Barack Obama on Jokic, Luka and the Rise of International Hoops

[@YOUNGMANANDTHREE]

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[@whitehawk6437]

The biggest historical win for the US basketball team was the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 90's 😅

[@stanisa59]

and the American political team was the cause of the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 90s 😅

[@KenanUqe]

@@stanisa59 and their counter parts good old russians, poor yugoslavia..

[@jonathanj2666]

@@stanisa59 Wow, talk about being totally uninformed about history. go read a book.

[@alextrivunovic644]

@@jonathanj2666 you should take your own advice

[@TheZare96]

​@@jonathanj2666 what book bro, please tell us and educate us jonathan... Brainwashed American

[@tonydeveyra4611]

James Worthy once said that Jokic is Kareem and Magic at the same time. I don't think anyone is more qualified to make such an apt comparison.

[@hugotheswe]

Would you say James was Worthy of making the comparison?

[@hoopman82]

James was guilty of procuring ladies of the night but had the best baseline spin move ever. That includes Mc hale.

[@jackdriscoll8387]

he’s not the physical freak that kareem was but offensive talent wise that’s a perfect description

[@fronhank]

​@@GustavoCastro-f5h The comment is about Jokic buddy

[@fentanyljones6956]

@@GustavoCastro-f5hjokic isn’t luka.

[@tol8139]

Serbia produces incredible basketball talent. And a population of just 6 mil makes it even more impressive

[@derrickbecker9856]

Serbians are impressive people

[@JoeSakich]

You welcome

[@Peter-hz3vs]

They have quite a big sport culture there. Athletes in many sports

[@wolfer_youtube9715]

Ti Srbi pa to je najbolji narod u ovoj galksiji

[@captainspirou]

Serbia actually has the same number of NBA players per capita as the USA. They have a crazy amount of talent

[@6reps]

2 days back in NBA and I already miss Olympics basketball with no ads, short timeouts, short breaks and no stupid delays for stupid reasons.

[@falaflani4831]

and no whistle happy refs

[@alostdecade6057]

and the rules not the NBA joke

[@mikeg6349]

I also miss the foul replays where they weren´t able to show what actually happened for 3 minutes

[@MrRobsonator]

and thats the reason why it is so special - only all four years. Thats the greatest reason why the olympics are so special - only all four years.

[@Gaunerchen]

That's why I usually watch the vods. Saves me a lot of time and sanity.

[@sakketin]

"Serbia got me nervous." Obama 🤝 Clinton

[@duskobabic4285]

That's what Austria-Hungary and Hitler said, so they got a beating from Serbia.

[@DejanJovanovic123]

The most trophy country in the 3 x 3 basket is Serbia.

[@NikolaIvanovic-pu7hg]

I have the impression that the Serbian team is somewhat underestimated precisely because of Jokic. I mean, he is so good that it is very hard to notice that the players around him are also very good. After all, Serbia won silver at the 2023 World Cup without Jokic (NBA MVP level player) and Vasilije Micic (Euroleague MVP level player). It's impossible to do something like that without a strong team, but like I said it's hard to see that when Jokic is on the court.

[@fadfsdfasfsa]

Tako je, moram priznati pozitivno su me iznenadili na Olimpijskim, ali mislim da je sudjenje bilo smesno, da su makar korektni bili, mi bismo pobedili, u to ne sumnjam. Odlicno su odigrali, a Jokic je mogao mnogo vise, sut je slab i nije se nesto trudio na ulazim i pod kosem, bas mi je zao zbog propustene prilike.

[@NikolaIvanovic-pu7hg]

@@fadfsdfasfsa Било је пар дискутабилних одлука али у суштини је било до нас. Прве три четвртине смо шутирали сјајно али нас је шут напустио у последњој четвртини. Да смо од оних 9 тројки погодили 3 уместо ниједну, победили бисмо. А и Јокић је добио четврту личну грешку. Све у свему било је сјајно. Да нас има 300 милиона било би још боље.

