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The White House is arguably the most secure place on the planet, yet some NBA players are lucky enough to be able to enter it on certain occasions. When Barack Obama was in power, he organized for example meetings with his favorite players, the opportunity for him to relax with professionals. But one year, an All-Star showed crazy contempt.
Barack Obama was and still is a huge basketball fan. His love for the orange ball didn’t stop with a few appearances in the stands to watch his favorite players, the former president of the United States also enjoyed playing. He had a gymnasium at the White House where he could perfect his shooting between important appointments with other heads of state.
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When John Wall snubbed Obama and the White House
And from time to time, more than just training, Barack Obama even invited NBA players to organize matches that were not always friendly. Joakim Noah, for example, was famous for putting an intensity crazy and make huge mistakes on the one who was at the time the most important man on the planet. All were not so involved, the proof with this crazy story about an All-Star. Dan Pfeiffer, former adviser to the president, said:
In my memory, the only person who always played 100%, apart from Obama, was Chris Paul, of course. I was always stressed, because I didn’t want someone to play too hard and hurt the president. I was responsible for a big tragedy, since a player I knew broke Obama’s nose in 2010. But not everyone was so involved. Legend has it that John Wall was to play for a year, but never woke up.
John Wall, a franchise player for the Wizards in his early days, was one of the most popular athletes in Washington, so he was an obvious guest for Barack Obama. The problem is that he did not necessarily seem keen on the idea of playing this meeting at the White House, and he did not even wake up on D-Day, proof of a certain contempt for his president.
What is less surprising, however, is the attitude of Chris Paul, who was always 200% on the pitch. Out of the question for the leader to play gently against a simple amateur, he considered Barack Obama like any NBA player. Fortunately for him, he was never responsible for a serious injury despite his commitment.
John Wall had visiblemenThere’s no better thing to do than play with President Barack Obama and other league stars, even though he was Washington’s top representative at the time. After that, he had to be blacklisted from all official White House events.
