Sports-mad Barack Obama talks life after White House

Looking ahead to life after his 15 remaining months in the White House, President Barack Obama said he does not have the temperament to be a Supreme Court justice, but has fantasised about owning a basketball team.

Sports-mad Barack Obama talks life after White House
Wed, 18 Nov, 2015 - 00:00

And then there are the commissioner jobs for Major League Baseball, the NFL, and the NBA.

“Well, I’m best suited for basketball,” Obama, an avid sports fan, said in an interview with sports writer Bill Simmons published by GQ.

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