Barack Obama surprised all 22 WNBA All-Stars in Chicago, playing one-on-one against Jonquel Jones and offering Caitlin Clark advice at the new Home Court.
CHICAGO – On a Friday morning drive to Jackson Park and the start of WNBA All-Star Game festivities, an overcast sky dulled the spectacular horizon line of Lake Michigan. Scaffolding hid the Statue of the Republic’s gilt torso from sight. Presumably, the commissioner was to blame for all this, too, and a congressman seven states away ginned up an investigation into the league’s handling of cloud cover. These tend to be the game’s default settings. It has been an exhausting run in the WNBA’s 30th
Angel Reese and Barack Obama. | NBAE via Getty Images WNBA All-Star 2026 in Chicago kicked off Friday morning as the players practiced at the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on the South Side, becoming the first pro sports league to utilize the Center’s athletic space. Before practice commenced, the players were paid a surprise visit from President Barack Obama himself. The Chicago native and lifelong basketball fan walked onto the Home Court, a 60,000-square-foot athletic space tha...
Former President Barack Obama surprised the WNBA All-Stars before their practice at his new Presidential Center on Friday. Obama walked in from a side door much to the surprise of the 22 All-Stars, who were delighted to see him. “Some of you I’m meeting for the first time, all of you are extraordinary,” Obama said.
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