WASHINGTON: An explosive week in the nation’s capital ended on the South Lawn of the White House Thursday with President Barack Obama cracking jokes about LeBron James’ Twitter account, J.R. Smith’s refusal to wear a shirt last summer and Iman Shumpert’s ability to deliver a baby with a set of headphones.
As demonstrators protested against President-elect Donald Trump across Pennsylvania Avenue, Obama welcomed the Cavaliers to celebrate their NBA championship just hours after meeting with Trump at the White House.
“World champion and Cleveland in the same sentence,” Obama said. “That’s what we’re talking about when we talk about hope and change.