I bring you this news without much time for you to prepare, but I hope you’ll find time see the weirdness for yourself: The White House is hosting a video game stream today featuring Shaquille O’Neal. Yes, you read that correctly.
Shaq and other celebrities will be gaming on Twitch today beginning at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET. The hosting channel, Get Covered , is holding the White House Competitive Gaming Event as a means of making a public service announcement on behalf of HealthCare.gov. Their intent is to remind viewers that December 15 is the last day to register or make changes to government healthcare plans.
The stream will feature a Street Fighter V exhibition with famous players Justin Wong and Mike Ross (plus commentary by Gootecks), a Rocket League Pro-Am Showmatch commentated by Goldenboy, and a “game-a-thon” featuring Twitch partners ActaBunniFooFoo, Annemunition, bijoudemi, darkness_429, Elspeth,imcoty, LifeWithLaughs, Okaydrian, and thatchickparker. Head on over to the channel to see what the White House has lined up for your viewing pleasure today.
Source: Twitch Blog