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The 1600 Report CNN White House Producer Becky Brittain In keeping with an Election Day tradition, President Obama took time out of his day to get in a game of hoops at a gym near his home in Chicago. The game, organized by the president former personal aide Reggie Love, took place at the Attack Athletic facility about ten miles from the Obamas house in the Kenwood neighborhood. Among the players, former Chicago Bulls Scottie Pipen and Randy Brown and former Illinois state treasurer and 2010 Democratic Senate nominee Alexi Giannoulias. Giannoulias gave few details over Twitter of the game and later talked to a reporter in the president travel pool. According to Giannoulias, Obama was the player coach of his team of five and his team won by 20 with a score of 102, 105, Cheap authentic mlb jerseys 108 or so to 80 something. Each team had substitutes and referees were present to call fouls. "It was a lot of fun," Giannoulias said. "We won. I scored more points than Scottie Pippen, which was my dream come true." He also said the president very well but declined to say how many points he scored. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Obama friend Marty Nesbitt, the president brother in law Craig Robinson and White House chef Sam Kass were also among the players. The tradition of playing basketball on Election Day has been a staple of the president routine since the Iowa caucuses in 2008. He didn play on the day of the New Hampshire primary and Hillary Clinton won so he made it a priority of playing on every Election Day since. The Lynx started the 2011 season being one of the worst team in the WNBA but they went on to win the title by beating the Atlanta Dream last October. "This team has come a long way to get here. Just two years ago, the Lynx had the worst record in the WNBA. I'm just saying. But they didn't let it get them down. They got to work," the president said. Among the players present at the East Room ceremony were rookie star Maya Moore, veterans Rebekkah Brunson and Lindsay Whalen. Seimone Augustus, the Finals MVP after averaging nearly 25 points a game, presented President Obama with a Lynx jersey with his name on it. The president told the team that he admired the team for all their accomplishments but mainly for being good role models for his daughters. "You don't see them on Sports Center doing stupid stuff. They play the game the right way. They compete fiercely, but they're good, great sportswomen," Obama said. "And so they're just wonderful examples for my daughters and my niece, and for so many parents I think we all feel really, really great about what the WNBA has accomplished, but what this team in particular has accomplished." President Obama heads to New York City on Wednesday night to participate in the long awaited Obama Classic, a basketball fundraiser with current and former NBA and WNBA stars. Originally scheduled during the 2011 NBA lockout when basketball fans had nowhere to see their favorite players play, the event was canceled after the lockout was resolved and rescheduled for this summer. As part of the event, the Obama campaign raffled off a dinner with President Obama hosted by basketball legend Michael Jordan. The two will be joined by other participants in the evening basketball game including Carmelo Anthony, Patrick Ewing, Sheryl Swoopes, Kyrie Irving, Cheap authentic jerseys and Alonzo Mourning. Including the winners of the campaign fundraising raffle, approximately 120 people will attend the dinner and tickets cost $20,000 per person. After the dinner the president will join Nfl jerseys china in what the campaign is calling a shoot around with some of the players. Earlier in the day there will be two separate fundraising events with some of the players that will not include the president. The first is an autograph signing where approximately 400 people paid $250 for a chance to meet some basketball legends, and the second is a skills camp where about 100 people paid $5,000 per couple to get lessons from professional ball players. |
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