Video shows Barack Obama nailing flawless three-pointer as he joins Joe Biden on last campaign push before election
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Sophia Ankel
Nov 1, 2020, 19:37 IST
Former President Barack Obama scores a three pointer at the gymnasium of the old Flint Northwestern High School in Michigan, on October 31, 2020.Bleacher Report/Twitter
A viral video shows Former President Barack Obama nailing a perfect three-pointer on Saturday as he joined Democratic nominee Joe Biden on the campaign trail in Michigan.
Obama can be seen receiving a bounce pass, dribbling, and then shooting a three-pointer from the corner of a basketball court amid cheers from onlookers and aides.
On Saturday, the former president joined Biden at two events in Flint and Detroit, Michigan, delivering scathing remarks on Trump and mocking him for his "obsession" with crowd sizes.
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Former President Barack Obama flawlessly nailed a three-point shot while campaigning with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Flint, Michigan, on Saturday.
In the impromptu moment caught on camera, Obama can be seen receiving a bounce pass, dribbling, and then shooting a three-pointer from the corner of a basketball court amid cheers from onlookers and aides.
"That's what I do," Obama shouts as he strides off the court lowering his "VOTE" mask and yelling again, "That's what I do!"
In the background, a masked Biden, who exits the gym with Obama, can be heard saying: "Whoa."
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The video, which has garnered more than 11.8 million views as of Sunday morning, was tweeted by Olivia Raisner, the Biden campaign's traveling digital director.
The moment even caught the attention of NBA superstar Lebron James, who tweeted on Saturday: "Now you just showing out now my friend!! That's what you do huh?? Ok ok I see. All cash!"
In a last push before the election, the former president joined Biden at two events in Flint and Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday.
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It was the first time the two, who have previously joked about their bromance, appeared on stage together in the 2020 campaign.
The video was shot in the old Flint Northwestern High School gymnasium, which closed in 2018 but produced several reputable NBA players, including Trent Tucker and Morris Peterson.
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