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PLANO, Texas -- Nancy Lieberman is big news these days.Just ask President Obama.
Lieberman, the Hall of Famer whom Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Terry calls the "Michael Jordan of women's basketball,'' was named last November as the first woman to coach in the NBA D-League. Last May, the Texas Legends boss was made to feel rather legendary when she visited the White House in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month.
"I was invited and I went there and all he wanted to do (was talk basketball),'' Lieberman said of Obama. "It's weird. I felt this pull. He was shaking hands with all these people, in Congress, Senate, and then he looks at me and says, 'Nancy Lieberman.' I go, 'Hi Mr. President.' And he grabs my hand and he kind of pulls me. And I go out and we take a picture. And he's like, 'You've got to come play ball (on the White House court).'''
It was the same day as Obama's BP press conference to reassert his commitment to cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But Lieberman said Obama, who plays basketball and is a big fan, was quite willing to talk hoops.
"You know he's just being crucified (regarding the oil spill), but you could see that he felt a comforting place because of hoops and the connection,'' Lieberman said. "And the lady (who attends to Obama) is going, 'Mr. President, Mr. President.' He's like, 'One second.' He's like, 'Give Reggie Love (Obama's special assistant) your number so you can come back and play ball.'''
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Source: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2010/11/05/the-first-lady-of-hoops-nancy-lieberman-prepares-for-d-league-s/
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