President Obama and the Los Angeles Lakers - A Day of Service

President Obama: Give it up for the World Champion Los Angeles Lakers. (applause) Now, I have to say that there is a long standing tradition of welcoming championship sports teams to the White House. But here is the thing, these guys have been there so often. So I thought we would change things up a little bit. We teamed up with NBA Cares to come here and spend a little time with the unbelievable young people who are here as well as terrific staff, assembling care packages for our wounded warriors, putting together some toiletry kits for the homeless here in Washington, D.C. How are you doing? (cross talk) Derek Fisher: Today was definitely different I think in a better and more impactful way. For us, you know, to do what we did for homeless, for the soldiers, and to kind of combine it you know with the recognition for what we accomplished last season, it was altogether I think it makes it really great. (cross talk) President Obama: I just want to congratulate all of the LA Lakers for being one of the outstanding sports franchises in our country and in our history. I wish all of you guys great luck for the rest of the season. But especially, I just want to thank you for being so generous with your time with these kids. Derek Fisher: You know, we are proud of our accomplishments but to get a chance to kind of step away from it for a little bit and do something for other people you know which is what the holiday season is about; it was cool. We had a lot of fun. (cross talk) ♪♪