The New York Knicks will visit the White House to celebrate their NBA championship, an administration official confirmed. President Donald Trump’s hometown team will be the first NBA champions to visit the White House during either of his terms in office.
Background
Knicks owner James Dolan first shared the news in an interview with WFAN sports radio. “We just did receive an invitation from the White House, which we accepted,” Dolan said. A White House official told NBC News that administration officials have “been in touch with the Knicks and look forward to hosting the team at a date to be determined in the near future.”
Dolan touted his relationship with Trump, whom he invited to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 8. Trump was booed at the game, the only one the Knicks lost to the San Antonio Spurs during the five-game series.
The Knicks are expected to visit the White House after NBA championship-winning teams skipped the meeting for years, starting with the Golden State Warriors in 2017. Star player Stephen Curry said in September 2017 that he was not interested in visiting Trump’s White House, sparking a furious social media post from Trump.
Original reporting: NBC4 Los Angeles — read the source article.
