Obama's Lip Busted In Basketball Game -- L.A. Times
The president receives 12 stitches after being elbowed during a post-Thanksgiving pickup game.
Reporting from Washington — Presidential politics can be a bloody business, but it was a friendly basketball game Friday that gave President Obama a cut on his lip that required 12 stitches.
Playing in a post-Thanksgiving pickup game with visiting family members and personal aide Reggie Love, Obama caught an elbow to the lip. The injury was treated by the medical unit located on the first floor of the White House. Obama was given a local anesthetic. The medical staff used a procedure that required more stitches than usual in an effort to minimize the scar.
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