Well we know that President Barack Obama isn’t bad at predicting basketball champions, he correctly predicted that the North Carolina Tar Heels would win the NCAA Men’s National Championship. The president was on his way to the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn on Tuesday when a reporter shouted a question. The topic: Who is going to win the NBA championship, the Lakers or the Orlando Magic?

The smiling president responded: “Lakers in six, I think.” In sports terms, that means the Lakers will win the best-of-seven series in six games, which kicks off Thursday in Los Angeles.

The avid basketball fan was on his way to a trip to the Middle East.