Baller-in-Chief

http://www.examiner.com/x-1192-NBA-Examiner~y2008m11d6-Basketball-and-politics

President-elect Barack Obama has a ritual before every big election — he plays basketball.

During the Iowa caucus and South Carolina primary he played and won both contests. He did not play the day of the New Hampshire primary and Nevada caucuses, and lost.

Needless to say, he played basketball on November 4th and history was made.

Several NBA players have expressed support of the future president including all-star forward LeBron James. James led a get out and vote rally in Cleveland and donated $20,000 to Obama’s campaign. Obama’s plan to raise taxes for U.S. citizens making $250,000 or more doesn’t seem to bother this league of millionaires. Chicago Bulls forward Drew Gooden said, “If that’s going to make it a better world from paying 48 (percent tax rate) to 51 or 54 it ain’t going to hurt us that much. If it’s going to help the world, we’re ready to do it.”

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