The Brooklyn Nets on Saturday gave former first lady Michelle Obama Michelle LeVaughn Robinson ObamaBlack stars reimagine 'Friends' to get out the vote Obama shares phone number to find out how Americans are planning to vote Michelle Obama: 'Don't listen to people who will say that somehow voting is rigged' MORE her own No. 44 jersey.

The NBA team wrote in a tweet that even though "she's from Chicago," they "had to hook her up" with a jersey because Obama made two stops at their arena on her current book tour.

"We know she's from Chicago, but @ MichelleObama's book tour made two stops at @ barclayscenter this month, so we had to hook her up," the Nets tweeted.

We know she's from Chicago, but @MichelleObama's book tour made two stops at @barclayscenter this month, so we had to hook her up ️ pic.twitter.com/AKU6O6OXOO — Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) December 22, 2018

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Obama made two visits this month to the Barclays Center, the arena where the Nets play their home games. She is currently on tour to promote her memoir, "Becoming."

"Becoming," which was initially released last month, quickly became the best-selling book of 2018. Total sales for the book have already topped 3 million.

Her husband, Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaThe Memo: Trump's strengths complicate election picture Obama shares phone number to find out how Americans are planning to vote Democrats' troubling adventure in a 'Wonderland' without 'rule of law' MORE, served as the 44th president of the United States.