"Became the president as a side hustle" - Fans hilariously react to Barack Obama's dream job of becoming an NBA player

Barack Obama had a very successful run as a politician as the fifth-youngest person ever to become President of the United States of America. While Obama spent the maximum of eight years in office, that was not his initial career path of choice.

The 44th President recently revealed that he dreamed of an NBA career while growing up. In a clip shared to his Instagram to promote his upcoming Netflix show 'Working: What We Do All Day', Obama stated:

"As a kid, I'd tell adults that my dream job was to be an architect, but secretly I was convinced I'd be an NBA player. I had no hops."

Check out Barack Obama's comments on playing in the NBA below:

What did fans say in response to Barack Obama's dream job?

While Barack Obama may have the best basketball game of any United States President, he may not have been skilled enough to reach the NBA. Basketball fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts.

@YngVitoCorleone stated:

"Bro became the president as a side hustle"

@playbyplaybark claimed he wouldn't have stood a chance against the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, although not many actual NBA players did either:

"Would have been cooked by Kareem"

@HoYouFatWrld compared the former president to Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic:

"Didn’t stop Jokic"

@LADODGERGANG and @nigelxaaron both shared a similar dream, responding:

"He just like me"

"relatable"

@Yunka_mack claimed that he had the jumping ability but lacked the height:

"Me and him both but I had the hoops just no height 😂"

@JovialSports alleged that he would have been a G League player:

"I have no disrespect for Obama but he’d probably be playing for the Greensboro Swarm"

@oneinterlude shared a cheeky response, claiming he'd get the best of Magic Johnson:

"would’ve bodied prime magic"

@CHIEFADOLETWITT instead envisioned Obama teaming up with Abdul-Jabbar and Johnson, stating:

"We'd have loved to see him in a @Lakers jerseys lol

@CoopXMoore suggested that the former president is better than Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry:

"He’s better than curry"

@RockChalkJayfan just wanted to see the former presidents shooting stroke:

"I need to see Obama shoot the ball."

@knickskaiszn and @bgsteeze made jokes pertaining to the United States' reputation for using bombs, stating:

"You still had plenty of “30 bombs” as president"

"He played with the wrong Rockets"

During Obama's presidency, the LA Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors were welcomed to the White House as NBA champions.