Obama to Bill Simmons: ‘Can’t believe National Football League commissioner gets paid $44M’

Peter Baylish? (It’s Petyr Baelish.) Is it Osha or Asha? Who is Yara? Who are any of this people?

As Simmons and Obama talked about politics, his presidency and what it’s like to juggle life as a husband, father and President of the United States of America, it was only a matter of time before the conversation, or analogies within non-sports questions, turned to the world of sports.

Inez and Vinoodh/GQ President Obama is on the cover of the GQ’s 20th Anniversary Men of the Year issue. Simmons compared Obama’s ability to remain focused to that of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich. “And as a effect, you end up being looser”, Obama said.

Rodgers in the pocket, in the sense of you can’t be distracted by what’s around you, you’ve got to be looking downfield.

Obama runs away from the family dog, Bo, on the South Lawn of the White House in 2009.

After leaving the White House, the president said he doesn’t see himself occupying a seat on the Supreme Court since “I don’t have the temperament to sit in relative solitude and just opine and write from the bench”.

“I’ve not given up on him”.

But which character does our country’s leader identify with the most?

“My favorite character is probably…the dwarf, what’s his name?” says the President.

Obama is also quick to admit that, though he does most certainly enjoy Game of Thrones, he’s not the best at actually remembering the characters’ names.

“I remember the characters, so when I watch it, I know exactly what’s going on”, he recalled about the hit HBO show.

Still, Obama will have plenty of time to lounge on a beach in Hawaii 14 months from now, and when that time comes, I would hope that he does read those books and watch that TV show, because I think he would, in fact, get a lot out of the tragic story of Tyrion Lannister, the character he was trying to pretend he watches on TV.

Mr. President, if you want to agree with what I just posted, just send me a DM and I’ll get the message out there. Which one would you want?

Asked which “Game of Thrones” character is most comparable to Trump, Obama replied: “Uh …” Other characters have multiple names. The 27-year-old point guard, who was the league’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2011, averages 13.6 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in 10 games in the 2015-2016 season and has helped the Bulls to a 7-3 win-loss record – second best in the Eastern Conference.