Former President Barack Obama went viral on Saturday after shooting a three-pointer while on the campaign trail for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Obama made the shot just before leaving a gymnasium in Flint, Mich. While he walks out the door, he appears to tell campaign staff “That’s what I do!”
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Celebrities and social media users quickly shared the clip, with some hoping that the shot it a “good omen” for the former vice president ahead of the Tuesday election.
NBA star Lebron James, who has previously partnered with Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama on voter initiatives, tweeted “Now you just showing out now my friend!! That’s what you do huh??”
The clip was taken in the gymnasium of Flint’s Northwestern High School, Yahoo! Sports reported.Obama and Biden campaign together in Flint on Saturday at a drive-in rally, where the former president blasted President Trump’s “reality show” style of politics.
“He hasn’t shown any interest in doing the work or helping anybody but himself or his friends or treating the presidency as anything more than a reality show to give him the attention that he craves,” Obama said. “But unfortunately, the rest of us have to live with the consequences.”