President Barack Obama greets supporters during his stop at the Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012.
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Obama fundraises with help of his NBA friends
President Barack Obama greets supporters during his stop at the Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nev., Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012.
(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
By
Jim Kuhnhenn
Associated Press
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August 22, 2012
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NEW YORK—President Barack Obama is comparing the presidential contest to the fourth quarter of a basketball game.
Obama is fundraising in New York with the help of current and former National Basketball Association stars. He tells a small group of donors gathered at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center that the campaign is like a hoops contest in the final minutes.
His team has the lead, Obama says, the other side is coming on strong and, in his words, "they play a little dirty."
Obama also uses basketball imagery to describe his team as having foul trouble and some injuries but "one last run in them."
Obama raised $3 million Wednesday night with the help of former 
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