Barack Obama had one of the best seats in the house to see the Los Angeles clippers in the NBA on Wednesday night, but did not bring his wife Michelle along with him.
Amid the rumors of divorce of months that face the couple, who has been married for 32 years, the former president sat with the owner of the Clippers Steve Ballmer, a former CEO of Microsoft, and his wife Connie Snyder for the game against the Detroit Pistons.
Obama received a massive reception when he was presented to the crowd during an interval in the game, standing and greeting fans who had packed the Intuit dome of 18,000 seats in Inglewood.
The 63 -year -old man has faced months of intensification of scrutiny about his marriage. Obama was alone at the funeral of the state of Jimmy Carter and the inauguration of Donald Trump, where Michelle broke the tradition by deciding to attend.
Last October, actress Jennifer Aniston publicly closed the “absolutely false” statements of an American gossip magazine that she and Barack were in a relationship, causing Michelle to feel “betrayed.”
The rumor was aggravated by the hosts of a popular pop culture podcast who? Weekly, who said that the Obama were “living separate lives” while he and Jennifer were having a complete matter.
Barack Obama sat on the court on the NBA on Wednesday to see the clippers win the Pistons
Obama was seen once again without his wife Michelle for the game in Los Angeles
But Obama received a great reception of the crowd when it was presented during an interval
The Friends star told a presenter of an American television chat program: 'I have met him once. I know Michelle more than him.
If you face marriage problems, one night in basketball could have been a welcome distraction for the 44th president since he is a great admirer of sport.
And both teams made a fantastic show against such a distinguished guest. The Star Clippers shipowner, James Harden, scored 50 points since the hosts won 123-115 against the visitors.
Obama was also received with a hug by the coach of the clippers, Tyronn Lue. Actually, he is a fan of the Chicago Bulls, however, having moved to the city in the 80s and eventually serving as Illinois state senator.
But in the first days of his time in the city, Obama fought to pay tickets to see the bull team that every conqueror, directed by Michael Jordan, in action.
“When Michael arrived in the city for the first time, he didn't have the money to buy tickets for a game of the Bulls, even the discounts in the past,” Obama said. I was quite bankrupt.
His brother -in -law, Craig Robinson, has also enjoyed a career in sport, both as a coach and reception positions.
After working as a university coach for the state of Oregon for six years from 2008 to 2014, Robinson became vice president of players organization for Milwaukee Bucks in 2016.
Obama's repeated public appearances without his wife Michelle have taken rumors of divorces
Obama was embraced by the clippers coach, Tyronn Lue, in a warm welcome for the NBA game
Obama sat between Ballmer and his wife Connie while the clippers beat the Pistons for eight
He had that role for a year before heading to the Big Apple to occupy a similar position with the New York Knicks. Robinson left that job in 2020.
The appearance of Obama in the NBA also arrives a day after the speech of the Donald Trump congress.
Sports appeared in their direction, where he criticized Trans athletes competing in women's sports by presenting a former high school volleyball player at Payton McNabb.
He was seriously injured when a trans player shot a ball on his face, leaving it with a brain shock, brain bleeding and permanent cervical whip. And then he said that he also dealt with partial paralysis and vision problems.