Hooped Up

Chicago guy and President of the United States Barack Obama honoured the Miami Heat today at a White House ceremony. In typical cool Obama style, he poked fun at the basketball skills of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade while praising them for being responsible fathers.

“For all the young men out there who are looking up to them over time, for them to see somebody who cares about their kids and is there for them, day in, day out, that’s a good message to send,”

The Baller and Chief also had hilarious comments on Mike Miller calling him an old man and Juwan Howard calling hm an even older man. The President also recognized the Heat for supporting military service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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Back to support Barack Obama in his bid for a second term. UNDRCRWN hooks up the ‘Gotta Be Barack tee which is based on the popular Mars Blackmon and Michael Jordan commercials of the 90s. Featuring the President as MJ in a pair of Air Jordan IVs and his competitor Mitt Romney as Mars. This tee will look perfect on you when Obama goes back-to-back as the Commander-in-Chief.

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All the members of the 2010-11 NBA Champion Dallas Mavericks that were not traded and didn’t have a criminal record paid a visit to President Obama at the White House.

As it turns out even the President was effected by the lockout, as the “Obama Classic” exhibition game (doubling as a campaign fundraiser) was delayed until 2012 due to the lockout ending.

“We’re sorry to delay the event, but it’s safe to say this game will be worth waiting for. It’s going to be a great time,” reads the email to supporters. It was signed by NBA stars Vince Carter, Baron Davis and Chris Paul. All three are confirmed to play in the game.

No matter, at least you can still score a commemorative ”Barack Obama 44th President Limited Edition jersey” Made of 2-Ply tricot mesh. That’s something — right?

Back in 2008 Topps announced its non-sport set of President-elect Barack Obama who some folks called “Barry O’bomber” for his jump shot, that includes a card him in his Punahou High School basketball uniform on a vintage 1978 Topps basketball card design. One word, bitchin’.

Well that’s cool. On his presidential website, Barack Obama announced the first annual Obama Classic Basketball Game in Washington, DC and some of his favorite high tax bracket friends will be playing in support of the Obama Victory Fund.

Confirmed to play:
Ray Allen – Carmelo Anthony – Chris Bosh – Vince Carter – Tyson Chandler – Jamal Crawford – Kevin Durant – Baron Davis – Patrick Ewing – Derek Fisher – Rudy Gay – Blake Griffin – Tyler Hansbrough – Dwight Howard – Juwan Howard – Antawn Jamison – Dahntay Jones – Brandon Knight – Kevin Love – Jamal Mashburn – Cheryl Miller – Reggie Miller – Alonzo Mourning – Dikembe Mutombo – Chris Paul – Quentin Richardson – Doc Rivers – Steve Smith – Jerry Stackhouse – Amare Stoudemire – Tina Thompson – John Wall – Russell Westbrook

If you didn’t know. The Obama Victory Fund is a joint fund-raising committee that supports both President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Tickets will range from $100 – $5,000 per person, so you better save up.

President Barack Obama awarded the nation’s highest civil honor to Dr. Maya Angelou, Warren Buffett, Stan Musial and Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell, along with several others, for their contributions to society in a ceremony at the White House Tuesday.

“Bill Russell, the man, is someone who stood up for the rights and dignity of all men,’’ Obama said. “He marched with King; he stood by Ali. When a restaurant refused to serve the black Celtics, he refused to play in the scheduled game. He endured insults and vandalism, but he kept on focusing on making the teammates who he loved better players, and made possible the success of so many who would follow. I hope that one day, in the streets of Boston, children will look up at a statue built not only to Bill Russell the player, but Bill Russell the man.’’

Now all Boston has to do is put up a Bill Russell statue outside of the Boston Gardens. The medal President Barack Obama presented Bill Russell with was the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Another year, another championship and yet another chance for the Lakers to meet up with President Barack Obama at the White House before playing the Wizards. Just one more of the perks involved with winning back-to-back NBA titles, that’s all.

This time around, the Lakers and Barack Obama switched things up from the last time they visited with a community twist by spending time with kids from the Boys & Girls Club of America. I wonder if Kobe Bryant can make it three visits with the President in a row in 2011?