Rey Decerega injures Obama

President Obama needs 12 stitches in his upper lip after being hit by mistake when playing basketball with friends and family at Fort McNair in Washington, DC. The president was playing defense when Rey Decerega , an opposing player, converted him to take a shot and the elbow was hit at the mouth of Obama.

The injury occurred during the fifth of five matches in the 5-on-5 games at Fort McNair with a group that also included his personal assistant, Reggie Love, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and nephew of Obama Avery Robinson.

According to Rey Decerega, he learned that Barack Obama is both a good sport and a hard competitor. Decerega also continued adding that he enjoyed playing basketball with Obama and would love to see him on the courts soon.