But Obama bravely returned to that station this morning to talk about more appropriate sports-related topics, like, uh, sports. Obama made some small talk, joked about his terrible bowling skills, and also said that he'd rather be a professional basketball player than leader of the free world. Specifically, Julius "Dr. J" Errrrrrrr-ving:

"I think any kid growing up, if you got a chance to throw down the ball from the free throw line, that's better than just about anything."

Hopefully, he doesn't plan on emulating the Doc's off-court behavior, which entailed stealthily impregnating female sports reporters.

Where is Alexandra Stevenson these days, anyway?

Obama tells WIP he'd rather be Dr. J [Inquirer]
Audio of the interview [The 700 Level]

And, according to the Philadelphia Daily News, Erving is still out there trying to spread his seed. And just to make sure there aren't any more unfortunate accidents that send his offspring into athletic glory, he's wading in the shallow end of the gene pool.

In [the final episode of "Real World" Austin," castmate Lacey says that while in Costa Rica, she and the other female castmates were hit on in by "this old guy."

The girls learned later the old head, who wasn't shown, was Dr. J.The name wasn't known by the girls, but the male castmates were surprised they didn't welcome Julius Erving's advances.

Come on, Lacey, whom are you trying to kid? Respect the Doctor.

Dr. J Strikes Out With MTV Girls [Philadelphia Daily News] (via BenMaller.com)