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Former President Barack Obama jokes with WNBA All-Star Caitlin Clark during a practice at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) AP Photo/Paul Beaty CHICAGO — From the moment President Barack Obama first stepped onto the national stage as a freshman senator from Illinois, his speeches and keynote addresses became a calling card. He could inspire and uplift, encourage and steady a nation.
At the newly opened Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago on Friday, he did so again with far fewer words.
In a surprise appearance ahead of WNBA All-Star practices, Obama spoke at length with WNBA Players Association president Nneka Ogwumike, interrupted the conversation to defend center Jonquel Jones, and inquired into the well-being of Breanna Stewart’s daughter. When he came to Caitlin Clark, he addressed the elephant of the…
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