Obama’s Win A Happy Day For Sports World, A Sad Day For Jared Allen & His Nigro Tshirt

The entire world has commented on Barack Obama’s presidential win and the sports world is no different. But while, LeBron James, Venus and Serena Williams and Terrell Owens are celebrating, Jared Allen told reporters it’s a sad day for him, a McCain supporter. “There is nothing I can do about it now. Our paychecks will be cut in half.” Perhaps he’s worried he won’t be able to buy as many of those charming Nigro’s Western Store t-shirts that he and buddy Boomer Grigsby love so much? Saints linebacker Scott Fujita has the perfect response:

We heard so much about how [Obama's] going to be taxing everybody who makes over $250,000. That’s everybody in our business. So everyone’s going to be affected by that,” he said. “And my argument to them was maybe there’s a chance our tax dollars are going to be spent a little more wisely than they have in the past.

In Jared’s case, most definitely. Other sports world heavyweights felt the occasion marked a change far beyond their wallets. Grant Hill of the Phoenix Suns said it best.

We talk about the black vote, but white America is the one that makes the difference, and they voted for an African-American. You can have all the black votes you want, but if you don’t have the white vote, you ain’t going to win. It just shows a lot.

Sports world pauses to talk about Obama’s win [AP via One New Snow]