November 29, 2011
President Barack Obama‘s campaign is putting together a Dream Team of current and former NBA stars to help raise money for the president’s re-election effort.
A fund-raiser, billed as the first-ever “Obama Classic Basketball Game,” is in the works. The line-up, according to campaign materials, is an eye-popping list of stars that Mr. Obama, a devoted recreational player, would no doubt like to join.
The primo game package costs $35,000, which gets a donor “one bench seat & two courtside seats, shootaround with the players before the game, autograph session and meet & greet and dinner with the players following the game,” according to campaign materials. A $20,000 contribution “includes two courtside seats, shootaround with the players before the game, autograph session and meet & greet.” A simple courtside seat is going for $5,000.
The list of players in the “Obama Classic” so far, according to campaign materials, includes: Ray Allen, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Tyson Chandler, Jamal Crawford, Kevin Durant, Baron Davis, Patrick Ewing, Derek Fisher, Rudy Gay, Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Dwight Howard and Juwan Howard. Also on the list: Antawn Jamison, Dahntay Jones, Brandon Knight, Kevin Love, Jamal Mashburn, Cheryl Miller, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Chris Paul, Quentin Richardson, Doc Rivers, Steve Smith, Jerry Stackhouse, Amare Stoudemire, Tina Thompson, John Wall and Russell Westbrook.
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