[@AVAXII]

Trust me, everyone was noticed in a game against US. Your team couldn't miss itll the 4/4. You were draining 3s for 3/4 at impossible %. It had to stop. It's not realistic to shoot the whole game like that. Anyway, if there is a basketball (in US) or a sports fan in general (in Europe) that didn't know who Bogdan is, he learned during that game. He kinda reminds me of Luka a little bit. Not skills wise, of course, but his demeanor, I want to win at any cost mentality, but I only see it in NT games. He cares more how will Serbia perform at FIBA World Cup, Olympics, EuroBasket. That guy lives for playing for NT. Jokic also enjoyed, he was clearly the player of the tournament, but Jokic probably won't play for 4 years now. 2025. EuroBasket will be held at Finland, Poland, Latvia, and Cyprus. No way he is losing 2 summers in a row on NT. Then, in 2027. we have FIBA World Cup in Qatar, country that organizes World Cups in every team sport (Football, Handball, Water Polo, Basketball...). Again, he isn't losing 2 summers in a row. He will play at the 2028. Olympics in LA. Anyway, everyone remembered Avramovic from the game too. He was shooting good too. Guduric also. You were shooting 50% for 3 in first 3 quarters, and 0/9 in the 4th.

[@NikolaIvanovic-pu7hg]

@@AVAXII You're probably right. Even when it comes to our three-point shooting. The shot had to stop at some point and it stopped at the very end. If we had hit at least 2 of those 9 three-pointers (or if Jokic had not made his fourth personal foul), who knows what would have happened. In any case, a good game and in the end a medal for both teams. A tournament to remember.

[@Lucaderwahre1234]

Serbien guys are Monsters his country is only 6 Million peopel big and have so much good sports mens

[@danilodjurica2797]

ja naturlich

[@waynesulak1488]

Team USA should be happy everyday that the former Yugoslavia does not have a team. Serbia plus Luka plus some other really good shooters.

[@kavvg3805]

im glad USA can just win instead of needing to create fantasies like europeans 😂

[@Milkocheerio]

So just Serbia with Luka constant fouls

[@Big_Spicy]

@@Milkocheerio what

[@curtiszyr]

They still won’t win buddy lol

[@gitnjur]

​@@curtiszyrit took 4th quarter heroics to barely beat them at the olympics and you think they couldn't win with Luka even coming off the bench? Luka wouldn't even need to start, put him fresh at the end of the third instead of Jovic or Micic and he would have torched the US, the only thing serbia lacked was bench depth, add just Croatia and Slovenia and the US is gonna struggle to win.

[@getreadyfordobermannkennel5562]

You should praise the judges and only the judges, because that's the reason why USA has won .

[@CA-aloiz1]

Exactly, bravo! It was the biggest theft in basketball I've ever watched. The call when Jokic got his fourth foul, after a 3 scored by a player he was not guarding, and then the ball was given to USA again, was SF!

[@cialaisvis6862]

The fact that Obama knows about Arvydas Sabonis means he knows history of basketball

[@chlink22]

The fact that that he compares Joki with Sabonis is crazy. He understands the game

[@matthewmckenzie8921]

and talking about how the Wolves covered Jokic in the second round, that's not something a casual fan would recognise.

[@sppecials606]

He should have added Vlade Divac into conversation,Im sure he knows him too.

[@Stop_Making_Sense1]

First person to admit what really happened in usa serbia game.

[@carsonkahla9162]

Imagine Luka and Jokic together, never gonna happen but I would give my left arm to get Jokic to Dallas

[@tylerweidler9493]

Same

[@Mixer2904]

I would give my left nut to get Luka to Denver

[@johnnier.o.d4746]

that's nothing, how about if you put the joker & the 🐐 jordan poole in dallas ..... how can teams stop them ???. 😂🤣😂🤣-🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@NBADOOD]

If Yugoslavia was a country still they probably would be on the same team

[@swatkabombonica4103]

And sadly, we can't get Luka for national, neither, even though he's dad is a Serb, grandpa still in Kosovo, but decided to play for Slovenia, and now there's no coming back. But, I mean, Slovenian team needed him as a captain, so... Them together would be so amazing to watch.

