By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Donald Trump’s tweet in regards to NBA champ Steph Curry has caused an uproar in the NBA world over the past hours.
Chris Paul, Magic Johnson, and Lebron James stood up with the NBA champions, supporting their decision not to visit the White House.
Even Kobe Bryant made it clear that he stands against what the POTUS is all about:
A #POTUS whose name alone creates division and anger. Whose words inspire dissension and hatred can’t possibly “Make America Great Again”
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) 23 Σεπτεμβρίου 2017
n their own statement, the Warriors accepted they would not be going to the White House. Instead they will use their trip to Washington in February to “celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion”.
Their announcement reads:
While we intended to meet as a team at the first opportunity we had this morning to collaboratively discuss a potential visit to the White House, we accept that President Trump has made it clear that we are not invited.
We believe there is nothing more American than our citizens having the right to express themselves freely on matters important to them. We’re disappointed that we did not have an opportunity during this process to share our views or have open dialogue on issues we felt would be important to raise.
In lieu of a visit to the White House, we have decided that we’ll constructively use our trip to the nation’s capital in February to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion – the values that we embrace as an organization.