{"id":102601,"date":"2020-11-01T18:28:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T15:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/obama-sank-a-perfect-three-pointer-that-even-impressed-lebron-james\/"},"modified":"2020-11-01T18:28:01","modified_gmt":"2020-11-01T15:28:01","slug":"obama-sank-a-perfect-three-pointer-that-even-impressed-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/obama-sank-a-perfect-three-pointer-that-even-impressed-lebron-james\/","title":{"rendered":"#Obama sank a perfect three-pointer that even impressed LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Obama sank a perfect three-pointer that even impressed LeBron James<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/lead-img-barack-obama-basketball-three-pointer-lebron-james.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<section class=\"article-content blueprint\">&#8220;That&#8217;s what I do!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In a bitter 2020 election campaign that&#8217;s been shaped by pandemic misery and Donald Trump&#8217;s criminal malfeasance, Barack Obama brought some lighthearted joy into race. In a tweet blasted out Saturday night, we get to see the former president snatch up a basketball and sink a perfect three-point shot.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet caption? &#8220;Shoot your shot,&#8221; followed by a link to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/iwillvote.com\/\">iwillvote.com<\/a>. (Election day is Nov. 3, please do get out and vote.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shoot your shot. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XdZz4dh82T\">https:\/\/t.co\/XdZz4dh82T<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/elpBmzu6hV\">pic.twitter.com\/elpBmzu6hV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barack Obama (@BarackObama) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1322679224692604928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the laughing ex-president leaves the court, he turns and looks directly at the camera, twice shouting &#8220;That&#8217;s what I do!&#8221; with a big smile on his face. Former vice president and current White House contender Joe Biden follows his former boss out, exclaiming &#8220;All net!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not completely unexpected to see Obama capably handling a basketball. He&#8217;s been playing since high school, and he&#8217;s leaned on those skills <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jXeDDiUoULM&amp;ab_channel=ClutchPoints\">more than once<\/a> during his political career.<\/p>\n<p>Even still, Obama&#8217;s pre-election 2020 three-pointer was greeted with glee by observers on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, including none other than &#8220;King&#8221; LeBron James himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now you just showing out now my friend!! That\u2019s what you do huh?? Ok ok I see. All cash! ?? <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8pZzXLJIJj\">https:\/\/t.co\/8pZzXLJIJj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KingJames\/status\/1322688339426729985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2020<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>High praise. Don&#8217;t forget to vote.<br \/>\n<script>      window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};});\nwindow.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { _msla(\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");});<\/script><\/section>\n<p><span class=\"author_name\">By Adam Rosenberg<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General <\/a><\/span>category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/barack-obama-basketball-three-pointer-lebron-james\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Obama sank a perfect three-pointer that even impressed LeBron James&#8221; &#8220;That&#8217;s what I do!&#8221; In a bitter 2020 election campaign that&#8217;s been shaped by pandemic misery and Donald Trump&#8217;s criminal malfeasance, Barack Obama brought some lighthearted joy into race. 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