[@cte4dota]

When you need all MBA starts together to stop Jokic.

[@aleksandar8090]

And ref's!

[@Gerclun]

I totally agree with all Obama said except when he said that international national teams play together all the time. That's not true at all, all international national teams that have NBA players in their roster have the same problems that USA team has. If the international players in the NBA decide to go with the National team to play the qualifiers (only a few did it), USA players could do the same, if they don't want to do it, don't use it as an excuse later.

[@ViktorTheButcher]

Well, while the other countries with NBA stars have the same issues to some extend, there is definitely a significant difference. Those other nations only need to plug in a couple of new players from the FIBA World Cup into the Olympics. There is a difference when you just need to add 2/3 star players or be like the US and have 10 different players on a 12 man roster and one of your two remaining dudes was a star at the FIBA World Cup played barely to not at all at the Olympics. The former is normal year to year roster change, the latter only works because in basketball with the US basketball team because it's the only major team sport where you can simply overpower the opponent by sheer more talent.

[@Gerclun]

@@ViktorTheButcher That's not the case with the favourite national teams, obviously Canada because like USA they have a lot of NBA players, but France, Spain, Serbia etc. They have less NBA players but their main Euroleague players didn't play the qualifiers either, they had to fill the National teams with 2nd and 3rd level players. The only advantage is that their calendar finishes a bit early, but not so much compared with the NBA players that didn't make it to the playoffs. At the end, I think the main difference is the level of commitment to your National team, and USA players don't show the same level of commitment that great international players showed, like Giannis, Nowitzki, Gasol, etc that always were available to be selected, even knowing they won't win or reach the finals. But I know is a cultural difference, for a lot of international players nothing can beat to win a gold with your national team, and USA players usually prefer to be NBA champions than a gold medal.

[@Blekkkkkkkkk]

Yea but those players are playing with almost the same sets of guys for years. Lets say france, except the addition of wemby, they been playing with batum, fournier for a while now. Yabusele, de colo, etc

[@Gerclun]

@@Blekkkkkkkkk Okay, agreed. What is stoping USA team to do the same? All these players you mentioned were going with their national team even if all af them were in the NBA. If USA want to have a program they can do it. The main problem is that NBA USA players doesn't have the same commitment with their national team.

[@great-one0389]

​@@GerclunI think that's changing since the US players are realizing the rest of the world changing up tho

[@sephirothfemto]

Thank the judges

[@zardoz7900]

People were reserved and didn't want to say the refs made sure Serbia lost but what they said instead was, there were a lot of strange things going on.

[@algorit007]

They break appart Jugoslavija so that ppl could say this .. 😂..

[@conor2l]

Yugoslavia

[@algorit007]

@@conor2l .. it was my country... I know the propper spelling!

[@ЗоранРељин]

​@@algorit007Proper spelling is different in English. By the way the proper spelling for Jokic should be Yokich, not

[@Li_Yifei]

I watched that live... Damn i was like whats gonna happen to bron, steph and durant career if they lose? is jokic gonna be an all time top 10? it has a different feelings. The best game ive ever watched.

[@johnewilliams7800]

Yea that game was very intense and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Best game I seen in years

[@falaflani4831]

if jokic won that he is def top 10. like manu's olympic win elevates him over Tony Parker for me

[@TheRealBruceLouis]

it wouldve been a disaster if the americans lost. now its like oh its normal the way it panned out, jokic played incredible and led his team to a bronze medal and almost upsetting the americans. but if the upset really did happen, oh man it wouldve been a disaster. like u guys will talk about this upset nonstop, like wats wrong with american basketball, how come the 3 legends couldnt get it done, wat happened to bron? steph choking on the big stage? kd doesnt show up? god it wouldve been an absolute disaster the aftermath that would be.

