Overview
- Barack Obama told People that at the newly opened Obama Presidential Center he will play basketball only in shooting contests so he does not “run up and down” and risk injury to his knee and Achilles.
- Obama said he can still run in a straight line but worries about lateral movement and that he plans to adopt more stretching and mobility routines like his wife Michelle.
- The comments were published as part of a short celebrity roundup that also highlights the new center’s gym and space for fitness and community activities.
- Other items in the roundup include Millie Bobby Brown praising Jon and Dorothea Bon Jovi as hands‑on grandparents after her 2025 adoption, Evelyn Burdecki saying she rejects a “perfect” partner, and Olivia Cooke urging broader access to acting talent beyond elite private schools.
- Patrick Dempsey recalled his mother’s repeated cancer relapses on Good Morning America and said those experiences inspired him to found a nonprofit that offers holistic support to cancer patients and their families.