Posted on 02/15/2014 10:22:45 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
An unlikely celebrity will make a television appearance at the NBA All-Star Game this weekend: President Barack Obama.
The commander-in-chief sat for an interview Thursday with NBA legend Charles Barkley, Politico reports.
The interview with Obama, a noted basketball fan and longtime Chicago Bulls devotee, will air at half-time Sunday evening on TNT. The cable network tweeted a brief teaser of the president plugging the game and TNT.
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The substance of Obama's interview has not been made public but there's speculation that Barkley — known for making provocative political commentary on air — may have veered into politics.
While broadcasting a Boston Celtics v. Atlanta Hawks playoff game in May 2012, at which Mitt Romney was in attendance, Barkley said the Democrats would "beat [presumptive nominee Romney] like a drum in November," The Huffington Post then reported.
He angered many in the black community when he said he agreed with the not guilty verdict rendered at George Zimmerman's murder trial last year.
"I agree with the verdict," Barkley said. "Mr. Zimmerman was wrong to pursue, he was racial profiling, but I think Trayvon Martin — God rest his soul — I think he did flip the switch and started beating the hell out of Mr. Zimmerman ..." according to The Orlando Sentinel....
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“I will not rest” - King Barak Obama I
Next week Richard Sherman warns Obama, ‘Dont you EVER talk about me!!!”
A jerk and a clown - a conversation for the ages.
Charles Barkley is a racist idiot. While on TV with Kenny Smith and a white announcer Barkley said to Kenny, “why are you siding with the white man”!
NOT in this house will they be on…
don’t support either one..
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