[@Young-ep8ik]

@@falaflani4831 Manu was always going to rank higher than TP with or without the olympic heroics. But I get your point.

[@grzegorzpelc8388]

@@Young-ep8ik Should he then be rated higher than Duncan as beat him at the Olymppics?

[@panicjova31210pozega]

Why does a basketball country (basketball superpower) need to bring a foreign player. Serbia played without foreigners - and America brought Embiid (end of joke). I can't congratulate you on your victory just because of that fact + a couple of controversial refereeing decisions. Serbia deserved to win, but judges and Curry intervened.

[@nebojsha78]

Thanks to refferies USA beat Serbia at the Olimpic and thats the only truth

[@sashacizup5298]

Still needed the refs against a country smaller population then Chicago

[@vukaleksic1654]

we are hard working people, never give up

[@zonzore]

Obama knows his basketball is see.

[@malencicnenad1131]

Reffere win game in samifinal... 4 th quarter was tragedy in sport like Lakers Kings 2002 game 6 and 7 !!!!

[@lukacalov1988]

You got Iraq and Libia nervous bruh

[@martinilagura4896]

Haliburton looking at obama like his gonna kiss him

[@dominickrichards8502]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 naw fr

[@JaculaDudek]

I'm so in deep with ai presidents videos to the point of watching real alive presidents feels surreal 😂😂😂

[@tyronevaldez-kruger5313]

The smug his own farts smelling orange made our life look surreal. He never worked physically but sells AI super hero images of himself but

[@antonahlqvist6102]

Some will probably speculate whether you are taking blue or red pills - when you think this video shows a "real live" president. I am one of those who know for sure.

[@ranojutro426]

US had most importantly player it's called referee. Serbia 6 million people and US 350 million 😂😂

[@catchmonster]

Serbia 8 million not 6

[@ranojutro426]

With dijaspora yes. In Serbia 6.5

[@stoox006]

Embiid playing for US. End of joke.

[@condlewis]

Tyrese is on a nickname basis with Barack? Dope af

[@Griemmy]

international players dont play together all the time. They have their seasons too. They just get together in 2 months or couple of weeks too

[@ActiveRehabMobility]

You know the young Sabonis right? I was just traded for him Mr. President

[@elionrekoy4079]

Where did he said smth about Luka?

[@AltruisticMystic]

How can you say the US has the most talent if they barely beat a country with 50x smaller population. Former Yugoslavia countries have the most talent by far for sports. Tall and athletic. Serbia has the best basketball and tennis player, Croatia won multiple medals in football. Lets not even mention other team sports. Or the fighters.

[@tsuihintree]

In terms of pure numbers, not relative to population, the USA does have numerical superiority in terms of Basketball talent. That’s a fact, not an opinion. What Serbia has over America, and almost allowed them to almost get over the edge, is heart, pride and as president obama said, continuity of having played together in a system for a long time that team USA just don’t. The way youth basketball and how they are represented in FIBA over the age is very different to the way USA treats youth international basketball - which counts for something

[@draganpaunovic5596]

Water polo Serbia Gold for years

[@DeserteagleMS]

Panama ref gave you victory.

[@jcrewjem5394]

It took the other 5 best players in the world to beat the best player in the world. Jokic=🐐

[@matthewmckenzie8921]

Obama knows ball ngl

[@annunakian8054]

Next Olympics gonna be tough. No leadership. Lebron gonna be 43, Steph & KD 39. Doubt they play.

[@Mixer2904]

True and Serbia has some young talented guys and Jokic will still be playing, wouldn't be surprised if Serbia wins in 2028

[@great-one0389]

LeBron said he won't play. France and Serbia are probably gonna be good, We'll be good, but I don't think we'll win gold. After 2028 I think we'll have a better chance to win gold since we'll actually have chemistry with guys like ant, chet, Tatum, Hali, probably Ja, and most likely cooper Flagg.

