Chicago’s Joakim Noah said he’s excited to play in front of the president, but focused on stopping LeBron and company.
James, as well as teammate Kevin Love, played in front of Obama back in 2012 as part of the US National Team.
“I believe our league is the greatest league that we have in the world. We have the greatest athletes and greatest fans and so on and so on,” James said, via ESPN. “So [for] the president of the United States to grace us on opening night in Chicago, I’m just honored. Something I can tell my kids a long, long time from now. I’ll actually be able to have the film showing them — kids don’t believe me sometimes — I’ll be able to show them the film that the president of the United States was at a ballgame I played in. That’s pretty cool.”
Obama was in Chicago to address the International Association of Chiefs of Police at their annual conference.
The Bulls are currently favored by four-and-a-half points in tonight’s game.
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