Basketball player 'banned' from meeting Barack Obama Entrance to the White House is subject to mandatory background checks for security. However, in a further twist a spokesman for the US Secret Service claimed that the player had never been banned, according to reports in the US. "The individual in question was never someone that would not be permitted to attend the event today, " the spokesman said."He is on the list for entry today and was never advised otherwise to my knowledge." It was unclear why the player believed he was unable to attend. West was arrested in 2009 after he cut off a police car while driving a three-wheeled motorcycle. Police searched him and found a shotgun inside a guitar case strapped to his back, a handgun in his pocket and another gun strapped to the leg of his trousers. The player, who plays guard, said he was under the influence of bipolar medication at the time. He was suspended from playing basketball for 10 games.