Within hours of capturing their third National Basketball Association crown, the team unanimously voted not to visit the White House, according to a report.
"He's had an wonderful career, but he just took it to the next level", said Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.
The NBA trade rumors connecting Paul George to the Cleveland Cavaliers are heating up in the wake of Cleveland's loss in the NBA Finals, with reports that Kevin Love may be headed to in to give the Cavs the missing piece needed to beat the Golden State Warriors.
The Warriors are prepared to make a political statement, multiple sources confirmed to NBCSportsBayArea.com Tuesday afternoon.
The defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs chose to visit the White House in January to celebrate their historic 2016 title with former IL senator and outgoing President Barack Obama before he left office.
"When the final numbers come in, we'll probably see that this was the most socially engaged NBA Finals ever", he said.
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Trump, who denies any collusion with Russian Federation , said on Twitter that the move was the latest action in a "phony story". Just 24 hours ago news broke that President Donald Trump is under criminal investigation for obstruvction of justice.
Following the report the team said in a statement that any decision not to visit the president would be premature, since they have not yet been invited to the White House.
One might think Pelosi has more important things to do than troll the president on social media, but one would apparently be wrong.
Defensive back Devin McCourty told Time magazine in a text message the day after the Patriots' win in Super Bowl LI: "I'm not going to the White House". And guard Shaun Livingston said he wouldn't visit the White House if the Warriors won the title.
Regardless, the likely end result is that they won't be going to the White House, whether it's because they decline an invitation or because they never get one.
This article was originally published at 10:50 a.m.





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