Pacers Dahntay Jones enjoys presidential games

Indiana Pacers swingman Dahntay Jones thought he was going to Washington just for the Congressional Black Caucus in September.

It turns out he got more out of the trip.
Jones, along with Kevin Durant, James Harden and Eric Maynor of the Oklahoma City Thunder, played pick-up basketball games with President Barack Obama.
"It was five-on-five games," Jones said. "We had about 12 guys there total. He has some guys there he plays with that work in government and he had some local guys that played college basketball."
Jones got the invitation from Obama's special assistant and personal aide Reggie Love, a former teammate of his at Duke.
"The president can play," Jones said. "He was in good shape and he's got skills. I didn't have to guard him and he didn't guard me, but he got mad that I stole one of his passes."
As fun as it was to play his favorite sport with Obama, Jones said the highlight was having a conversation with the president.

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