“That’s what I do !” Barack Obama made the talk on Saturday by slamming a three-point basket, dressed in business attire, on the country road in Michigan. In this seconds-long video posted by Olivia Raisner, a member of Joe Biden’s team, the 44th President of the United States is seen claiming the ball as he prepares to leave a gymnasium in Flint Town.
He catches it off the field, takes a dribble, gets behind the three-point line and shoots. The ball crosses the net, while several cries of enthusiasm resound, including that of Joe Biden.
The former president leaves the field, smiling, shouting “It’s like that for me! It’s like that for me!”, to congratulations from those present, including Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
Two days before the election, the video had been seen this Sunday at midday more than fifteen million times, and made several personalities react, in particular the professional basketball player and quadruple winner of the NBA championship, LeBron James.
Barack Obama reposted the video on his Instagram account with the message: “Go vote and bring two more people with you. It’s like putting in a three-point shoot for democracy.”
Passionate about basketball since childhood, Barack Obama played for his high school team in Hawaii. He is known to play a friendly game every election day and invited NBA players to the White House for impromptu games when he was president.
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