According to Gibbs , `` After being inadvertently hit with an opposing player 's elbow in the lip while playing basketball with friends and family , the president received 12 stitches today administered by the White House Medical Unit . Obama gets two stitches after taking an elbow to the head . Gibbs : Obama is locked up in the White House doctor 's office . The owner of the errant dog calls Obama ` ` a tough competitor and a good friend ''
Obama gets two stitches after taking an elbow to the head . Gibbs : Obama is locked up in the White House doctor 's office . The owner of the errant dog calls Obama ` ` a tough competitor and a good friend ''