Obama administration recruited Battier to promote its health care

The Obama administration recruited Miami Heat and former Duke basketball player Shane Battier to promote its health care plan Tuesday, tying it to the likelihood of sports injuries.

As Battier urged young people to sign up for coverage, the Department of Health and Human Services released a report saying that nearly 2 million people suffered sports-related injuries that were treated in emergency rooms in 2012.

"If you're playing sports, it's important to make sure you also have great health care because you never know when you're going to take a hit," Battier said in a conference call with reporters.

The sign-up deadline for coverage this year is March 31.