Etheridge: Basketball=politics

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:48:54 -0500

U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge wouldn't mind getting on the court.

The Lillington Democrat played forward on Campbell University's basketball team, so Dome wondered if he would be willing to face off against President Barack Obama.

"If I get an invitation," he said.

Etheridge said he still shoots hoops at the gym regularly, but he hasn't played a pickup game since he was undercut and hit his head during a bipartisan intermural game in Washington.

He said his years playing have been good preparation.

"The thing about basketball is that it is an individual sport and it is also a team sport," he said. "I think it is a great sport that has a lot of similarities to politics. Sometimes you have to take the lead, but in the end you've got to depend on the team."

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