UPDATE: The Warriors released a statement saying no decision has been made. From Sports Illustrated:
"Today is about celebrating our championship. We have not received an invitation to the White House, but will make those decisions, when and if necessary," the team said in a statement.
Maybe Trump will save himself the embarrassment and don’t invite them at all.
Congrats to the Golden State Warriors! You’ve just won the 2017 NBA Championship, what are you gonna do next? Who knows what they are going to do, but there’s a report they made a unanimous decision about what they won’t be doing:
In response to the report from Josh Brown, one fan suggested a hilarious alternative:
Earlier this week, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he hoped the winning team would attend:
“To me, if a player were to choose not to go to the White House, whether they were choosing not to go to the current White House or a future White House, my response would be: ‘That’s a lost opportunity,’ ” Silver told The Undefeated last December. “Because that’s an opportunity that most citizens who have a political point of view would kill for — the opportunity to directly tell the president of the United States how they feel about an issue.
Tuesday, Jun 13, 2017 · 5:50:12 PM +00:00 · Jen Hayden
The team released a statement saying no decision has been made. From Sports Illustrated:
"Today is about celebrating our championship. We have not received an invitation to the White House, but will make those decisions, when and if necessary," the team said in a statement.
Maybe Trump will save himself the embarrassment and don’t invite them at all.