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Obama Goes Two For 22 On White House Basketball Court

Posted 04.01.2013 | Politics
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President Obama had a rough day on the White House basketball court on Monday, missing 20 out of 22 attempts while shooting hoops during the White Hou...

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LOOK: Obama Attends Elite Eight

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 03.31.2013 | Sports
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama attended one of the weekend's big college basketball games after playing a round of golf Saturday. Obama's mot...

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Obama Reveals Final Four Picks

AP | Posted 03.20.2013 | Sports
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BRISTOL, Conn. -- President Barack Obama is picking Florida, Indiana, Louisville, Ohio State to reach the Final Four. President Obama filled out an...

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Obama Attends Daughter's Basketball Game

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.09.2013 | Black Voices
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has attended a basketball game for his younger daughter. The White House says 11-year-old Sasha Obama's tea...

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Scottie Pippen Compares Obama to Michael Jordan

The Huffington Post | Kavitha A. Davidson | Posted 02.06.2013 | Sports
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President Barack Obama is flying high. In the days after clinching the presidency, Obama's near-record support from Latino voters and reelection despi...

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Obama Calls In Bulls Legend (Not That One) For Election Day Hoops

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 11.14.2012 | Sports
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WIth a boost from a six-time NBA champion, President Obama picked up an early win on Election Day. After visiting with volunteers, the President squee...

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WATCH: David Stern: Obama's 'Not That Good' At Basketball

Posted 10.27.2012 | Sports
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David Stern, the NBA commissioner, weighed in recently on President Barack Obama's basketball game. And he wasn't too complementary. "He's not t...

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WATCH: Obama And Romney Impersonators Square Off In NYC

| Posted 09.18.2012 | New York
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By Andrea Swalec, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer MANHATTAN — As the real Barack Obama swept through the city for another fundraiser, a new web video p...

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What It's Like to Play Basketball With Obama

Tucker Max | Posted 10.15.2012 | Politics
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I have been asked about playing basketball with Obama probably 500 times. People pepper me with questions about him. The problem is I didn't know Barack Obama as a person, only as a basketball player. But, the scouting report on Barack Obama's pick-up game skills? That I can do.

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Obama Campaign Fundraises With Basketball Stars Michael Jordan, Carmelo Anthony

The Huffington Post | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 08.10.2012 | Politics
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The Obama campaign is bringing in NBA heavyweights Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Carmelo Anthony to boost the president's fundrai...

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Maraniss, Obama and the City Game

Doug Bradley | Posted 09.16.2012 | Books
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As I listened to David relate his narrative of our 44th president's odyssey from Hawaii to Jakarta to Chicago, I was struck by how researching and writing this book had been an epiphany of sorts for Maraniss himself.

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LeBron Leads U.S. Rally In Win Over Brazil

AP | BRIAN MAHONEY | Posted 09.15.2012 | Sports
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WASHINGTON — Tough start for the Americans. The Olympic basketball team couldn't get a stop, the president couldn't get a kiss. Eventually, thing...

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WATCH: Obama Booed For Not Kissing First Lady At Basketball Game

The Huffington Post | Patrick Svitek | Posted 07.17.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama arrived courtside Monday night to loud cheers and Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA" as he took his seat to wa...

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LOOK: Obama's Big Basketball Watching Night

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 09.15.2012 | DC
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama basked in the glow of the Olympics on Monday, getting a courtside look at LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and othe...

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Obama Channels Dick, Ron And George

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 05.14.2012 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- As he tries to become only the second Democratic president since Franklin Roosevelt to win reelection, Barack Obama is adopting much of ...

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Obama Shoots Hoops With The Stars

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.13.2012 | Politics
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President Barack Obama played basketball Friday morning with George Clooney, Tobey Maguire and a few staff members, according to the White House pool ...

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Obama Final Four Picks Hint At 2012 Election

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.14.2012 | Politics
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President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled his picks to reach the Final Four in the NCAA basketball tournament. As the Los Angeles Times reports, the ...

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Obama Says Bulls Will Win A Championship While He's In Office

Posted 03.01.2012 | Chicago
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In a conversation with ESPN's Bill Simmons on his podcast, the B.S. Report, President Barack Obama made some bold assertions about his hometown's bask...

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NBA Players Giving Heavily To Obama

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 02.29.2012 | Politics
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President Barack Obama is receiving large political contributions from a formerly underdeveloped source of campaign funds: The National Basketball Ass...

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Obama 'Very Impressed' With Lin

Posted 02.15.2012 | Politics
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President Barack Obama has caught 'Lin-sanity.' White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was asked about the New York Knicks' point guard Jeremy Lin ...

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PHOTOS: Basketball For The Obamas!

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.27.2011 | Style
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It's been a stressful time for the president, what with the whole super committee mess and having to wear all sorts of unusual clothes. So after pa...

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Obama Scorse Charitable NBA Players For Fundraising Event

Posted 11.20.2011 | Impact
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Barack Obama is still "a little heartbroken" about the NBA lockout, so he's taking a shot at the charity basketball game trend. The commander-in-c...

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Obama Campaign Unveils Star-Studded 'Obama Classic Basketball Game'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.19.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- When you're a president running for reelection, it apparently helps to be a hoops junky, especially when the National Basketball Associa...

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President Watches No. 1 UNC Fly By Michigan State Aboard Aircraft Carrier

AP | By BERNIE WILSON | Posted 01.12.2012 | Sports
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CORONADO, Calif. -- The Michigan State Spartans couldn't feel too bad about losing 67-55 to No. 1 North Carolina in the Carrier Classic on the flight ...

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Obama Talks Fatherhood, Coaching Daughter's Basketball Team

AP | By ERICA WERNER | Posted 08.18.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says being a dad is sometimes his hardest job, but also the most rewarding. Just ahead of Father's Day, t...

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