Trump says NBA champs won't get invite, but Capitals might

Trump told reporters that neither of the teams in the NBA Finals, nor stars
LeBron James or Stephen Curry, would be receiving an invite to the White House
after this year's champion is decided.

"I didn't invite LeBron James, and I didn't invite Steph Curry. We're not
going to invite either team," Trump said to reporters.

Trump says the Washington Capitals, who clinched the Stanley Cup on Thursday
night, are likely to be invited.

"I think we'll have the Caps. We'll see. You know, my attitude is if they want
to be here, the greatest place on Earth, I'm here. If they don't want to be
here, I don't want them," said Trump.

Earlier this week, members of both NBA teams -- and especially James -- ripped
Trump over his decision to disinvite the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia
Eagles and made it clear the eventual NBA champion wouldn't be going to the
White House, either.

Speaking with the media on an off day Tuesday, members of the Cavaliers and
Warriors sounded off on the situation between the NFL champs and the
president, and leading the charge was James.

"It's typical of him," James said of Trump. "I'm not surprised. ... I know no
matter who wins this series no one wants the invite, anyways. It won't be
Golden State or Cleveland going (to the White House).

"It's not surprising, hearing the news today with the Eagles," James
continued. "But I think more importantly we shouldn't, as Americans and
especially the people in Philadelphia, shouldn't let that news take away from
what that unbelievable team did and accomplished.

"Winning a Super Bowl or winning a Stanley Cup or winning a World Series or
winning an NBA championship or a national championship is way bigger than
getting invited to the White House," James added, "especially with him in
there, in my opinion."

Curry agreed with James, alluding to what his team did last season after
winning the NBA title. Warriors players indicated after winning the
championship in 2017 that they would not go to the White House, then as they
were set to meet as a team to formally decide, Trump rescinded the invitation.

"I'm pretty sure the way we handled things last year, (we will) kinda stay
consistent with that," Curry said Tuesday when asked whether the Warriors
would skip the visit should they win this time.

Trump set off a firestorm Monday when he announced there would be no customary
White House visit for the Super Bowl champions, alluding to NFL players
kneeling for the national anthem and the ensuing controversy last season.

Numerous people responded to Trump, including Eagles players, noting among
other things that few players were going to attend, anyway, and that no Eagles
player kneeled during the playing of the national anthem last season.

--Field Level Media