Obama tells Harvard team basketball was about more than him

In this photo provided by Dylan Goodman, former President Barack Obama, center, walks with Valerie Jarrett, left, and Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker on their way into "The Breakfast Club" in Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Obama returned to Cambridge on Friday to attend the club, a group formed by Amaker with law professors Charles Ogletree and Ron Sullivan to create a community of Black leaders and connect it with his team. (Dylan Goodman via AP)

FILE - Harvard coach Tommy Amaker smiles while speaking at a news conference at the NCAA men's college basketball tournament in Spokane, Wash., March 21, 2014. Former President Barack Obama returned to Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, to attend “The Breakfast Club,” a group formed by Amaker with law professors Charles Ogletree and Ron Sullivan to create a community of Black leaders and connect it with his team. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

FILE - President Barack Obama, front right, plays basketball with former NBA basketball player Bruce Bowen, front left, during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll at the White House in Washington, April 9, 2012. Former President Obama returned to Cambridge, Mass., Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, to attend “The Breakfast Club,” a group formed by Harvard basketball coach Tommy Amaker with law professors Charles Ogletree and Ron Sullivan to create a community of Black leaders and connect it with his team. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)