US president Barack Obama was hit in the face by accident during a basketball game on Friday. The elbow strike caused an injury to his lip that required medical attention, resulting in 12 stitches, reported a White House statement.
The American president is a passionate basketball player and on Friday he was participating in a 10-player match at a Washington military post, Fort McNair, with family and friends.
The 12 stitches, a direct consequence of an opponent’s elbow, were provided by the White House Medical Unit with local anesthesia, according to White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs.
While the White House Christmas tree was being delivered outside, the reporters saw the president holding a compress on his face through a window upstairs.
