After telling the highest rollers in a very high-rolling Hollywood crowd -- those who paid the legal limit of $ 30,400 a couple to have their pictures taken and dine with the president -- that he remains a staunch Bulls fan ( talk about your profiles in courage ) , Obama delivered a series of quips about making sure people would be able to get away in time to see at least some of the Lakers-Nuggets playoff game that had begun a few minutes before .