Obama stumbles in Oval Office, goes for fake layup

Claims, “I was fouled”

President Obama unexpectedly tripped upon entering the Oval Office for a cabinet briefing this morning, before leaping into the air for a pretend layup and exclaiming, “And One!” to the amazement of his advisors.

While the immediate cause of his loss of balance was not known, Cabinet members and their deputies were impressed with his coolness under pressure. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak noted, “Any other person would have fallen flat on their face after tripping like that. We were simply amazed at the President’s ability to maintain his balance and go for the fake layup. I personally thought he was fouled, but I don’t want to rush into judgement over the call.”