Bill Clinton had his saxophone. JFK was an avid sailor. FDR collected stamps. These days, President Barack Obama has made basketball the First Hobby. From pick-up games with White House staffers to appearances at Washington Wizards games, the President has found plenty of ways to partake in his favorite pastime, in between that whole “leading the free world” thing. Even his Cabinet is mostly made up of former players, something that caused President Obama to joke that he’s put together “the best basketball-playing Cabinet in American history.” Here, the President tries to block a shot while playing with Reggie Love at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York on September 23, during the UN General Assembly.
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