Rule No.1: Do Not Call Him 'Ball Hog In Chief': NYTimes

Quoted via NYTimes:

THE basketball hoop is coming out of hibernation.

At several junctures during his presidential race, Barack Obama spoke wistfully about the prospect of playing basketball on the White House grounds, where there is a seldom-used backboard on the southwest lawn. In nine days, he will have his chance when he becomes the first president who is just as likely to suit up and head for the court — not the bleachers — when the dribbling starts.

And some basketball enthusiasts are waiting with such anticipation you’d think March Madness was arriving two months early.

“The fact that he is a basketball fan and player will be translated around the world,” said John Doleva, president of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., the birthplace of the game. “Basketball is an international language. There is a global American message here.” more