Tag: Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton and Dr. Ruth watching Serena Williams together at the U.S. Open made for so many tweets

So many tweets about these two.

Serena Williams began her final U.S. Open with an opening-round win over Danka Kovinic in Flushing in front of a crowd rooting her on so hard.

Among those fans were so many celebrities: Lindsey Vonn, Spike Lee, Hugh Jackman and so many more.

But there was one pairing of big names that had Twitter abuzz: Former President Bill Clinton was sitting next to Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the “world-renowned psychosexual therapist,” per her Twitter profile.

Everyone wanted to know what they were saying to each other, and there were a few times the cameras cut to them chatting.

Here’s a roundup:

Bill Clinton: Bill Russell was a …

Bill Clinton: Bill Russell was a legendary player and coach, and an even better person. He approached everything he did with determination, principle, and wisdom. I will always be grateful for the chance to call him my friend.

LeBron James chats with Bill Clinton after beating Brooklyn Nets

The Los Angeles Lakers star stopped to chat with the former President of the United States on Thursday night in Brooklyn.

Even after a seemingly normal night for LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers teammates on Thursday as they defeated the Brooklyn Nets 128-113, a moment after the game reminded everyone again that normal nights for LeBron are not like normal nights for the rest of NBA players.

After the final buzzer sounded at Barclay’s Center, LeBron James made his way to the courtside seats to find former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, who was in the arena. LeBron and the former president chatted for about 30 seconds before LeBron went on to do his regular postgame responsibilities. The interaction, which we can’t really hear, is below.

LeBron is not a stranger to meeting with presidents, something he did a few times as an NBA Champion when Barack Obama was the president. James, however, has famously been on the record as not being a fan of the current president, Donald Trump.

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