"After I leave the presidency, I think it would be a lot of fun. Although, I’d probably play, I’d probably look at a basketball team before I looked at a football team. I know more about basketball than I do about football.”
Obama is an ardent basketball fan and has made an annual tradition out of appearing on the ESPN television network to make predictions for the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s basketball tournament.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-05/obama-considers-joy-of-owning-sports-team-after-white-house-exit
