Spain's Mirotic channels Obama ahead of matchup with U.S.
Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
The United States play their old rival Spain in Friday's Olympic men's basketball semifinal, and one Chicago Bulls player is talking smack to another.
Spanish forward Nikola Mirotic tweeted at Bulls teammate Jimmy Butler Thursday, using the election campaign motto of another famous Chicagoan, Barack Obama.
"Ey JIMMY... YES WE CAN ๐ช๐ธ" pic.twitter.com/be8dMppF9T
โ Nikola Mirotic (@threekola) August 18, 2016
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