Yahoo! News · Nov 8, 2016
Obama starts election day with tradition - shooting hoops
US President Barack Obama walks with a staff member as he arrives at Fort McNair in Washington, DC, to play basketball with friends on November 8, 2016 (AFP Photo/Nicholas Kamm)Washington (AFP) - Is the US election a slam dunk? It is for Barack Obama, who early on election day Tuesday took part in a ritual game of basketball as Americans flocked to the polls.
In keeping with a 2008 and 2012 tradition, Obama hit the court with friends.
Obama had already cast his ballot before election day, in a bid to drive early registration and voting.
With his civic duty done, Obama left the White House in the early morning as polls to choose his successor began to open.