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Obama Shares Laughs and NBA Memories on Birthday
8/3/2025
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- Barack Obama brought laughter to students as he reminisced about crossing Chris Paul during his 49th birthday NBA All-Star game. Paul playfully quipped, “If you don’t have the film…it never happened!” The basketball-loving former president also shared his dream starting five and revealed he hung up his sneakers after a memorable 2016 game to dodge injury.
