White House visit includes mind-blowing surprise for one NBA champion

Iman Shumpert can't believe what he sees.
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Sam Laird
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The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers visited President Obama at the White House on Thursday, as is customary for championship sports teams.

The visit's highlight came when Cavs guard Iman Shumpert had his mind visibly blown by the fact that a White House lectern is -- drum roll, please -- movable.

That is the face of a thoroughly impressed person -- even if Shumpert's teammates didn't seem nearly as moved by the movable lectern.


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But hey, thanks for the laugh, Iman.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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