The Bulls met their biggest fan at the White House the day before the game. Obama then watched his first NBA game as the new President, but it wasn't a good night for the Bulls as a poor performance saw them lose 113-90.

The Bulls were unable to draw inspiration from the President's pre-game talk as they lost the opening quarter 27-18.

Deng and Gordon both started with Deng shooting 2 for 8 to record four points and Gordon taking 11 points and five rebounds.