Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tar Heels in love fest with Obama
Posted by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Tue, May 12, 2009 at 11:15 AM
... and Obama credits them with sharing their luck during his presidential campaign.
President Barack Obama loved the gifts the North Carolina Tar Heels gave him Monday, but he had one more request for the 2009 national basketball champs."If somebody could please present me a jump shot, I need one of those!" Obama quipped in a celebration ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House.
Obama, a fervent basketball fan who grew up playing hoops in Hawaii, told his visitors they'd all done pretty well since he famously scrimmaged with them during a North Carolina campaign stop in April 2008.
"I'm not sure whose luck rubbed off on who - there was some good vibe there - because they're now the national champions and I'm now the president," Obama said to laughter outside the White House.
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