Though the political teams in NBA Jam were unveiled it was the way to unlock them, as well as other secret teams, that was not immediately evident. Yesterday I posted the unlock code for the SportsNation team but there are several more that have already been discovered for the Wii version of the game. Kotaku has pictures that include the ratings to check out in addition to the info on how to use the teams which follows.
Team of J. Cole and 9th Wonder
At start screen hit up, left, down, right, up, left, down, right, 1, 2
Democrat team of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Al Gore
At start screen hit left 13 times and then plus button
Republican team of George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, John McCain, and Sarah Palin
At start screen hit right 13 times and then plus button
Beastie Boys team of MCA, Ad Rock, and Mike D
At start screen hit up, up, down, up, down, left, right, left, right, B, then plus button
NBA Jam team of Tim Kitzrow and Mark Turmell
At play now screen enter initials in player one MJT
SportsNation team of Michele Beadle and Colin Cowherd
At play now screen enter initials in player one ESP and player two NSN
Mascot team of Raptor, G-Wiz, Mavs Man, Bango, Rocky, Rufus, and Rumble
At play now screen enter initials in player one MAS and playter two COT