**** Heads Up: POTUS on TNT Tonight (NBA), 8pm EDT ****

[Clio the Leo]

Starting in just a few....

President Obama sat down Friday with Marv Albert yesterday for an interview on the White House hoops courts, with excerpts airing before and during TNT's 8 p.m. pre-game and Game #3 of the Western Conference Finals, Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns. Topics include POTUS' history with, and love of, basketball; the future of LeBron James; and the Phoenix Suns' stand against Arizona's immigration law. Longer interview will air during Tuesday's 8 p.m. pre-game show for Game 4.


http://www.politico.com/playbook/


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President Barack Obama on the White House Basketball Court
The President shared his thoughts with Albert on what he would do if he were NBA Commissioner for a day, the future of LeBron James and the Phoenix Suns stand against the immigration law in Arizona, among other topics.

TNT play-by-play announcer and Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster Marv Albert conducted an exclusive interview on the basketball court at the White House with President Barack Obama today to discuss basketball, politics and other topics. The interview will air on Tuesday, May 25, during NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader.com, the network's pre-game show beginning at 8 p.m. (ET), prior to TNT's exclusive coverage of Game #4 of the Western Conference Finals between the Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Lakers at 9 p.m. (ET).

A sneak peek of the interview will air on NBA TV and NBA.com beginning on Sunday, May 23, and will appear that evening during TNT's exclusive coverage of Game #3 of the NBA's Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Suns at 8:30 p.m. (ET).

The President shared his thoughts with Albert on his history and love of basketball, the future of LeBron James and the Phoenix Suns stand against the immigration law in Arizona, among other topics.

http://thepage.time.com/press-release-marv-albert-interviews-obama-may-23-2010/

[Bluzmann57]

1. Well gee whiz, he ain't talking about anything important

Just thought I'd beat the "holier than thou" crowd to the punch.
Thanks for the info. I'll watch and listen. And it sure would be nice to see Los Suns put up a fight.

[Clio the Leo]

2. Why isn't he plugging up the hole with his JUMP SHOT!!!!??

... sorry, I meant "junk shot."

Hmmm..... that should be the new official term for the air ball .... "junk shot." :)