WATCH: President Obama bricks a lay-up

The leader of the free world could not buy a bucket

WATCH: President Obama bricks a lay-up
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There was a time when President Obama's basketball prowess was a source of adulation for both the press and his fans. (Remember that time he hit a three?) But the baller-in-chief has gotten a little rusty — as evidenced by his abysmal 2-for-22 performance at the White House Easter Egg Roll this weekend.

Obama could not buy a bucket. According to the White House pool report, his shoot-around went like this: "Miss. Miss. Off the rim. Miss. Miss. Off the rim. Airball."

And for good measure, he bricked a lay-up, which we didn't even think was possible.

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