U.S. President Barack Obama hosted the National Basketball Association champion Golden State Warriors at The White House on Thursday, and the POTUS pulled out his familiar comedy routine on Stephen Curry and company.
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“I was hoping that Riley Curry would be here today to share the podium with me, but I guess I am going to have to get media training some other day”, Obama said.
Obama took great delight in congratulating the Warriors for winning the championship and for their historic start to the season.
“Dub Nation is well represented here”, President Barack Obama has said, noting that the Golden State Warriors fans House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, and Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca) were in present in the GSW’s memorable moment.
Kerr, of course, coaches these Warriors.
Kerr also tentatively offered him a job since the president’s term in office is ending soon and he’s about to be a “free agent”. “I’m just messing with you”.
“They’re the kind of people you want representing a city, representing the National Basketball Association, and the kind of people that you want our kids to be rooting for”, he said.
“I’m really excited to meet Mr. Obama and the first lady”, Thompson told SFGate.
The Warriors came into the game leading the league in fast-break points with the Wizards ranked 2nd in the league. They are so good, they seem to be just breaking the game itself. “One of the greatest of all time, the logo, Jerry West”, said President Obama before turning around and clapping in recognition of Jerry West. The President could even be heard saying what appeared to be, “The greatest standing ovation”, off the mic. “And I don’t play anymore but I still know a little but about basketball, and this really is one of the best teams we’ve ever seen”.
“For those of you who watched the game against the Wizards last night, he was – to use slang – he was ‘clowning, ‘” Obama said.
It was Curry’s second 50-point game of the 2015-2016 season and the fourth of his career.
Curry and his teammates started laughing – then gasped as Obama raised his fists and jumped up and down in a circle to demonstrate.
A betting man would say no, but you can’t anticipate what Curry will do on a given night. With Waiters in the starting lineup for the injured Andre Roberson, Kanter is the Thunder’s top scoring option off the bench at 11.9 points per game, but will Donovan be able to call on Kanter when the Thunder is giving up 106.8 points per possession with Kanter is playing?
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“He made some unbelievable shots, and we know he can shoot the ball very well, and from time to time, he gets in one of those zones”, Wall said.
