Barack Obama confronts ‘insulting’ All-star game performance from LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, and others

Former US President Barack Obama made a bold assertion regarding the current state of the NBA All-Star game in a recent podcast.

Barack Obama confronts ‘insulting’ All-star game performance from LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, and others

LeBron James and Barack Obama

Former US President Barack Obama has been making the headlines lately alongside NBA star Tyrese Haliburton for his recent comments. Obama made an appearance on ‘The Young Man and Three’ podcast, where he spoke about various topics in and around the NBA.

However, the main topic Obama addressed was the NBA All-Star game in today’s generation. He has had enough of the NBA’s current All-Star Game, aiming sly digs toward LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, and others.

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The former US president clarified in an interview with Haliburton that when they participated in the yearly competition, great athletes like Michael Jordan, Isiah Thomas, and Kobe Bryant truly “wanted to win.” That game has gone soft, as per Obama.

Y’all gotta have a little more pride in that All-Star Game, It’s not as if you all don’t play pickup during the summers. You know how to play in a way that, ‘alright, I’m not going to hurt anybody, I’m not going to take anybody out.’ But that All-Star Game, it’s broke, man.

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It’s important to note the absurd 397 points scored in last year’s All-Star Game weren’t the result of exciting highlights and high-flying action. Simply put, players didn’t try to play defense. Ball handlers went into jumpers and slackened the ball up the court, resulting in more than 58% of the game’s shots being 3-pointers.

Barack Obama calls himself ‘hooper in-chief’

A few months ago, Barack Obama visited to the national basketball side, Team USA ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. He wished the stars well and gave them their best wishes before they flew to France to perform in the quadrennial tournament.

However, what caught everyone’s attention was Obama’s hilarious comments during the event. He sent the players his best wishes but made sure to add a bit of fun in the process.

Alright, it is true that I’m the Hooper in-chief. I just want to come here to obviously send off the soon Gold medal winners.

Barack Obama said

In addition, Team USA did not disappoint Obama. winning a fifth consecutive gold medal at the Olympics. Led by head coach Steve Kerr and captain LeBron James, Team USA was flying in the competition, going unbeaten throughout the group stages. Now, all focus switches to the 2024-25 NBA season which began on October 22.