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23rd Sep 2017

Donald Trump won’t let NBA superstar come to the White House

"Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team"

Darragh Culhane

What more do you need to say about Donald Trump?

He could well be the most well publicised President in history, or at least very close.

Good old Trump though has struggled to attract some star names to perform with him, the likes of Elton John and Garth Brooks reportedly refused to perform for the U.S. President at his inauguration.

Well, as per tradition, the NBA Champions are set to visit the White House for a day with Donald Trump.

It should be a highlight for most people, being invited to the White House and normally it seems like serious fun.

Here’s last year’s champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers doing to mannequin challenge featuring Michelle Obama posing for a selfie with LeBron James.

Well, given Trump’s conservative views, two-time NBA MVP and current NBA champion Stephen Curry has taken issue with the current POTUS.

“I don’t want to go (to the White House) that’s kind of the nucleus of my belief,” Curry told reporters.

“It’s different, it’s not just me going to the White House, if it was this would be a pretty short conversation but like I said it’s the organisation and it’s the team. It’s hard to say because I don’t know exactly what we’re going to do if we do go or if we don’t go or whatever but my beliefs stay the same.”

And just a day later, Trump didn’t waste any time making it clear what he thought of Curry’s position, uninviting the Golden State Warriors star from the annual visit.

“Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Saturday.