[@LiquidGoldSwords]

Jokic was in foul trouble in the 4th quarter, Muggsy Bogues could have guarded him.

[@aleksandar2444]

You basically bought the judges.

[@kibo_nbgd]

Jokic is not only player in Serbian team !

[@My_You_Tube]

Dear President Obama...I voted for you 2x...and I even bought some of the BS that you were selling...and even little bit mad at you for bringing trump (lowercase for a small manchild) to the presidency by insulting him publicly and he took it personally and became our worst president. But to say that we have the most talent is giant azz BS. We have 330 mil people so it's not that hard to find 'talent'. Serbia has 6 mil people and they have incredible team. And they play like a team. They are all pro's and they DO NOT play all the time together just like our team it does not. But it is true you did not say it but I'll say it for you...they will beat us @ next Olympics or/and World Cup and I can't wait to hear your excuse for the loss then instead acknowledging the whole Serbian team. Sad...as someone we know would say.

[@jayWolfe-p1y]

Our worst president. Lmao. You mean Biden then obama

[@andysenadbajric]

Former President Obama really knows Basketball...

[@Spider-Complexion]

Being able to compete for 4 more Olympics and potentially win 4 gold medals is so cool. That would be such an amazing achievement in life.

[@Oregon_fan]

Great podcast.

[@a-j.2002]

What changed the game wasn't Embiid showing up, but Jokic getting his 4th foul and having to keep every possession cristal clear that it wasn't his fifth foul.

[@borisgerjovic2504]

The first time in my life I agree with Barack, probably because the topic was outside the politics.

[@nvhb76876]

It's a pity that we lost a game we almost won. 😞

[@zoransavicic3358]

Thank the refs for that comeback, Serbia was the beter team that day.

[@michafrica]

You don't understand how lucky you are. If Luka decided to play for Serbia, you'd probably have a trophy drought lasting more than 12 years...

[@petrajokic5328]

THANK THE JUDGES ❤

[@vera39440]

AD is gonna play the clip about him Jokic & Embiid before every workout for the rest of his life

[@annerne2299]

If Luka Doncic the half Serb played on the Serbian team , America would have been wiped out .

[@ČrtKostevc]

Quarter Serb, but who is counting anyway.

[@pedja5689]

Po karakteru i drskosti pravi Srbin​@@ČrtKostevc

[@ČrtKostevc]

101%

[@vulevuk445]

Quater??? Want to say that his father is not 100% Serb??​@@ČrtKostevc

[@vukans595]

For once I agree with him!

[@herrjeminee9363]

Steph is the real beast on the court...he delivers every single game 🎉😊

[@TheProswagonist]

I'd love it if Obama could commentate a game or 2.

[@tm75_88]

Actually they talked mostly about Usa 2024 olympic team

[@luciferdzhugashvili]

I was having trouble falling asleep. Then I watched this and fell asleep.

[@cindy6787]

Imagine Jokic, Luka, Goebert, and Steven Adams (New Zealand) on the same team. Bigs with massive talent.

[@bobanstanivuk]

Yannis?😂

[@XXV_Flea333]

It's the Black Mulyono himself

[@matthewbeeny3750]

We got Obama talking about Luka before gta 6

[@z.kramer6027]

not what i expected to pop up in my feed today

[@guybartlett9587]

Im American but i would have been walking on air if serbia would have won that game!

[@PokojniToza1804]

What a nice thing to say about our boys. Thanks Obama.

[@kareemeldin1560]

i knew obama liked basketball but its cool seeing him be such a fan I'm surprised

[@-hunt-6225]

Obama is foreign born as well so he knows what he’s talking about.

[@Bozha_Kapetanovic91]

You should thanks to refs, lamest win.

[@RonAlleb-p9v]

I like obama after this . The man knows sport. Kudos

[@mirkoslavko23]

This dude should have been convicted of war crimes.

