Warriors Will Spend Time With Kids in D.C. With no White House Invite
By Andrew Ites
The Warriors will not go to the White House after president Donald Trump rescinded their invitation. Instead, they have chosen to spend their trip to Washington D.C. with children.
According to an ESPN report from Chris Haynes and Ramona Shelburne, the Warriors have decided what to do with their time in D.C. after the president rescinded their invitation to the White House this offseason.
Golden State’s players didn’t waste much time in expressing their displeasure with some of Donald Trump’s antics and policies after winning the championship, and many members of the team were ready to boycott the traditional trip to the White House.
Trump decided to turn the tables on the Warriors by rescinding their invite to an event they were never planning on going to.
The team will be taking “a private tour of an undisclosed locale” with children from the area as they try to leave politics out of their second championship celebration in three years.
"“At the end of the day, it’s about us celebrating a championship, so there’s no point in getting into the political stuff and all that,” Draymond Green told ESPN. “It’s about something we did great. Why make it about [politics]?”"
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Steve Kerr, the son of a political science professor, and many of the Warriors’ players have not been afraid to express their opinions on political and social issues. However, Steph Curry said that “we’re not trying to divide and separate this country” when the drama between the team and the president went down this offseason.
This trip to D.C. will be much more impactful to these children than taking pictures with the president and giving him a personalized jersey.
Kevin Durant grew up just outside of Washington D.C., and this trip gives him a chance to give back to the community that raised him.
I hope the team enjoys their time with the kids, and hopefully they can make this a tradition after winning another championship this season.