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Obama has ‘discussed’ owning an NBA team post-White House
Fox Sports ^
| 6/23/2016
| Nunzio Ingrassia
Posted on 06/30/2016 5:18:04 PM PDT by bkopto
President Barack Obama's second term in office is almost complete, leaving many to wonder what he will do when he leaves office in January. It appears the 44th President might be taking his talents to the NBA.
Press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday that Obama, an unabashed sports fan, has "discussed" joining an ownership group for an NBA franchise. But Earnest also added that Obama would move forward only "under the right circumstances."
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Well, Hillary claimed they were “broke” when they left the White House...Now they are worth so-called 300 million....
Looks like politics pays well, huh???
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:27:20 PM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: bkopto
To: Seeing More Clearly Now
ROFL!! the responses on this thread are too ####ing funny!!
At least it would keep him out of world affairs.
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:27:57 PM PDT
by
dp0622
(The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
To: bkopto
He could start with a WNBA franchise, and then become gender fluid so he could play once in a while.
Freegards
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:28:14 PM PDT
by
Ransomed
To: disndat
How many books need to be sold for a billion dollars??? LOL...
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:28:20 PM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: bkopto
Teams cost from $1.4 billion up to $4.8 billion, depending on which one.
Is he planning to make taxpayers buy him a team as a retirement gift?
To: bkopto
The Nairobi Scammers?
Could be NBA, depending on what the N stands for.
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:30:11 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: disndat
BTW, I like you name...There used to be a Dis ‘N Dat Deli in South Knoxville, TN...Great place to eat....
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:30:13 PM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: bkopto
President is evidently a pretty good gig if he managed to put together a billion in spare cash.
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:30:37 PM PDT
by
marron
To: Secret Agent Man
The Wookies? Named after Moochelle
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:30:39 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
To: bkopto
How many millions does he have to invest ?
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:31:03 PM PDT
by
Carry me back
(Cut the feds by 90%9)
To: bkopto
Basketball is un-Islamic. Sorry, Barry.
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:31:12 PM PDT
by
beethovenfan
(Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
To: marron
But then again, the Clintons did it, so I don’t see why he couldn’t.
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:31:19 PM PDT
by
marron
To: combat_boots
A Family Charity will provide the funding.
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:31:59 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
To: bkopto
That would be so cool if he did that!! It would give me one more reason to hate ThugBall.
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:32:41 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
To: bkopto
To paraphrase what they said about Yale’s and MLB’s Bart Giamatti (Paul’s dad): to go from President of the United States to basketball anything is a major step down.
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:33:14 PM PDT
by
x
(Pundits are worthless. Remember this when sharing their articles or believing them.)
To: bkopto
The Obamoochelle Globetrotters, of course.
Leni
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:34:40 PM PDT
by
MinuteGal
( GO, TRUMP, GO !!!....Plus....Boycott Target !!!)
To: bkopto
Will he require that all points be split to both teams so every game is a tie...for fairness? Or will all points and pay go to the refs and if the players grovel they will get food?
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:34:43 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: bkopto
He better be ready to hire 80% whites a represented by the population. It's past time to shut down discrimination as practiced by the NBA.
ML/NJ
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:35:01 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: bkopto
Maybe Cuban will sell him the Mavs wken he runs for prez
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posted on
06/30/2016 5:35:57 PM PDT
by
showme_the_Glory
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