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Dec 16, 2025
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Did President Barack Obama install or renovate the White House basketball court?

President Barack Obama did not build a new standalone White House basketball arena; he adapted the existing South Lawn tennis court so it could serve as both tennis and basketball by adding hoops and ...

Nov 24, 2025
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Did Barack Obama personally fund the White House basketball court renovation?

Available reporting shows Barack Obama did convert the White House tennis court so it could also be used for basketball in 2009, but there is no evidence that he personally “spent” $376 million (or si...

Dec 2, 2025
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How much did President Obama‘s basketball court and presidential suite remodeling cost the taxpayers

Claims that President Barack Obama spent $300–$376 million of taxpayer money to build a White House basketball court are false or misleading: the Obama team converted an existing South Lawn tennis cou...

Nov 30, 2025

Who paid for the White House basketball court Michael and Barack Obama or taxpayers

The White House “basketball court” commonly attributed to Barack Obama was an adaptation of an existing tennis court in 2009 — hoops and court markings were added so the surface could serve tennis and...

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