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Old 06-13-2017, 10:46 AM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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Congrats Golden State Warriors!
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Old 06-13-2017, 10:46 AM
 
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It's typical that a handful of players in the NFL, NBA, etc every year skip the White House visit. In this case, the entire team agreed to opt out.


“All the tactics that he used to get elected are the very things that someone like me, who works with youth on a consistent basis, are the things that we try to talk our young folks out of being,” Warriors Forward David West said.

"We try to talk our young people out of being bullies. We try to talk our young men out of disrespecting women. We try to talk our young people into being accepting of other people’s opinions and other people’s walks of life. He is the complete opposite of all of that,” West added.


Golden State Warriors Decline White House Visit
Accepting, thats like when you have violent riots, burn things, loot businesses, and physically assault others that don't agree with you, right?
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Old 06-13-2017, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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They need to scrap the white house visits. A simple congratulations via phone call is enough. It's become a political grandstand.
I agree with this.

Plus, if they went to the WH, they would automatically get shunned and hated on.
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Old 06-13-2017, 10:50 AM
 
Location: Pacific Beach/San Diego
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They need to scrap the white house visits. A simple congratulations via phone call is enough. It's become a political grandstand.
Agreed 1000%. It is a useless tradition.
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Old 06-13-2017, 10:56 AM
 
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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I'm honestly surprised that Golden State won, I haven't followed the NBA in a few years, and they always seemed a meh team, not good not bad
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Old 06-13-2017, 10:57 AM
 
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Per a release from Golden State they haven't declined a White House visit. It hasn't been offered for them to decline.
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Old 06-13-2017, 10:58 AM
 
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Per a release from Golden State they haven't declined a White House visit. It hasn't been offered for them to decline.

They basically saved the WH that embarrassment by stating in advance that they would not attend if invited.
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Old 06-13-2017, 11:00 AM
 
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It's typical that a handful of players in the NFL, NBA, etc every year skip the White House visit. In this case, the entire team agreed to opt out.


“All the tactics that he used to get elected are the very things that someone like me, who works with youth on a consistent basis, are the things that we try to talk our young folks out of being,” Warriors Forward David West said.

"We try to talk our young people out of being bullies. We try to talk our young men out of disrespecting women. We try to talk our young people into being accepting of other people’s opinions and other people’s walks of life. He is the complete opposite of all of that,” West added.


Golden State Warriors Decline White House Visit
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that they're mostly registered democrats. Put that with the fact that they are a professional team from California, and it's easy to see why they embrace the hate instead of love that the liberal left has supposedly been preaching since election day.
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Old 06-13-2017, 11:02 AM
 
Location: Paradise
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OMG!


It's a travesty!


Shame!


(/sarcasm)
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Old 06-13-2017, 11:04 AM
 
Location: Free State of Florida, Support our police
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It's typical that a handful of players in the NFL, NBA, etc every year skip the White House visit. In this case, the entire team agreed to opt out.


“All the tactics that he used to get elected are the very things that someone like me, who works with youth on a consistent basis, are the things that we try to talk our young folks out of being,” Warriors Forward David West said.

"We try to talk our young people out of being bullies. We try to talk our young men out of disrespecting women. We try to talk our young people into being accepting of other people’s opinions and other people’s walks of life. He is the complete opposite of all of that,” West added.


Golden State Warriors Decline White House Visit
Its the "in" thing to do. Show that you are down with the cause. Have to show they are "black enough" and by appearing with Trump they come off as supporters of a white Republican. Its just pile on. Actually it is hilarious! I am devastated that they don't show up! NOT!!!
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