Rush & Molloy of the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS report that a Friday ESPN podcast appearance by Barry Obama with Bill Simmons has been spiked by the Bristol suits.

(Maybe it was Barry’s Bling Bling?)

R & M also report that an earlier scheduled visit between Barry and Stu Scott was also scuttled.

With Obama’s “white” hoops background, and his current, undeniable nationwide appeal, the decision seems to defy logic. Except of course, if you’re ESPN president George Bodenheimer. Read more…