The defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors visited the White House and President Barack Obama on Thursday to celebrate last year's NBA Finals triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The team took a tour of the White House before meeting with the president, per the NBA on Twitter:
And Stephen Curry and Co. brought the president a little gift:
Warriors radio play-by-play broadcaster Tim Roye shared an image of Obama accepting his new jersey:
The president didn't take long to crack jokes, comparing his own tenure in office to that of Luke Walton, the Warriors' interim coach who wasn't credited with any of the team's wins while head coach Steve Kerr was sidelined, per CNN Politics:
He also jokingly expressed his disappointment that Curry's daughter Riley wasn't present.
"I was hoping that Riley Curry would be here today to share the podium with me," he said, per Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today, before adding, "I guess I’ll have to get media training some other day.”
And, of course, he couldn't resist praising h ...
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NBA Champion Golden State Warriors Visit President Obama at the White House
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