[@annerne2299]

If only LUKA DONCIC played for Serbia instead of Slovenia , the USA would have LOST

[@BigTinyRick]

Basketball is a wonderful GAME. There are many games. Even the least of them are fun except for the drinking game kings.

[@bigtime3719]

Nothing for usa whitout judges

[@uktorzadonjezaudizagrunje]

You win, because referee want that. (For money) End of story, reason why you beat Serbia.

[@fadfsdfasfsa]

Embiid cannot match up with Jokin in any possible world xaxaxa

[@BrankaBlitva]

Who is Baraka ???

[@JesusIzAPunkRocker]

Damn the Pres knows ball

[@ivicavolanovic4943]

Refery didn't call couple of walks....At least 3 fauls.

[@duskobabic4285]

The big USA basketball stars still beat Serbia. With the help of judges, but that is not important. The important thing is that they won, right!?!

[@tomomrkva1448]

Where big mike at

[@igorch69]

Why dont the usa players play together for years in the national team like others?

[@KidFury27]

Dang! Obama would be an awesome analyst. Like Jay Leno is with cars, this is Obama's happy place. More of Announcer Obama!

[@G.Uppercut123]

Yao Ming

[@vladokraguljac2390]

Haliburton cheerleader on bench like sin of Vp Kamala "he knew',2min. Minus 8?? Lol really.. 😂😂😂😂😂😂( hats Halliburton)

[@sleek1988]

Imate vi srece sto vise jugoslavija ne postoji i to je to. Bili bi najdominantniji u svim mogucim sportovima A o kosarci necu ni da pricam,imali bi 2 petorke koje bi mogli da menjamo na poluvremenu i opet sve pobedjujemo

[@Blasian-Couple]

True well said haha

[@senpai_sake3276]

This guy pretty much legalized propaganda. Thanks Obama.

[@hawkname1234]

Weird to have an AI voice at the end of the video

[@supermandingo]

International basketball hasn't improved lately, actually national teams have gottten worse since 90s due to the breakup of URSS and Yugoalavia, so unless smaller countries like Spain, Greece, France . can gather a generation of nba level players there is no match for team USA

[@lesliewarren5394]

✊🏽💪🏽👏🏽🔥💯

[@nicolaszyx3120]

European player: Luka, Jokic, Porzingis, Dirk, Pau, Sabonis…. Why Giannis and Shroeder are not mentioned as European by American people?? Why?

[@JaculaDudek]

Bcuz they blend in easier with basketball americans

[@zlatansurkovic7314]

Bcuz they're Africans.

[@mikestone8756]

@nicolaszyx3120 They’re of African descent not European

[@grzegorzpelc8388]

@@mikestone8756 Schroeder African descent??

[@sidar2071]

Shroeder isn’t popular enough to talk about. Giannis is always included with the international group and talked about that way

[@nedajtesepasjimsinovima]

With all do respect, Serbia was robbed at that game and y'all know it.

[@frontrowviews]

I think the USA will lose the next Olympics when KD, Steph and Lebron are gone.

[@cyberiagenesis]

Barry droned 3’s on & off the court

[@p382742937423y4]

So nice that Obama is so knowledgeable about the game that I love. Love how he remembers Arvidas Sabonis. This man is such a jewel. Greetings from the Netherlands

[@NoName-cn3cp]

I would much rather listen to Trump talk about his very normal, and relatable life and hobbies.

[@xZxOxVx]

Just a quick reminder: Kosovo is Serbia! 🇷🇸☦️🇷🇸

[@sppecials606]

I heard it is not lol.

[@mort996]

You guys didn't get a LITTLE worried, bs 😂

[@charold3]

Embiid does match up well with Joker. In fact, like no one else.

[@Mixer2904]

except he ducks him every time when he has to play in Denver

[@healthfadsfade]

I would love to talk basketball with Barack and I hate his political viewpoints