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Watch a virtual Barack Obama dance and dunk on fools in ‘NBA 2K17’

It’s been three weeks since Barack Obama left the White House, and he’s been on vacation for a bit and living his best life. After his well-deserved break, he’ll likely get to work on his Obama Foundation, but YouTuber NykeFaller has a better idea: Get him in the NBA. Realistically, that would be tough, because Obama’s a busy man, and you don’t see many people in their mid-50s play in the NBA (the oldest was in their 40s.)

But with the power of NBA 2K17, Obama can play in the NBA, if you create his likeness in MyCareer mode, which NykeFaller did, along with a pretty solid Obama impression. Coincidentally, the protagonist in MyCareer is nicknamed “Prez,” so having faux-Obama play in that mode wouldn’t be too far off. But “Prez” is also a college kid whose best friend is Michael B. Jordan, and that breaks our suspension of disbelief.

Still, we get to see Obama dunk on fools, and that’s what the people came for.

(h/t Kotaku)

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