Don Cheadle Explains Why It’s Hard to Play Obama in Basketball (It’s Not Because He’s Too Good)

Jimmy Kimmel’s new niche? Asking celebrities about what it’s like to play basketball against other celebrities. A few weeks after talking to Magic Johnson about his pickup games with Prince, Kimmel brought Don Cheadle on to discuss the time he faced off against Barack Obama. As it turns out, the leader of the free world is almost literally unguardable. Not because he’s too quick, but because he’s the freaking president and everyone’s afraid of hurting him. It’s basically the opposite of the Jordan Rules. Let ‘em play, Secret Service!

Don Cheadle on Playing Basketball With Obama