EARLY SHOW Co-anchor Harry Smith will go one-on-one with President Barack Obama in a court-side interview before the CBS Newsman and CBS Sports' lead college basketball analyst Clark Kellogg challenge the President to a game of hoops on the White House basketball court.  Smith's interview and clips from the game will be broadcast on THE EARLY SHOW Friday, April 2 (7:00-9:00 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Kellogg's interview with the President, and the game, will be broadcast on Saturday, April 3 (4:00-11:00 PM, ET) during CBS Sports' exclusive live coverage of the 2010 NCAA Final Four®.  The interviews and game are scheduled to occur on Thursday, April 1.

David Friedman is the executive producer of THE EARLY SHOW.

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