Baller-in-Chief

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/nyregion/01holder.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&pagewanted=all

Mr. Holder said he took with him many of the lessons he learned on the court — the art of preparation, discipline and hard work. But as he is about to ascend to the top of the American legal system, there is one opponent he has yet to take on: his future boss, Mr. Obama, himself a devotee of pickup basketball.

Mr. Holder said the soon-to-be president had an advantage in age (Mr. Obama is 10 years younger). And Mr. Holder’s knees are not what they used to be. Still, he said, he is skeptical of Mr. Obama’s chances: “I’m not sure he’s ready for my New York game.”