Details Of Obama’s Weekend Pickup Basketball Games
Posted by: Baller-in-Chief in Articles(From The New York Times Online)
This President’s Escape Is Sweet Home Chicago
Still, leaving the protracted battle over the economic stimulus plan and the difficulties of some of his cabinet nominees behind him, Mr. Obama sought a return to the familiar in Chicago: He worked out at a favorite gym. He played basketball with his buddies at the Chicago Laboratory School. He got a haircut from his favorite barber at a friend’s apartment. “This weekend was a good time for the family to spend time in Chicago and see a few friends,” the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, said in an e-mail message.
On Sunday morning, Mr. Obama played basketball for two hours with staff members and friends, including the really tall Reggie Love, the former Duke basketball player who is Mr. Obama’s aide, and the even taller Marvin Nicholson, the White House trip director. Also on the basketball court were three Obama friends, Marty Nesbitt, Eric Whitaker and Alan King. They played four games, and Mr. Obama’s team lost the championship game by a basket.
On Sunday night, the Obamas went to Mr. Nesbitt’s apartment to watch the N.B.A. All-Star Game. Malia and Sasha also visited with their friends over the long weekend, aides said.
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