Barry O’Bomber is back and taking NBA superstars to the cup.
A German gaming personality has put out an NBA 2K video with former president Barack Obama starring as a digital player. Dressed in a No. 44 Charlotte Hornets uniform, Obama drives to the basket, dabs and dunks on players like Carmelo Anthony.
"Hello, fellow ballers," the Obama video game doppleganger says in Nyke Faller’s video, "most of you know me as the President of the United States of America. But I am no longer. And for that reason it is time for me to pursue my true passion: basketball."
Though Obama’s playing for the Hornets, there are some hometown Chicago touches in the video. A poster in the background of one early scene features the Bulls head logo with the words "Windy City" underneath, and Obama’s wearing a pair of Air Jordan 1’s.
The "Chicago" colorway, of course.
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