Yes he will
I kept waiting for an open thread to post this video of Bryant Gumbel interviewing Barack Obama about basketball. I waited & waited & finally decided that the fourteen minute video, The Audacity of Hoops which recently aired on HBO's Real Sports is wonderful enough to merit a diary.
Enjoy!
The Audacity of Hoops is just under 15 minutes and includes lots of photos of Obama growing up & interviews with the basketball coach at Punahou School in Hawai'i as well as Michele's brother, Craig Robinson.
Here's one of my favorite parts of the interview with Obama:
Bryant Gumbel: Barack Obama, who has billed himself as the candidate of change would - if he gets there - be the first hoopster in the White House.
How dearly would you love to play Beorge W. in one on one?
Barack Obama: You know, he looks like a pretty good athlete. He takes that mountain biking seriously. But I'm pretty certaqin I can take him.
Bryant Gumbel: Do you know there's an outdoor hoop on the South Lawn of the White House?
Barack Obama: I wasn't aware of that. I was thinking I gonna have to tear down the bowling alley to build a basketball court.
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Update: This morning turneresq published a fine diary about the Real Sports interview. That diary contained a clip from the The Audacity of Hoops documentary/interview.
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