie Boys MCA BB* MCA from the Beastie Boys ADR *CB Ad Rok from the Beastie Boys BLZ C*C Carol Blazekowski BRD ACA Larry Bird - One of the greatest players of the NBA. ROY BA* Prince Charles - Crown Prince of England CIC A*B Bill Clinton - President of the United States. HC_ *B* Hillery Cilton - Bill's First Lady HVY A*B Heavy D - The Overweight Lover. WIL CB* Fresh Prince - Rapper turned actor. JAZ CAA Jazzy Jeff - His sidekick. SOX B*A Frank Thomas - Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox. PHI *AC Randall Cunningham - Football player for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Palin will prob quite after 30 min and go back to her trailor like she did Indiana book signing
and since noone said it ....
"He's on fire!"

[Deus Angelus]

11:02 PM on 10/06/2010

So why the hell is Palin in this game? What does she know about basketball?

[MentalLapse]

11:19 PM on 10/06/2010

You don't know Palin very well do you? Check her bio.

[ToniaB]

01:56 AM on 10/07/2010

I checked the whole paragraph... It was actually her finest accomplishment.

[dotherightthingmookie1]

12:36 AM on 10/07/2010

Or politics for that matter.....half-time governator!