Barack Obama’s White House Pickup Game That Ended in Stitches

We've been working on this one for a while: we got 44 on ALL THE SMOKE. With the Obama Presidential Center freshly opened in Chicago, Matt & Stak got a real sit down with Barack Obama himself. We got into the origin story behind Home Court, the basketball facility he built right into the Center and what hoops meant to him growing up without his father in the house, idolizing Walt Frazier and Dr. J from a TV screen in Hawaii. We also broke down the Knicks' championship run with him, from Brunson's heart to why he's officially crowning him the king of New York, and got his honest take on a divided America. Plus, Obama opened up on what he misses most since leaving the White House and how he's spending his time now mentoring the next generation of leaders. #AllTheSmokeProductions #NBA #AllTheSmoke #barackobama Follow Matt:   / matt_barnes9   Follow Stak:   / _stak5_   00:00 - Opening the Obama Presidential Center & Home Court 06:43 - What basketball means to Barack Obama 09:24 - Growing up bi-racial 14:16 - NBA Finals reaction 23:34 - Life after presidency 28:29 - Taking the high road 33:24 - Barack Obama’s role models 38:32 - Overcoming America’s Divide 41:51 - What Barack Obama loves about ALL THE SMOKE Listen on audio: Apple - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3Cdge5G... Follow ATS on social: Instagram -   / allthesmoke   TikTok -   / allthesmoke   X - https://x.com/allthesmokeprod Facebook -   / allthesmokeproductions   Threads - https://www.threads.com/@allthesmoke Watch our other shows: KG Certified -    / @kgcertified   All The Smoke Fight -    / @atsfight   Morning Kombat -    / @morningkombat   Ring Champs -    / @ringchampspodcast   Forgotten Seasons -    / @forgottenseasonsnba