The New York Times ran a good piece the other day on Barack’s hoop-love and it quotes KJ on whether or not he would come to DC to run some pickup.
“If the president calls, you have to accept,” said Kevin Johnson, a former guard for the Phoenix Suns who was elected last year as mayor of Sacramento and has talked about sports and politics with Mr. Obama. What would he say if the president invited him to a game? “That would be his first mistake in office. I’d have to skunk him.”
Needless to say, Obama is still certainly the best baller to ever head the free world. But before he can start inviting people over to play for real, he’s gonna hafta renovate the neglected White House court that Bushie the First had installed in 1991.
It is a lonely site, far smaller than many suburban driveways where a hoop may be anchored above the garage. The green surface, which measures 26 by 26 feet, has weathered and cracked a bit since it was installed 18 years ago. The court, which sits next to the groundskeeping building, has one hoop.
(Before he decides whether he will upgrade the basketball offerings at the White House, perhaps he could drop by the fifth floor of the Supreme Court, where an indoor basketball court is known as “The Highest Court in the Land.”)
The Highest Court in the Land? That’s fantastic. Get Ruth Bader on the court and she’s trouble. Last recess she fucked around and got a triple double.
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